People ask me about my job. What do you do? How does it work?
I help Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs build and prosper in their business while allowing them more time to enjoy Freedom in Life. I do administrative duties for any business that needs help and doesn’t have the means or demand to hire a full or part-time employee.
And after that explanation, I still get stares and the response of “Ahhh”. Yep, clear as mud!
Here’s the breakdown of my job as a Virtual Assistant and the importance of hiring me for your business.
The tasks and duties that I perform are all done from my at-home office, therefore saving you any overhead costs or employee expenses that are incurred with having an employee. I bill out monthly or depending on the job, 50% up-front cost and the rest paid at the end of the contract. The time I bill for is the time I work. No need to pay for breaks or endless trips to the bathroom or water cooler. I time down to the minute so the cost equals the work done. Plus, the added bonus of my bill being an expense, able to be written off at the end of the tax year rather than a payroll expense with CPP, EI and WCB costs.
What tasks and duties, you ask? Well, here are a few:
-email management
-calendar and scheduling management
-client interaction for meetings, questions or information
-creating spreadsheets, documents or templates
-file transfers, backups or file organization
-shopping cart and e-commerce website maintenance
-AR/AP, inventory and bookkeeping services
-hiring, reference checks, employee surveys or payroll
-marketing
-social media management/marketing
-research
So how do I charge for my service?
I have a set hourly rate but offer packages as well for a better rate. The minimum billed for a month is one hour, the maximum is up to you. I have billing software which allows me to track time down to the second. Some of my clients need me for 1-3 hours per month. Where others need me for 5 hours per week, or more. Some days I don’t bill a client but other days I bill 4 hours. It all depend on the needs on any given day.
Are you still wondering how a Virtual Assistant can help you?
Well, you’re investigating the need for one which means you’re getting busier and your to-do list is growing. And that also means you need help! So, what on that to-do list makes you groan in the morning, keeps you awake at night, or keeps getting shuffled to the bottom of the pile? Those are the tasks I could help you with. Do you need something researched? Implemented? Created? Organized? Now is the time to get it finished.
If you still don’t know how I can help or need more information on the services I provide, contact me for a free consultation and I can go over exactly how I can help and what it means to work with a Virtual Assistant.
