A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT GUIDEDo you need one? And how they can help your business grow.

YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS

Happy Customers &

Keeping them Happy

Collecting Payment

Paying bills/expense

s

Keeping up with

inventory or excellent services

Running a successful/balanced business

You…the Fantastic Juggler

Your business

demands

We all dreamt of running away to join the circus someday, but we wanted to do it for fun…

Not Stress

You have a business and it’s going great...except you are

getting tired of Juggling.

This is when you can take a step back and take note on what you are able to out-

source.

WHAT TO OUTSOURCE

Data entry

Online research

Bookkeeping

Customer service

Shipping & Logistics

Marketing Lead generation

Lead database organization

E-mail marketing

Classifieds listing

Yelp, Yahoo, Google, Social media listing

Blogging

Social media Networking

Inbound/Outbound calls

Transcribe audio or video dialogue

Promotions

Event Planning

Scheduling

Reservations & Appointments

Anything that a savvy assistant can do

THE BENEFITSThere are some great benefits when hiring a VA: No over head. You can keep running your business out

of your guest room or garage. No need for new equipment ie. Computers, phones,

printers… No need to worry about unemployment taxes. Virtual

Assistants are contractors, they take care of their own taxes.

VAs bill only for actual time worked, or per project/request.

Training a VA is very easy, we are all house broken and sharp. We work well in our own home office and learn new tricks instantly.

It goes without saying that an assistant will help your business grow.

•We bring invaluable work experience into your business

•We understand what it takes to run and operate a business

•We have to be organized in order to productively work from

home

•We take over tasks allowing you to focus on your core-business

function

•We are marketing geniuses, we think outside the box, if you

already have your campaign set-up we help you launch it and

keep track of it.

You

Delegate toVirtual

Assistant

Customer Service

& Keeping them Happy

Collect Payment

Keep track of

Inventory/Services

Create new products/

services to sell-Grow Business

Paying bills/

expenses

Running a successfu

l / Balanced business

THE EXPENSEVirtual Assistant services range from $3/hour to $30/hrWhy is this affordable to you?

(This chart represents the extreme cases, but you get the point)Cost Comparison

Full Time Employee

Virtual Assistant

Hourly Rate of Pay $20.00 $35.00Fringe Benefits @ 35%(Health/Dental/Life Insurance, Retirement Plans)

$7.00 None

Overhead Rate @ 50%(Office Space, Equipment & Office Supply expense, UI Insurance, Worker's Compensation, Overtime Pay, Administration Costs)

$10.00 None

Total Effective Rate of Pay $37.00 $35.00Hours Per Year 2080 480TOTAL Annual Labor Cost $76,960.00 $16,800.00

Your employee's 8 hour day can be crunched into 3-4 hours with a Virtual Assistant.

Remember, with a Virtual Assistant, you only pay for the time on task by the minute! No more paying for socializing, hour long lunches or frequent trips to the washroom.

DO YOU NEED A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?Do you……Have more than 10 voicemails waiting to be

heard?…Have e-mails from customers and leads

waiting to be read/replied?…Need more than 24 hours in one day to finish

your tasks?…Work through lunch?…See your sales slipping due to lack of

customer service?…See your business reach a plateau and can’t

help it grow?

TIPS BEFORE FINDING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

If you answered yes to at least 3 of those questions, it may be a good idea to hire an assistant to help you catch up.

Many virtual assistants are available to work from your home office or your location in their area.

Make a list of tasks you can outsource.Make a budget, you can break it up per task or per hour.Sort your task list by priority.Make some time to talk to several assistants and review their references.By making these lists, you will save yourself time and money.

WHERE CAN I FIND A VIRTUAL ASSISTANTThere are several Virtual Assistants listed throughout the

internet. The best way is to do a Google Search or browse online classifieds listings such as Craigslist, Oodle or EBay Classifieds.

Feel free to call Nancy with Austin’s Virtual Assistant to find out about our rates and availability.

512-630-2581|nvaldez@austinsva.com|ww.AustinsVA.com