When it comes to hiring a virtual assistant or hiring out for a virtual project team I can solve your problems and I do all the work to find the perfect solution. I releasing clients from the time, overwhelm, and uncertainty of finding the right VA or VA project team on their own. I have the answers to your questions and answer the questions you didn’t know to ask such as:
A virtual assistant is someone who works from wherever they are, not where you are, to perform administrative, technical, and organizational tasks which are not the best use of your time. Sure, you could do these things but if you’re doing this job who is doing yours?
I like to tell my clients, if you have a need I have a VA for you. We can’t bring you lunch, but we can order it and have it delivered to you. The key thing to remember is that very few things require a person to be present.
Nope! While you often get a better rate if you use more hours in a month, it is not necessary. In fact, most clients only need a VA 5-10 hours a week (10 being on the high side). If you were to start out with more hours than that there is a very high probability you would not see an equal return on your investment.
Absolutely! One of the most common projects clients want to start is creating a newsletter. They may or may not know where to begin. You can hire a VA to simply make sure your list is together properly, followers have opted in, create a template you love, and then leave you to writing the content and finally sending it out to your audience.
The cost of VAs is widely dependent on skill and demand. Below is a generalization and does not include what you could save by paying a flat rate or project amount. Nor does it include a reduced rate option for buying hours in bulk.
These prices are for VAs based in the United States who can pass a background check and have a proven track record.
Yes, negotiation is often an option. As long as the negotiation creates a win-win outcome you can feel comfortable. Most VAs don’t negotiate immediately so this is a conversation you would have to begin.
The general rates still apply for beginning VAs. An experienced with VA with stats of how she has helped her clients can be hard to find. Mostly, because the best VAs get booked up quickly and aren’t marketing themselves. This means the value for an experienced VA is quite high.
Virtual assistant groups are a great place to find VAs. Also, where you spend time online is a good indicator or where your VA should be. If you never spend time on Pinterest don’t go looking there. Should your business have heavy LinkedIn presence your VA should too.
There are many different factors for having a good VA. It’s more important that the VA you hire is the right VA for the job and you can communicate with her easily and seamlessly. Not being able to communicate well and easily is the biggest red flag and you should not proceed.
Initial indicators, beyond communication, are;
It’s very common to outgrow your VA. Especially, if your business is rapidly expanding. If this is the case, you don’t have to feel bad. What you’ll need to do is plan to hire a team that can keep up with your demand.
The number one reason that I find people don’t keep a long lasting working relationship with their VA is because their VA wasn’t onboarded properly. Onboarding is a two-way street. Your VA is going to onboard you and you have to onboard them as well. It is NOT an organic process. Know where you want to be in 12 weeks and work backward to keep a high-level plan for where you want to be.
Yes. It’s a simple process and provides another piece of mind.
Depending on what type of VA you are interviewing you can get very specific. However, I have all my clients ask these three questions. HYPERLINK
To properly onboard your VA have a 12 week plan to create a roadmap. Here is what I use with my clients. HYPERLINK
I’ve seen this go wrong so many times. Remember communication strategy and ideal client are necessary for this to relationship to work.
Also, the VA may have taken you on as a client so she wouldn’t disappoint or seem unappreciative of the referral. However, she might not have the bandwidth and ultimately you, and other clients suffer.
As a VA Matchmaker I take away the overwhelm for you. Being both a Virtual Assistant and Entrepreneur I know what good looks like and the real needs of my client. I know all the things you don’t even know to ask.
From uncovering your current and long-term needs, knowing if it’s time to hire a team, what type of VA will have the greatest immediate impact on your business, when it’s time to negotiate or ask for a flat rate, I can do it all.
I have services ranging from $250 - $2000 to answer your questions and/or provide you white glove service.
For those who are just starting out and don’t have a steady income stream the market value is $250-$500. This is because this individual does have time to do the search, conduct interviews, and won’t typically have complex needs.
Entrepreneurs who are diversifying their income streams and splitting their time between clients, content, courses, book writing, speaking, etc. the market value is $3000-$4000. This is not only because of the time savings, but not having to miss out on opportunities which can be very costly. My services don’t take more of their time, clients can still conduct business while I am doing all the work. Additionally, the projects in their business that they wanted to implement can finally happen without sacrificing another area in their business. My one-time fee is easily recouped with a single signed contract.
The average time it takes to match a client with the right VA is 21 business days for the white glove package. I conduct and complete the initial interviews within five business days.
Most of the time it takes to match a client with a VA is highly dependent on their schedule. Final client/VA interviews often get delayed due to a busy work schedule.