VAs in the News
Being a Virtual Assistant Offers Women Flexibility, Virtual Employees Save Money on Taxes, Supplies
Virtual assistants are a rapidly growing trend, driven by a few key factors: the desire of employees to maintain more control over their work styles, demand from businesses to lower costs and improve efficiencies, and the availability of technology that enables both sides to connect.
>>Read the entire article by Tory Johnson on Good Morning America here.
Virtual Reality: When it comes to getting help, business owners are finding it pays to go virtual
One of the things I was stuck on initially was how I was going to find the money for something like this, says Brooks, who projects 2008 sales of more than $100,000 for her Stamford, Connecticut-based firm. But paying somebody about $35 an hour to do some administrative tasks frees me up to charge $125 an hour for what I do.
>>Download the entire Enterpreneur.com article by Laura Tiffany here.
Harris Interactive poll re-iterates the need for virtual assistants in our busy world.
It turns out that 64% of American adults would gladly outsource a whole range of tasks to someone else. When asked if hiring a virtual assistant would give them more time or reduce stress in their lives, more than 70% said that it would. An even higher number (75%) believe that personal assistants aren’t just for celebrities.
>>Read the entire article here.
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Get it Done With the Help of a Virtual Assistant
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>>Download the PDF article here.
The Top 10 Ways to Use a Virtual Assistant
A Virtual Assistant is just like an executive assistant or personal assistant, except that the Virtual Assistant handles your affairs from a distance, and electronically. This Top 10 List reviews the 10 most common ways to utilize the services of a Virtual Assistant. I’ve included my own experience below, when appropriate. (And, in case you’re wondering, my VA isn’t available for new clients…sorry.)
>>Read the entire article by Thomas J. Leonard, Founder, Coach University here.
Office Help from Afar
Using a remote helper has a number of advantages over having someone working down the hall. “I can hire someone who’s extremely professional, but I don’t have all the expenses [such as health insurance and maintaining office space] associated with a full-time assistant,” says Miguel Berger, president of TechValley Homes Real Estate in Loudonville, N.Y. Berger, who travels often, uses time in the air to create work lists he can e-mail to two virtual assistants — one in Albany, who handles his accounting, and one in Dunnville, Ky., who designs marketing materials. He’s looking for a third VA to manage his database.
>> Read the entire article at BusinessWeek
VAs - Your Secret Weapon
As a business owner, you should be focused on the big things - a vision for your business, putting together a plan to reach that vision, developing new products, spending time with your clients and marketing. In other words, those “big picture” tasks that grow your business.
>> Read the entire article at Writing USA
Do The Laundry, Walk The Dog
Ok, they won’t do that, but virtual assistants can help you with administrative tasks.
Virtual world, virtual reality, virtual offices . . . in today’s high-tech environment, it seems everything is going virtual. Even the office assistant: In case you haven’t heard, virtual assistants (VAs) are one of the latest must-haves to hit the modern entrepreneurial arsenal.
>> Read the entire article at Entrepreneur.com
Why Are You Doing Everything Yourself?
Keep in mind that having a VA will IMMENSELY free up your time to focus on the stuff that matters: marketing and growing your business, developing bold new product ideas and income streams, and servicing your larger clients. You’ll think much bigger and will have much more creative energy.
>>Read the entire article at FreeBusinessTips.com
