The most important one in most business owners minds would be  “Am I going to get value for money, how much will I save?”

Hiring a VA will save you money!

On average you could spend around £23,000 a year on in house staff. This is based on full time office assistant earning £12 per hour for a 40 hour week.  On top of this as an employer you would need to add the cost of national insurance, and other expenses of hiring an employee, which could become very costly indeed, amounting to around £31,000 + for the year.

A Virtual Assistant on the other hand can charge anything from £15 to £25 per hour depending on the tasks., which to some may seem a little steep however, VA’s are independent business owners themselves which means they are responsible for all their own overhead cost. As they Work from their own fully equipped offices you do not have to provide them with office space, equipment of furnishings.You as the client only pay your VA for their time spent on completing tasks for you. No tea breaks or paid lunch hours.

So to do the same amount of work you may only need to hire a VA for 20 hours per week. This would mean your annual bill would reduce to around £24,000 per year saving you a whopping £7,000 per year!

Saving Money and hiring a Virtual Assistant instead of in house staff does make good business sense!

To find out just how much you could be saving check out our comparison calculator

You maybe surprised to hear that whether you are needing a general secretary, receptionist or someone to fill a more specialised role, there is a Virtual Assistant to fit practically any position.

Many VA’s specialise in specific niches, this is not to say that they cannot provide other services however they may be more specialized or trained in one specific area.

Many companies now operate predominantly online, making it easier to hire remote staff. When starting an online business or indeed even when you are established, various tasks can be immensely time consuming. Hiring a VA who is skilled in specific areas can be a major asset to your business.

There are so many niches VA’s cover.

Internet Marketing-

There are many VA’s that are skilled and experienced in Internet Marketing such as blog creation, online branding, Adwords Management, keyword selection plus many more.

Having a VA to do these tasks for you would benefit your web presence therefore benefit your business.

Book keeping/ Bill paying -

Many VA’s are skilled in Bookkeeping therefore will be able to take on the responsibility of payroll and sales taxes as well many other responsibilities such as invoicing clients and bill paying.

Data Entry -

VA’s that are skilled in this area can prepare and maintain spreadsheets for you so that you can be up to date with all that is going on in your company.

Transcription Service -

VA’s offering this as their expert skill will be fast and accurate maintaining a high quality of work

Proof Reading/ Editing -

These types of tasks in a business can be incredibly time consuming, hiring an experienced VA to take the pressure off you can free up a lot of your time leaving you free to put your efforts into other areas of your company.

These are just a few of the niches that VA’s cover there are so many more, (too many to list).

So if you are searching for a VA to assist you with your business there will be one that is a perfect fit for your business.

The answer of course is to employ a Personal Assistant or an Admin/Clerical  Assistants to take over these duties so you can then manage your time working on  your business.

Sometimes however, with small businesses either established or just starting  out this is not a viable option, you may have numerous reason as to why you do  not wish to employ an assistant, such as no office space or not a big enough  budget, but what then can you do to stop yourself getting bogged down with all  the admin tasks running a business brings?

The solution to your problem is to hire a Virtual Assistant (VA).

Virtual Assistants could be the way forward for you.

VA’s offer a wide range of virtual services and skills from general Clerical  and Admin tasks to Web-based Marketing, Writing, Book-keeping and much more.

Virtual Assistant’s are self-employed, freelance workers; they usually work  on a ‘fee for the project’ basis or ‘pay by the hour’ basis. This is good as it  means that you only ever have to pay your VA for the work he/she completes for  you. You don’t have to worry about sickness pay, holiday pay, insurance or any  of those extra responsibilities that come with having an employee.

Virtual Assistants are efficient and professional and aim to deliver a first  class service to you, their client.

All VA services are conducted via telephone or email basically all  correspondence is carried out electronically, this means that you can hire a VA  from anywhere in the world.

In addition you don’t have to provide any workspace or equipment. When hiring  a VA.

Hiring a Virtual Assistant is cost effective easy way of getting those extra  tasks done and all round money saver for any growing business.

There are many VAs to be found on the internet many having particular areas  they specialize in, where as some VAs offer a more general clerical and  administrative service.

Why go through all the trouble of interviewing and hiring an employee, when  you could easily save time and money and have a professional Virtual Assistant  to do those tasks only if and when they are needed.