Virtual Assistant - Why do you need to hire one for your company?

Hiring another person to your company would seem like an additional operational cost. You’re just starting your business and money is tight, so does getting yourself a virtual assistant all that practical?

You might be surprised by the number one reason as to why your fellow entrepreneurs outsource virtual assistants - SAVINGS. Yes, you read that right. You hired another person yet you saved. How?

1. A decrease in production cost - the average hourly pay for a Personal Assistant is $15.03. While you can hire a virtual assistant, starting at $3.00 hourly rate. An office-based assistant gets paid 8 hours a day, 5 times a week. However, not all the time you need them to work. The perk having a virtual assistant is that you only need to pay them during the hours you only need them to be working, that makes them very flexible and versatile in terms of schedule and availability. No need to pay someone 40 hours a week but works only when you need them. You also won’t worry about setting them up a working station in your office because they are working from the comforts of their home. 
2. Increased productivity - there’s a saying that ‘if you want to do something right, better do it yourself.’ But that’s not always the case because if you try to do everything on your own, you will tire out. You won’t get everything done properly because you’re having a hard time prioritizing your task. That’s counterproductive.  Your VA will do the following for you:
3. Administrative tasks
4. Social media management
5. Sales & marketing
6. Project management
7. Blogging
8. Graphics design
9. Video editing
10. Email outreach
11. Cold calling 
12. Appointment setter
13. Personal errands via online. 
14. Content writing
15. Customer service
16. Bookkeeping

And a lot more, that’s how versatile a virtual assistant is! Can you imagine doing all that task while you are doing managerial tasks at the same time? That’s a lot of things to juggle! You don’t need all the tasks in the company done by yourself because not everything in the company requires your 100% attention. Designating tasks to your VA will help you focus on crucial tasks that require your intimate attention and correct decision making.

Still not convinced? A study was made by MicroSourcing and interestingly, 57% of respondents said outsourcing meant they could focus on their core business. 31% outsourced specifically to enhance service quality, while 17% used outsourcing as a way to drive change and disrupt their business norm.

Now, if you’re finally convinced. Why not hire virtual assistants from the Philippines? Based on the statistics. The Philippines is one of the top countries in the world when it comes to outsourcing.

• Great education, with a 97.5% literacy rate and more than 680,000 uni graduates per year (for perspective, Australia has approx 300,000)
• It’s the third-largest English speaking country in the world
• It offers approx 70% lower labor costs than Australia
• The economy has grown around 6% each year since 2013
• Manila, in the Philippines, is a top-five Digital Nation Super City, according to the 2018 Tholones Services Globalization Index.

Finding the right virtual assistant can be tedious, but it is also rewarding when you find the right one for you. Virtual assistants don’t treat you just like a colleague, they treat you as a business partner. They share the love and devotion that you have for the company!