Virtual Assistants in the News

How to Work with a Virtual Assistant
When someone asks me what I do, and I tell them I am a Virtual Assistant, I am bombarded with questions. What is a Virtual Assistant? Who uses a Virtual Assistant? How much do they charge? How can they complete my work without being in my office? How is a Virtual Assistant more beneficial than someone in my office? How do I know that I can trust the hours they charge and that they won't share my personal information?
>>Read the entire article by Patty Benton here.

Virtual Assistants Give Entrepreneurs Real Help
It's a business filled with cutting-edge terms. Virtual assistants design their services for business owners called neo-SOHO's and "netpreneurs," Internet-savvy entrepreneurs working from small office/home office settings. Virtual assistants have adapted traditional skills to a virtual marketplace.
>>Read the entire article by Pat Curry here.

Why Are You Doing Everything Yourself?
Keep in mind that having a VA will IMMENSELY free up your time to focus on the stuff that matters: marketing and growing your business, developing bold new product ideas and income streams, and servicing your larger clients. You'll think much bigger and will have much more creative energy.
>>Read the entire article by Alexandria K. Brown, "The Ezine Queen," here.

Being a Virtual Assistant Offers Women Flexibility, Virtual Employees Save Money on Taxes, Supplies
Virtual assistants are a rapidly growing trend, driven by a few key factors: the desire of employees to maintain more control over their work styles, demand from businesses to lower costs and improve efficiencies, and the availability of technology that enables both sides to connect.
>>Read the entire article by Tory Johnson on Good Morning America here.

Virtual Reality: When it comes to getting help, business owners are finding it pays to go virtual
One of the things I was stuck on initially was how I was going to find the money for something like this, says Brooks, who projects 2008 sales of more than $100,000 for her Stamford, Connecticut-based firm. But paying somebody about $35 an hour to do some administrative tasks frees me up to charge $125 an hour for what I do.
>>Download the entire Enterpreneur.com article by Laura Tiffany here.

Harris Interactive poll re-iterates the need for virtual assistants in our busy world.
It turns out that 64% of American adults would gladly outsource a whole range of tasks to someone else. When asked if hiring a virtual assistant would give them more time or reduce stress in their lives, more than 70% said that it would. An even higher number (75%) believe that personal assistants aren’t just for celebrities.
>>Read the entire article here.

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Wasted Time At Work Costing Companies Billions
According to a new survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per 8-hour workday, not including lunch and scheduled break-time...Salary.com calculated that employers spend $759 billion per year on salaries for which real work was expected, but not actually performed.
>>Read the entire by Dan Malachowski on Salary.com article here.

Get it Done With the Help of a Virtual Assistant
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>>Download the PDF article here.

The Top 10 Ways to Use a Virtual Assistant
A Virtual Assistant is just like an executive assistant or personal assistant, except that the Virtual Assistant handles your affairs from a distance, and electronically. This Top 10 List reviews the 10 most common ways to utilize the services of a Virtual Assistant. I've included my own experience below, when appropriate. (And, in case you're wondering, my VA isn't available for new clients...sorry.)
>>Read the entire article by Thomas J. Leonard, Founder, Coach University here.

Office Help from Afar
Using a remote helper has a number of advantages over having someone working down the hall. "I can hire someone who's extremely professional, but I don't have all the expenses [such as health insurance and maintaining office space] associated with a full-time assistant," says Miguel Berger, president of TechValley Homes Real Estate in Loudonville, N.Y. Berger, who travels often, uses time in the air to create work lists he can e-mail to two virtual assistants -- one in Albany, who handles his accounting, and one in Dunnville, Ky., who designs marketing materials. He's looking for a third VA to manage his database.
>> Read the entire article at BusinessWeek

VAs - Your Secret Weapon
As a business owner, you should be focused on the big things - a vision for your business, putting together a plan to reach that vision, developing new products, spending time with your clients and marketing. In other words, those "big picture" tasks that grow your business.
>> Read the entire article at Writing USA

Hire a Virtual Assistant
Building a real estate business can turn into a exhausting treadmill if you aren't careful. The more business you do, the more administrative tasks you have; the more time you spend on administrative tasks, the less time you have to generate new revenue.

The only sensible solution to growth is to multiply your manpower. Yet, you may have a multitude of reasons that prevent you from hiring a personal assistant, even though it's obvious you need one. Wouldn't it be great if you had an assistant that was always ready to work for you, but only when you need him or her? Meet the virtual assistant, a creative new labor force that provides practical solutions for small businesses and job growth potential for outsourcers.
>> Read the entire article by Blanche Evans at Realty Times.

Do The Laundry, Walk The Dog
Ok, they won't do that, but virtual assistants can help you with administrative tasks.

Virtual world, virtual reality, virtual offices . . . in today's high-tech environment, it seems everything is going virtual. Even the office assistant: In case you haven't heard, virtual assistants (VAs) are one of the latest must-haves to hit the modern entrepreneurial arsenal.
>> Read the entire article at Entrepreneur.com

Why Are You Doing Everything Yourself?
Keep in mind that having a VA will IMMENSELY free up your time to focus on the stuff that matters: marketing and growing your business, developing bold new product ideas and income streams, and servicing your larger clients. You’ll think much bigger and will have much more creative energy.
>>Read the entire article at FreeBusinessTips.com