A virtual assistant is a professional who works remotely generally (although some do offer in person collaboration). There are now a wide and wonderful variety of virtual assistants out there, each one with their own unique work experiences and therefore particular skillsets and areas of expertise offering a wide range of services from copyrighting, bookkeeping, web design, social media marketing and the list really does go on.
The Society of Virtual Assistants has a database of virtual assistants to choose from.
Are Virtual Assistants Cost Effective?
The short answer is yes of course, although this really does depend on the competency, quality and professionalism of the virtual assistant you work with which will obviously vary.
Example: Bob is a web designer. He earns an average of £300 a day building websites for clients. He is only earning money whilst he is ‘building’. Bob’s priority is obviously to be spending time generating income as opposed to the other stuff which come with running a small business. No money is being made when Bob is are fiddling around with his diary, responding to emails, creating marketing materials on Canva and chasing invoices. Many virtual assistants love taking on these tasks and are highly proficient in organisation and efficiency. Bob spends four hours on a Friday afternoon doing his ‘admin’ for the following week. Bob may find a virtual assistant who can do the work in two hours. He pays his virtual assistant £50.00 for the two hours. Yes, he has parted with £50.00 but Bob can now earn himself another £100 for half a day’s work each week which is £400.00 per month or has freed himself up every Friday afternoon to focus on his hobby; climbing a mountain and ‘bagging’ a Wainwright!
Delegating the extra stuff to your trusted virtual assistant can really be life changing, meaning you get valuable hours back to yourself to spend how you want. Remember what may take you hours because you are already frazzled from a busy day, you are no technological whizz or you are a certified master procrastinator, may take your virtual assistant half the time.
Virtual Assistants are not employees. They are simply paid for the task or work done.
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