The term virtual assistant is become more and more common in the business world with each passing day. Companies that have used it once seem to get addicted to it and instead of making it just an experiment, they are expanding their network of virtual assistants. To give this term a specific meaning it is also widely popular as the virtual administrative assistant. This term makes it clearer about what a VA really does. Business owners who have now heard or read about their usefulness are tempted to try hiring one, but unfortunately most of them are unaware of how to approach them. Or simply, they lack the right information to get connected to a VA. Here are some guaranteed to work platforms where anyone can find the VA they want.
Search Engines
Our biggest source of information today is the search engines. You do not know which website contains the exact information you seek. Do not sweat yourself to this unending task and simply let the search engines do it for you. Bing and Google are currently the most popularly used search engines and I’m sure everyone knows by now how to place a query in them. Simply type in the words virtual administrative assistant and you will get tons of websites that offer the services.
Freelance Portals
There are loads of portals that offer the services to connect professionals and clients online. People from all over the world (clients) come to these portals and place their jobs along with their requirements. Professionals who meet the requirements bid on these jobs stating their hourly charges along with an introduction of their experience. The client then reviews them all and selects the candidates of his choice.
There is a catch to the online platforms which the clients should know. The first thing is that, these portals charge a fee when the transaction happens, so the client ends up paying a bit more than is actually agreed between him and the virtual administrative assistant. The second thing is that, a lot of irrelevant people also apply to the job you post. This means that you have to filter out a lot of mess before you can find the perfect match.
Referrals
This is probably the first thing anyone does. If your friend has ever hired a virtual assistant before, he probably knows which one is the best. Ask him if he can guide you to one. Having a referral makes your task easy and you also will have a guarantee of the quality of work you get. But if you are the first one in your community, then try both options listed above.
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