If you need a Virtual Assistant to help with your personal and business admin, then this will sound like an easy question to answer, but we've come to realise that most people find this quite difficult.
If you are currently doing the tasks yourself, the admin you need to outsource will be mixed in with other work and it's difficult to separate out the time. Also, people tend to over-estimate the amount of support they need: partly because that's how it feels to them and partly because VAs are usually quicker and more efficient - after all, it's their main job - see for yourself why VAs work our cheaper than employees or Temps.
Personally, I've reached the point of systematically halving the time people tell me they need, when I'm trying to allocate VA resources to a new client. It's not perfect, but its surprising how many times it works out that way. After a short time clients realise this too and the arrangements will be tuned to ensure the client is getting the best value for money.
Quite often, people like to find out how much time they need and how much that will cost, before they make a commitment to sign up for an ongoing VA service. Starting on a pay-as-you-go basis is one way to find out - the rate may be higher than a retainer, but it's flexible - and when the workload is understood, the client is much happier about entering into a retainer arrangement, to benefit from the discounted rate.
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