Why Hire a Virtual Assistant?
Virtual Assistance is a new field that some people are still unaware of. A Virtual Assistant is an independent contractor who helps other businesses with a variety of tasks. They often serve the same function as an employee with some distinct differences. A Virtual Assistant typically does work from their own office, unlike an employee who works on site. Virtual Assistants can do this with the use of their own computers, high speed internet, e-mail, fax and phone. Obviously the work that a virtual assistant can do is office work by nature. There probably aren’t too many virtual construction workers out there. Virtual Assistants can also be hired to complete a short term task that would be unsuitable for an employee. There’s no point in hiring an extra employee to complete a month long assignment. With an employee, there are additional costs that a company must incur. These costs include paid breaks, paid vacations, office space, office equipment, insurance and training. A Virtual Assistant doesn’t come with any of those extra costs. We, for example, only get paid for each minute that we work, not a cent more. We don’t require training on any task that we provide. Our skill at these tasks is already quite high. We have our own technology that we use for our clients. This technology is current as we try to stay up to date with new tools and applications. We don’t need insurance from any clients that we work for, we already have our own. We would recommend a Virtual Assistant to any company that wants to improve their bottom line. The fact is it’s cheaper to hire a Virtual Assistant than an employee.
Jason Grass
Virtual Workforce LLC
“Let Us Lighten the Load”
Newmarket, NH 03857
Phone: (603)292-5716
Fax: (603) 292-5914
E-mail: jgrass@vworkforcellc.com
Website: http://www.vworkforcellc.com
July 23, 2008 at 3:01 pm
You’re right Jason, there are many advantage to an employer to hire a virtual office assistant. My company uses Regus and we have been more than satisfied.