| Here are my Top 5 Questions asked about Virtual | | | | their own computer, equipment, software and |
| Assistants and how you can answer them. While | | | | expertise from their virtual home office. |
| marketing your business you are sure to come | | | | You can build your business while we take care of |
| across these questions and it's best to be | | | | your administrative tasks. |
| prepared with answers that best explain what a | | | | 3. How do I know a VA will do a good job of my |
| VA does and how a business can benefit from | | | | projects? |
| hiring a VA. | | | | When you hire a VA, you are hiring another |
| Remember when you are talking about your | | | | professional and business owner. My job is to |
| business to potential clients, lead with the benefits | | | | make your life easier and your satisfaction is key |
| your services will bring their business rather than | | | | to the success of my business. A VA is a partner |
| explanations of what you do. | | | | in business and you should expect a solid and |
| 1. What is a virtual assistant(VA)? | | | | reliable performance on a continuing basis. You can |
| A VA is an administrative professional who assists | | | | trust me as your virtual assistant to take care of |
| other professionals from a remote location - | | | | your business needs as if they were my own |
| typically their own home office. VAs are | | | | because my business is helping YOUR business |
| contractors, not employees for the business or | | | | succeed. |
| professional they assist. They can be contracted | | | | 4. How will my VA communicate with me? |
| for small, one-time only projects, or large projects | | | | Communication is key to developing and |
| that span several months on a retainer | | | | maintaining an effective relationship with your |
| agreement. VAs save their clients time and | | | | virtual assistant. We can communicate via |
| money by providing their own equipment, training, | | | | telephone, fax, or email. All of your communication |
| and office space. | | | | with us will be answered within one business day. |
| 2. How will a VA benefit me and my organization? | | | | If everything is going well, communicating once a |
| Hire a virtual assistant and you'll free up your time | | | | week is usually sufficient and we will keep you |
| to develop your business, spend time with your | | | | updated on the progress of all of your important |
| family and concentrate on working at what you | | | | tasks. |
| do best. A VA can take over the time consuming | | | | Other options for communicating with your VA |
| administrative functions required to run a business, | | | | are: |
| provide services that you cannot or don't want to | | | | - text messaging - instant messenger programs - |
| do and help you reclaim the time you lose each | | | | conference calls and web cams - virtual help and |
| day on administrative tasks. Your assistant can | | | | remote assist programs |
| give you valuable time to focus on more | | | | 5. Can I afford a virtual assistant? |
| important things - like running your business! | | | | Virtual assistants may be much more affordable |
| By contracting a virtual assistant, you will not only | | | | than you think. The real question is, can you |
| save time but money as well. Virtual assistance | | | | afford not to have a VA? Time is a valuable |
| cut employee costs because your VA will work | | | | commodity, and in short supply for most people |
| only when you need them, you pay only for the | | | | today. Hiring a virtual assistant is an economical |
| services you need done and only when you need | | | | way of outsourcing time-consuming tasks, and in |
| them. You are not responsible for the employee | | | | a sense, you're literally buying back your own |
| costs of benefits, vacation, overtime or sick days | | | | time. Imagine all you could accomplish with just a |
| and payroll taxes. Your virtual assistant supplies | | | | few more hours in your day! |