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What is a Virtual Assistant
A Virtual Assistant (or VA) is a self-employed professional, who understands the challenges of running a business. They work remotely from their own office, handling many of the tasks a Personal Assistant takes care of in the office world, providing professional business support from administration and call minding to marketing, PR and book-keeping.
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There is no need for your VA to even live in the same town or city. Work assignments are communicated through email, telephone, fax or post, and web based tools such as instant messengers and online calendars and planners are also often used as a means to keeping in touch.
What does using a VA mean for your business?
Your clients pay you to do what you are best at. You should do the same when you look at your business – if you are not best suited to looking after aspects of your business like accounts or administration, consider getting support with these tasks to free up your time.
A VA works from their own office using their own equipment and they do not have any employment rights over your company so there is no need to worry about paying national insurance and tax etc.
The costs of using a VA are very low compared to hiring a permanent PA or using a temping agency. Typical VA hourly rates range from £15-£25 per hour dependent on the work required but clients only pay for the time that they use making this an extremely cost effective service.
As more and more businesses move their marketing and communications to the Internet, VAs are becoming the obvious solution to staffing issues. For an hourly rate often less than the cost of temps or the real cost of employees, businesses can take advantage of professional assistance and a variety of skills at the click of a mouse.
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