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By Heather L. McMillan

Editor’s Note: I thought busting a few misconceptions about working with virtual assistants was a great way to round out this month’s topic.

1) I want to use a virtual assistant to save myself money, because they are cheaper per hour than employees.

This is the largest misconception businesses have about virtual assistants. If you compare hourly pay of your employees versus hourly pay of your virtual assistants, you will find the virtual assistants is generally MUCH higher. However, you are saving money in that you don’t pay for hardware, utilities, office space, payroll taxes, worker’s compensation, and benefits (insurance, vacation, sick days, etc.) for a virtual assistant. Sure you can find virtual assistants for $10.00 per hour and under. However, they are going to be from another country offering less than stellar communication and English grammar skills.
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By Lee J. Green

EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m sorry this post is a day late — I started a 5-Day Detox on Friday and my brain has been fried. But, today’s the last day. Yeah!

It’s quite a challenge to carry out each activity of your business single-handedly. However, you need not grind yourself under the stone. Here’s help at hand.

Virtual Assistant Services Help You To:

• Increase productivity — by managing time consuming tasks efficiently, a virtual assistant lets you have the time to expand your business rather than divert your energy in the minutia of business. This has a positive effect on the productivity.
• Increase income — delegation of activities can assist you in focusing your attention on business promotion and other activities that develop your business. This brings in more cash flow.
• Save money — you need not spend on recruiting costs, office equipment and space, insurance, employee benefits, leaves, vacation pay, and other such things. This is because virtual assistant services are rendered by an independent worker who is NOT your employee.

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