FAQ
A: A Virtual Assistant is a skilled person that does a variety of jobs that includes but is not limited to Administrative Jobs, Computer Online/Offline work, Web based work and the person who works virtually for you. By use of modern communication tools a VA can and will work in his or her own office for you and send the completed task back via, E-Mail, Fax, IM, Phone etc. You don't need to meet your VA to get your task completed. You and the VA can communicate via E-Mail, IM and phone.
A: Any business professional can hire a Virtual Assistant some of them are Real Estate Agents, Small Business Owner, large corporations, busy entrepreneurs, etc.
Q: How is a Virtual Assistant beneficial vs a full-time or temp Assistant?
A: A VA has their own set of office equipment, software and training in which a client need not to invest. Virtual Assistant's are very beneficial to clients in terms of finance. A client doesn't pay for employee benefits, insurance, taxes, sick pay or vacation pay. A virtual assistant is the one who will charge you only for the time spent on a particular project.
With a VA you don't have another person in your office, you don't need to arrange another desk, computer or other office equipment. Virtual Assistants have their own work place, hardware, equipment and maintenance cost.
Q: How do Virtual Assistants charge their clients?
A: Many Virtual Assistants work on an hourly fee or a fixed fee per project. If a client has an idea about how many hours are needed to complete a particular project then a good option is to pay by a fixed fee rate for a project instead of hourly paying.
A: This is just a short overview of SOME of the services that Virtual Assistants can provide.
* Email support
* Database management
* Letter and proposal writing
* Providing promotional services
* Creating Powerpoint (and other) presentations
* Transcribing audio and video files
* Managing conference calls
* Working with autoresponders
* Helping the growing number of online entrepreneurs