| Some businesses rely on a large number of | | | | Some might question the usefulness or necessity |
| employees to get things done, while more | | | | of such employees. In a "real" office, a personal |
| financially-savvy business owners prefer to get | | | | assistant's shortcomings have to be remedied by |
| virtual office assistants to carry out their office | | | | employing another staff member with the |
| work. A virtual assistant, or VA, is a professional | | | | required skills. The process of vetting a new |
| who provides technical, administrative or social | | | | employee translates to usage of time and money |
| services to clients. A VA can act a receptionist | | | | that could have been used to grow the business |
| who screens and connects your calls while | | | | instead. This is never an issue when virtual office |
| working on the other side of the world from you. | | | | assistants are involved. A VA may even |
| One of the compelling aspects of a virtual | | | | outsource the work you assign to him, but in the |
| assistant who offers virtual office services is the | | | | end, the result is all that matters. |
| very fact they work off-site. It gives an | | | | As stated earlier, a virtual assistant is usually paid |
| employer peace of mind to know that a stranger | | | | by the hour. What this means for the employer is |
| isn't privy to too much personal information. | | | | a greater motivation towards productivity and |
| Engaging the services of a competent VA means | | | | efficiency. A VA respects deadlines and |
| that the employer enjoys the convenience of | | | | assignment requirements by virtue of this |
| having a personal assistant who is available at | | | | arrangement. There is practically no danger of the |
| virtually all hours of the day. A professional | | | | quality of his virtual office services declining due to |
| performance is guaranteed no matter where the | | | | sloth when a decent hourly wage is involved, |
| VA is actually located. You would never have to | | | | unlike with on-site assistants who enjoy a stable |
| worry if he or she is goofing off when work is | | | | and permanent salary. The cost of hiring a VA is |
| supposed to be carried out as they tend to be | | | | also lower thanks to the absence of insurance and |
| paid by the hour. | | | | medical fee requirements. |