What does a virtual assistant do?

Rather than being an employee, a Virtual Assistant is an independent contractor and business owner in their own right. 

The best way to describe the Virtual Assistant role is to briefly explain what I did last week.
Working from my home office with several different clients, I:

􀂾 typed some reports for a consultant and emailed them back

􀂾 designed a Powerpoint presentation for a speaker. He was presenting at a conference overseas the following day. I emailed it back to him

􀂾 designed and organized the printing of a flyer for a singer who has a performance coming up

􀂾 set up and sent out a newsletter for a client

I did all this without seeing or meeting any of the clients: we spoke on the phone and/or emailed each other. 

Think of the Virtual Assistant as a freelance administrator, designer, organizer, researcher, editor, typist, secretary, coordinator, all rolled into one!

Clients enjoy the flexibility of using a Virtual Assistant as and when they require, without having to pay a regular wage or employee benefits. This means huge cost savings for clients, as they are only paying by the hour for actual work done. There is an increasing demand for Virtual Assistants, as more and more people realize their true benefits. The future of Virtual Assistance is certainly looking bright.

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Quick summary of the benefits of using a virtual assistant. The benefits are enormous for smart business owners as follows:

Flexibility, work can be done outside of normal business hours.

No need to provide office space, hardware and supplies as a virtual assistant uses own resources and stationery.

A virtual assistant cares about her business and offers superior service.

A virtual assistant is only paid for the time spent working.

Virtual assistants are independent contractors thereby eliminating administration on client's behalf with payroll, leave payments, sick leave, employer taxes, etc.

A virtual assistant is not paid for spending time on personal phone calls, coffee breaks, surfing the net, texting at her desk, etc.

A virtual assistant performs the tasks that you previously may have been wasting your time doing instead of focusing on growing your buisness. As a business owner you should be outsourcing and delegating the myriad of administrative tasks to an appropriate virtual assistant.