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How to find a virtual assistant (VA)

Virtual assistant websites or “Freelance” websites are revolutionizing the Internet on a daily basis. Because you can work with a VA in China, the Philippines, or Rancho Cucamonga, it doesn’t matter where the VA is located, because of this, people all over the world can and choose to outsource their God-given talent through the web. , working for whoever wants to pay their hourly or project rate and becoming Virtual Assistants. Therefore, Virtual Assistant website services are appearing en masse.

It’s daunting to choose from the myriad of VA sites out there. Here are some tips to keep in mind when identifying a website through which you will hire a virtual assistant:

1. Does the website have a variety of virtual assistants from a wide range of industries?

has. You may need a writer today and an SEO specialist tomorrow. Being able to hire a VA from a single source will save you time, which is what working with a VA is all about.

2. Does the website demonstrate that it tests basic VA skill sets?

has. If the VA claims they speak a specific language, have they passed the tests provided by the website to substantiate that claim?

3. Does the website provide you with the means to monitor the progress of the virtual assistant’s work?

has. Some VA websites have administrative tools so you can see the actual time a VA has spent working on your project and what aspect of your project they have or are working on. This is useful because you can see how long a VA has worked so that when the VA says you’ve worked for 5 hours, the administrative tools on the websites back it up.

4. Does the website allow you to limit the number of hours a VA works on your project?

has. With a feature like this, you can specify a VA to only authorize them to work for 2 hours on a project. This helps you limit your out-of-pocket costs and stay on budget. It also prevents a VA from telling you, “Oh, I know you said to only work on this for two hours, but it took me three hours, so you owe me 3 hours of work!”, and thus retaining your project as hostage until you pay

5. Does the website provide secure payments between you and your VA?

has. This feature is extremely important. The nature of a VA relationship is often that it will hire a person from some country in the world, one time, for one job. In this case (or in any other case that I can understand) you do not want to give your credit card information to a VA. Many good VA websites allow you to keep your credit card information secure so that VA never sees your credit card information. You pay the website and the website pays the VA. Safe, secret,… quiet.

6. Does the website state in advance what the hourly rates are for each VA listed on their website or do you have to call the website to check?

has. Being able to see, in advance, what a particular VA charges for an hour of work may be more appealing to you than having to call a company to ask about an hourly rate. There is a degree of transparency and perhaps trust that is communicated when you can see, right away, what your out-of-pocket costs may be. Having to call to ask about rates triggers thoughts of “How many questions are they going to ask me, how much information do I have to give, and will they try to rip me off after hearing how much I need to hire a VA?” Eliminating extra steps like having to call to ask about rates alleviates any stress you may associate with taking the plunge to hire your first virtual assistant.

These are just a few important considerations to consider when choosing a virtual assistant website to work with.