Terese Strickland
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I am glad to hear from a business owners perspective the advantages of a VA. Actually, I hit on most of those points myself in my direct mail pieces. So, it is good to see that a small business owner does find those points important too.
> Althea Garner wrote:
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>A Virtual Assistant is preferrable to a full time member of staff, because they are brought in on an ad hoc basis. Being able to book a person's time only as a when needed is far more attractive than having to pay a person to sit around trying to look busy.
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>In addition, the employer does not have the burden of all the red tape invloved in a full time employee (this involves many man hours a month), there are no benefits to pay and no annual vacations.
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>Most VA's charge a little more than a full time employee would cost, but if you weigh the two, VA's are far cheaper, work faster and are far more versatile.
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>I would not be without my VA (Patti Balch, Ryze member) - she is worth her weight in gold!
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>Three cheers for VA's!
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>> Terese Strickland wrote:
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>>I am curious about this topic as well. I am trying to start a local (I want to work with people in my community but still from my home) service that is similar to VA's.
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>>> Eric Sohn wrote:
>>> Althea mentions an important resource - virtual assistants.
>>>What do members use VAs for...and, more importantly, what could you use them for?
>>>What alternatives are there to VAs? What are the pros and cons of each?
>>>For more info, check out the IVAA, the VA professional organization, and AssistU, which trains VAs.
>>>Finally, any recommendations for VAs? I'm working out a partnership with someone from the Rocky Mountain VAs
>>>Coach Eric Private Reply to Terese Strickland (new win) |
