The reason hiring a virtual assistant comes out cheaper than hiring a full-time employee is that you are paying for a VA’s productive time.  Just imagine a regular office setting and think about all the time wasted on meetings, coffee breaks, cigarette breaks and all the other distractions in the office.  When you hire a virtual assistant, you may be paying more per hour but you are definitely getting more for that amount with a VA.  Whether you are paying your VA $30 or $100 per hour, you can be sure that you are getting your money’s worth.  Virtual assistants are very professional in their dealings with clients and usually charge fees based on their skills.  If you want a highly-skilled VA, you should expect and be willing to pay more. 

In the end, you could be paying a higher fee if you compute the rate per hour but at least you know you are getting everything that you paid for.   With a VA you also don’t end up paying for the time your assistant is not working - you don’t have to pay for the assistant’s sick leaves, days-off and vacation leaves.  With a VA, you only need to pay for the contract price for the period that the VA performs tasks for you.  You also don’t have to pay for health insurance and other benefits.  When you think about all the overhead costs of maintaining a full-time employee then you will realize how much money you are saving when you hire a VA.

But the biggest benefit of hiring a virtual assistant is the time that a business owner saves when he or she outsources all the tedious and repetitive tasks to a competent worker.  This is especially beneficial for “solopreneurs” who have been running their businesses alone for a long time and need someone to help them out.  A virtual assistant can help lighten the load of the business owner. The business owner can then have more time to develop new products and other ways to grow the business.   The time gained can also allow business owners to get more out of life- to do more, be more and enjoy more. The assistant can help a business owner enjoy a balance between his personal life and his business life.

Article provided by: www.catchfriday.com