| Hiring virtual assistants (also known as VA's) is | | | | advantage is by setting them some work to do |
| something that's becoming increasingly popular | | | | at the end of your day (let's say 5pm MDT). |
| amongst the working world. I've outlined a few of | | | | They'll receive this work as their day is starting, |
| the best reasons why you should hire a VA: | | | | giving them a whole day to finish it. Once they're |
| 1. Geo-arbitrage - What is geo-arbitrage? It | | | | done, they can simply email you the results which |
| essentially means that you can hire someone | | | | will be waiting in your inbox by the time you wake |
| from another country (hence the 'geo') for a | | | | up the next day! |
| much cheaper rate than you'd pay at home. | | | | 3. They're not employees - VA's aren't |
| Some countries in the Eastern world (such as | | | | employees of yours - they're contractors. This |
| India and the Philippines) are a lot cheaper than | | | | means that you don't need to provide office |
| Western countries (such as the UK and the USA) | | | | space for them or pay them benefits. This also |
| so they can afford to work for less. | | | | means that they have to pay for their own |
| 2. Favourable time differences - If you someone | | | | business supplies (such as stationary and |
| that lives on the other side of the world they'll | | | | computers). |
| naturally have a difference sleep pattern to you | | | | As you can see from this list, there's never been |
| (because the sun rises and sets at different times | | | | a better time to hire a virtual assistant! |
| for them). One way of using this to your | | | | |