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Virtual Office Assistant = Cost Savings For Your Small Business

By Gayle Buske, President and CEO, Team Double-Click®

In today's economy small businesses are looking for new and innovative ways to cut costs yet still maintain their day to day business activities.

Many small businesses, self-employed individuals, and even large corporations are turning to a virtual office assistant to stay on top of administrative tasks while eliminating the need to fund a full-time staff. As USA Today wrote, "The savings come from being able to concentrate efforts on building the business instead of balancing the checkbook and typing envelopes."

Your time and money are worth more when you are able to concentrate on what you do best and leave the rest to an assistant.

What exactly is a virtual office assistant?
Virtual Assistants (VAs) are independent entrepreneurs providing professional administrative, creative, managerial, technical, business office and/or personal support services. Virtual assistants use the most advanced means of communication, and the newest and most efficient and time-saving office products and work delivery, regardless of geographic boundaries. Virtual Assistants work from their own offices, on a contractual basis, and abide by an established Code of Ethics requiring integrity, honesty and due diligence.

~The Alliance for Virtual Business

What tasks can a virtual office assistant do for me?
Here are just a few tasks that a Virtual Office Assistant can handle for their clients:
  • Appointment Setting
  • Cold calling
  • Answering Phones
  • Database management
  • Newsletter preparation
  • Lead qualification
  • Internet marketing
  • Social networking activities

    • How much money can I save by hiring a virtual office assistant vs. an employee?
    Although exact dollar amounts will vary, you can expect to see a huge savings in the following areas:
  • Avoid buying an additional computer for your assistant.
  • Avoid buying a desk for an assistant.
  • Avoid paying FICA (Social Security Tax) legally!
  • Avoid paying unemployment tax legally!
  • Avoid paying for holiday, vacation, and sick time.
  • Have happier workers who are more efficient at their jobs.
  • Pay ONLY for the time used/work produced not several hours a week more due to a 9 to 5 workweek.
  • Finance your payroll with your credit card or PayPal account.
  • Get highly-skilled workers from around the country for a fraction of the cost of hiring locally.
  • Stay on budget with your staffing needs you can set a cap with the virtual assistant.
  • Get daily reports from the virtual assistant so you can see where your money is going every day.


    • Please visit us at www.teamdoubleclick.com to get your free consultation from one of our experienced Virtual Services Representatives. Let us help save you money today!




    About the author:
    Gayle Buske is the co-founder, president and CEO of Team Double-Click® and VirtualAssistingUSA. As the head of a virtual staffing agency with over 57,000 virtual professionals in its pool, Ms. Buske is uniquely qualified to aid small business owners in their growth and development through virtual outsourcing. Virtual Assistants across the globe look to Ms. Buske and her organizations for guidance, mentoring and motivation.

    Team Double-Click®, the country's foremost staffing agency for trained Virtual Assistants - Matching Top Virtual Workers with Top Companies! Visit www.teamdoubleclick.com or phone 888.827.9129 for a variety of full-service virtual staffing options.

    VirtualAssistingUSA provides Virtual Assistants a place to upload their profile, advertise their services and get access to affordable training, marketing and billing assistance for their business. VirtualAssistingUSA gives small business owners direct access to our database of tens of thousands of virtual assistants - without the ongoing agency fees and gives them access to talent that is not available through other venues. Visit www.virtualassistingusa.com for more information.

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