Let’s be honest, administrative tasks such as attendance tracking and payroll management eat up a large chunk of your time – especially if you run a small team. Fortunately, you don’t have to do it all on your own.

“Virtual Assistant” (VA) as a role has continuously evolved throughout the years. These days, VAs don’t just provide support on admin tasks or data entry anymore. They carry with them a basketful of skills and expertise that contribute to making business processes more seamless.

In 2021, the percentage of businesses that hired VAs leaped to 67%. Aside from helping your day-to-day, hiring a VA is also a cost-efficient way to boost your productivity as they can save companies up to 78% in operating costs.

You may still be on the fence about hiring a Virtual Assistant, but hopefully, these facts and figures might finally help you decide if it’s worth having one.

WHY YOU NEED A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

1. Focus on your core business and let them take care of the rest

Proper allocation of your people and resources plays a big factor in your company’s efficiency. Having a VA gives you someone who can deal with the nitty-gritty details of your daily administrative tasks. They can take over process-based and repetitive functions, helping you clear your plate.

Having a VA taking over your usual tasks, you can now switch your attention to what you do best – focusing on your expertise and overseeing the core competencies of your business.

2. They won’t break the bank

Outsourced Virtual Assistants earn an average of USD $400 monthly for entry-level positions, while their Western counterparts make up to USD $4,000 a month.

Most businesses go with offshoring their Virtual Assistants because of its cost-efficiency without compromising the quality of their work. In fact, The Philippines is considered to be the top outsourcing destination for VAs because of the low labor cost and the general population’s fluency in English.

3. An economical way to scale your business

Hiring a VA can either be full-time, part-time, or on a by-project basis, making it easier for you and for them to quickly adapt to your business operations.

Sudden changes in the scope of your business, whether upscaling or downscaling, can be more effectively managed through a Virtual Assistant because they can temporarily take over key tasks that are crucial to your overall process.

4. Round-the-clock support and customer service

Different time zones can be beneficial when looking for Virtual Assistants as they can offer support to your services and customers even after your local business hours.

Being operational day and night helps increase your productivity and boost your sales as well. VAs can manage and maintain continued support for your administrative tasks and other more niche and technical services you need to have up and running 24/7.

THE WRAP UP

Hiring a Virtual Assistant is pretty much a no-brainer for supporting your business growth and saving costs on your overall operations.

With the growth of the industry, there’s also an increase of professionals who offer more specialized services as Virtual Assistants – making it easier for you to hire candidates who need to do more other than administrative support.

HOW THE REMOTE GROUP CAN HELP

The Remote Group's Virtual Assistants undergo extensive and comprehensive training which helps them become globally competitive candidates and world-class VAs. They specialize in administrative and technical roles and can help you no matter the size of your business. Get in touch with our outsourcing experts for your Virtual Assistant offshoring needs.