Benefits of Working with a VA

	Increased Revenue – Working with a VA will allow you to delegate tasks that don’t require personal attention, you will be free to pursue revenue-generating activities.
	Cost Savings – No hidden costs associated with becoming an employer such as benefits, payroll tax, or vacations.
	Flexibility – You only work with a VA when you need the help.
	Stress Reducer – VA’s provide a way for you to manage the increasing demands of your business without having to burn the candle at both ends.
	Silent Partner – A VA wants to get to know you and your business. VA’s learn about your business the more you use them and can become a sounding board for your new ideas.
	100% productive – You only pay for the time spent on your project. VA’s bring years or experience to your project, so the learning curve is very short.

Case Study

Virtual assistants - a luxury you can afford

It's 8 p.m. and you have just updated your accounting ledger and put the final touches on tomorrow's big client presentation. But you're still stuck behind your desk licking envelopes for the invitations to your client meet-and-greet holiday party while simultaneously holding a conversation with your travel agent. You mutter "blechhh" into the phone after the 15th time you taste glue, and your travel agent asks "What? Too high a fare?"

If you can relate, you're due for a personal assistant. Sure, you say - you'll hire one right after you get that personal trainer and personal chef. But thanks to a rapidly growing service field known as virtual assisting, you can get nearly all the same services provided by an in-house personal assistant at a fraction of the cost.

The first big distinction between a regular in-house personal assistant and a virtual personal assistant (VA) is that a VA completes your office tasks from their own office. They do this by using typical communication methods such as the telephone, fax machine, and, of course, the Internet.

VAs can take your calls, prepare documents, manage databases, handle sales and Internet marketing projects, manage your mail flow, book your travel arrangements, and keep your schedule. The only thing a VA could not handle, given the distance, is paper filing and getting your coffee.

With a little creative collaboration, like having your calls automatically forwarded to your VA's office, or establishing a P.O. box at their location, your VA can be based hundreds of miles away from your office.

© By Mie-Yun Lee - BuyerZone.com

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