What is a virtual assistant?
A virtual assistant is someone who has chosen to help other businesses by shouldering some of the workload that the business owner may not have time for or interest in handling. A virtual assistant often works remotely from an office or their home handling tasks such as bookkeeping, data entry, document creation, scheduling, phones, social media, web design and digital filing. The services offered vary by the individual VA. Many VA's choose a "niche" market and only work within a particular industry. A smart VA will choose a niche or service that they excel at and concentrate their focus mainly on that service.
What are the benefits of hiring a VA?
One of the first benefits a client will see is their time freed up to pursue more business or get in some much needed down time!A huge benefit to the business owner is a reduction in staffing costs. A good VA will save your business money in the long run. You will not need to pay full or even part time staff to handle tasks that the VA can handle. Having a VA will save the small business owner costs on training, office equipment, non-productive downtime, payroll taxes, workman's comp, benefits and vacation time. A VA will have less interruptions (phones, clients/co-workers, emails, etc) and will be more focused on your tasks which will increase productivity. $300 a month for VA services or $1600 a month + payroll taxes and benefits for hired staff. Which would benefit your business more?
A Virtual Assistant can save you thousands of dollars a month!
In order to be a VA you have to be organized! That quality will certainly benefit any small business owner! A VA will help you organize your books, files, website, email and your office (if they offer that service). Organization leads to a more productive work flow for you and for your VA. A good VA will also be able to help you set up procedures to make your office and business run more smoothly.
If you haven't considered using a virtual assistant for your business I highly suggest it. Start doing some reading and gather information about virtual assistants. Begin shopping around for pricing and meeting with VA's until you find one that you feel comfortable with. You may just find the answer to organizing the administrative aspect of your business so that it is more manageable which in the long run will save you money, time and stress! Good luck on your search and may your business grow and prosper!
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Blog created by Colleen Tapia - Owner and Manager of Innovative Administrative Services, LLC
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