The benefits of hiring a Virtual Assistant versus hiring a full time employee are endless. But let’s face it; most of you are concerned of how much it will impact your businesses financially. Is a virtual Assistant really worth your investment?
First, you need to understand that the hourly rates of Virtual Assistants vary depending on what type of work is required. This is because you are paying for the skill set that are necessary for the type of work you require. This maybe different from hiring a firm that supplies Virtual Assistants where you have the option of paying only for the required amount of time you need assistance, which is significantly cheaper. The skill set of your assigned VA will no longer be your concern because the firm will assign you the one best fit for your essential tasks. Read the rest of this entry »
Your Virtual Assistant’s performance, like anyone else in your list of employees, should also be entitled to a performance review. This is done not to aim for perfection but simply gear towards continuous progress and consistency. Below are the Key Performance Indicators that you can look into when evaluating their performance.
TRUST. Since having an assistant entails sharing of personal information and even company’s confidential data, TRUST is a virtue that should be established. But measuring the trustworthiness of your VA shouldn’t mean going thru all the files and subjecting them in an interrogation every now and then. Read the rest of this entry »
I have been in the business of time management and productivity for quite some time now. I have been responsible for a lot of entrepreneurs who have discovered several new and effective tools and ways of freeing so much time to focus on what they do best and ultimately what’s generating more profit.
And one of these is the art of delegation. Delegating tasks that are deemed unnecessary and unimportant lets you create leverage. You have read about it here or elsewhere and it has been one of the secrets of the most productive people I have coached and worked with. Handing over these painstaking, time consuming tasks to a Virtual Assistant can even earn you double of what you are earning now. Read the rest of this entry »
Growing a mailing list that can increase your prospects and leads consumes time and resources. Branding and promoting yourself is the foundation of growing your business and this is a necessity for anyone who wants to create awareness whether in the community where you service your customer or the World Wide Web where you compete with the rest of the world offering the same products and services you cater.
The good news is your virtual assistant is there to rescue you and do most of the hard part. For starters, you might need to set up an account with an email marketing and auto responder providers who can offer these needs. 1 Shopping Cart is one of them. You can also use this as your database for the mailing list you will maintain.
Here are some of the ways your VAs can get you to reach your target number of mailing list: Read the rest of this entry »
