What Are the Advantages of Hiring a Virtual Assistant?
Virtual Assistants (VAs) are Independent Contractors and do not go through the same employment procedures that a full-time employee would have to undergo; rather you just pay them for services rendered. Certain formalities are still necessary to engage a VA, such as; a contract has to be signed by both parties which lists in detail each party's responsibilities and expectations, also a reliable means of communication has to be established from the onset. Beyond these formalities, hiring a VA is much easier than hiring an employee.
VAs pay their own taxes and benefits
The primary advantage is that you don't need to pay taxes or create a benefits package for the Virtual Assistant. Since they are independent contractors, they are solely responsible for their own taxes and benefits. You don't have to worry about payrolls, pensions, or other benefits such as medical insurance etc. It's more cost effective than hiring a full time employee.
VAs are more dedicated and committed to their quality of work
Virtual Assistants derive their income by being very productive and delivering value to their clients. They provide administrative support which in turn frees up your time to focus on the activities that bring in the most income for your business. Virtual Assistants understand that their revenue is totally dependent on the positive execution of their tasks unlike full-time employees who get paid a salary sometimes times regardless of their effort.
VAs use their own office supplies and equipments
Most Virtual Assistants work from their homes thereby using their own office equipment, you don't have to pay for office supplies,. Virtual Assistants shoulder such expenses. They have personal equipments such as; computers, printers, faxes and so on to use to provide services to you hence you don't have to deal with buying or the maintenance of any such equipment.
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Owen McGab Enaohwo provides business owners with English speaking Virtual Assistants at HYVA L.L.C. where helping them create effective and efficient systems for their Business Process Outsourcing needs is his specialty. http://www.HireYourVirtualAssistant.com
Comments (2)
Hey Owen, Great post! I'm into wholesaling properties in the Chicagoland area. Instead of hiring VAs for your business, you should seriously consider hiring interns. I work with several interns across the country. Instead of paying them an hourly wage, I just pay them on a commission base (20-50% of the profits of the deals that come through them). Now, I'm really starting to see the value of interns and how building a team of them can really take your business to a whole new level. VAs can be a big waste of time and money. The great thing about interns is, the worst that could happen is that you get a bad intern (I've had quite a few.) But in that case, just hire another one (or a couple more.) There's no limit to how many you can work with and you don't need to pay them unless they make money (in which case you both make money.) I have a recently been helping other people hire their own interns by giving them all the files and resources that I use to hire and manage my interns (job descriptions, interview script, email templates, list of tasks, etc.) I'd be more than willing to share any and all these files with you or anyone else that desires them. Let me know!
Account Closed, over 12 years ago
i would like to learn how to go about getting interns for my wholesaling business
Tyrelle Johnson, over 11 years ago