Friday, January 23, 2009

What is a Business Virtual Assistant?

I know there are many business owners who are overwhelmed by the virtual assistant industry. This post can help you understand what a quality Virtual Assistant Vendor is and begin to discover how a Virtual assistant can help your business.

Business Virtual Assistants provide support to businesses and professionals remotely. Utilizing today’s amazing technology a Virtual Assistant manages the critical administrative and marketing tasks of an organization. Virtual accessibility allows a Virtual Assistant to work more efficiently than a hired employee. Since a quality Virtual Assistant is a business owner projects are completed with a professional delivery. The average well versed Virtual Assistant is a direct extension of their clients and takes each task very seriously. It is for these reasons that many smart companies utilize a virtual assistant or in some cases several!

Virtual Assistant

Entrepreneur.com says: “ Business Virtual assistants are independent entrepreneurs who work remotely and use technology to deliver services to clients globally. Most work from their home offices and receive their project instructions by phone, fax, e-mail or even instant message. Although many virtual assistants offer secretarial services, as more people with diverse backgrounds and skills enter the ranks, virtual assistants who specialize in such areas as marketing, graphic and Web design, IT support or even translations are becoming more common.” ~entrepreneur.com~