A virtual office assistant is an individual working from home to serve one or multiple companies. Also, they can be freelancers who work in a company with a special task. Their primary duty is to assist the company on their tasks and complete it. Typically, the work of a Virtual Assistant (VA) depends on what the company he/she is working for. It may be an office work or simply just doing some data entry.

 

But most of the time, these VAs have the freedom to choose the suitable job for them. They have the freedom to select how many hours they are going to render to a company.

 

So what is a virtual assistant? For some, they define it as an individual who performs work in the administrative department while some define it as an individual who supports a company in a wide variety of tasks. In short, a virtual assistant is a professional who multitasks.

 

Your Virtual Savior

 

In times that your employees cannot report to work, you can always hire a virtual assistant. Through this approach, you won't have any problems once you lack manpower for the day. Also, a virtual assistant is needed to act as your temporary employee during holidays and other problems that your company encounters.

 

Hiring a virtual assistant can be a cost-saving method as well. Furthermore, you can even pass to your VA those tasks that you find boring or those that you are not skilled enough to perform.

 

Experienced VAs can also be your proofreader, copywriter, web designer, translator, Internet marketer, events manager and researcher provided that they have qualified your company's standard.

 

Difference of a Virtual Assistant and a Personal Assistant

 

 

Many individuals train themselves to be virtual assistant considering that countless companies need this type of professional. However, it doesn't mean that personal assistants have no place in the company anymore.

 

Personal Assistants are personally working in a company to perform tasks given by a superior officer. This person must be trustworthy as they are called the right hand of the management. The personal assistant's primary objective is to make sure that everything is in place so that the management will be comfortable in doing different tasks.

 

On the other hand, a virtual assistant is one who works on different companies in a home-based scenario. The work of this professional depends on his expertise and on the tasks given by the employer.

 

Advantages of Having a VA in your Business

 

Actually, a virtual assistant can offer a plethora of services aside from just aiding the company whenever there is an emergency on one of your employees or perhaps your business. One advantage of having a virtual assistant in our company is economic savings. Since they work online, you don't have to buy him an equipment to perform his tasks. Also, you are not required to pay him during holidays and other benefits that regular employees get.

 

However, virtual assistant jobs are not as simple as you think. In fact, it is more difficult since there are many factors to consider with this profession. Since a virtual assistant works in his own home, he needs to overcome many hindrances from his task to perform right.