Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a Virtual Assistant? |
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Partnership Philosophy |
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Commitment to Our Clients |
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Who Is Our Ideal Client? |
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What are the Benefits of a Virtual Assistant Partner? |
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Virtual Assistants (VA) are entrepreneurs – highly skilled in our profession
and able to have a powerful impact on the productivity of those we partner with. Our
clients include - but are not limited to - real estate professionals, realtors® and brokers,
career professionals (consultants, motivational speakers, executives), individuals, other
entrepreneurs, home-based businesses, small
business owners, medium-size businesses, and
corporations.
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The VA/Client relationship is one of a partnership - an extension of the Clients
organization and ours. A successful VA/Client partnership is focused and has specific goals in
mind. We are committed to developing a long-term relationship that reflects and implements the
Clients business philosophy, their "vision." Commitments are required by both parties; in
order, to ensure that we are on the road to a successful partnership.
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In recognition of our professional obligation to our clients, we shall:
- Avoid conflicts of interest and insure that our client is aware of any potential conflicts;
- Present a fair, honest, and objective viewpoint;
- Safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of all information entrusted to us;
- Refrain from using resources of our clients for personal gain or for any other purpose;
- Accept full responsibility for work that we perform;
- Hold in the highest regard the authority entrusted to us;
- Represent truthfully information concerning the capabilities of our equipment, software or systems;
- Offer only those services which we perform well, and aid the client in finding assistance for tasks which we are unable to perform.
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Our ideal client:
- respects and values our expertise
- can clearly define their goals
- clearly communicates their expectations and
- requirements as well as time and money constraints
- is forthcoming of information necessary to complete the project
- understands the meaning of teamwork
- provides feedback
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Virtual Assistance is about building a partnership between the VA and the Client. Your business partner, the VA, will be equally focused in helping you grow your business, your career, or your interest. After all, you are the VA’s business! A comparison of working with a VA versus the obligations of hiring an employee is listed below.
Virtual Assistants Offer Big Benefits Such As:
- NO Social Tax
- NO Medicare Tax
- NO Unemployment Tax
- NO Workman's Compensation
- NO Furniture
- NO Office Space
- NO Overtime
- NO Benefits
- NO Paid Vacations
- NO or Minimal Training
Simply Put : Only Pay for Time on Task
Your employee's 8 hour day can be crunched into 3-4 hours with a VA.
Simply put, you should contract with a VA because it is more cost-effective and VAs go far beyond the normal assistant's duties to deeply impact your own productivity. No task is too big or too small for a VA to handle. Even if you have only 1 hour of work a month for a VA to do, a VA can (and will) do it. VAs let you focus on the things that are most important to you; the business aspect, while VAs handle the paperwork and planning - the other duties that can eat away at your time and productivity.
This example is adapted from/can be found in the book, Consulting for Dummies. |
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