Comments on: Why employing full-time administration staff is costing you more than you think.

By: Michael Farley

Michael Farley — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:56:39 +0000

The article is good but I am concerned about giving my secret information to a person whom I cannot see and control. Outsourcing for big companies, which are bound by, detailed controls to save intellectual property and client information is fine. Further, they have money and scale of operations to manage few visits to VA companies to satisfy themselves with the setup of the company to which they are assigning their work. For a small business, a personal visit may not work for cost reasons. In such a scenario finding a reliable and trustworthy VA seems to be a matter of luck.

By: Jan Frann

Jan Frann — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:53:18 +0000

I think outsourcing administration work to V.A. is suitable for small business, where time constraint are not that high, but it is not suitable for a big business. In big businesses, the workload is high and it should be completed timely. I think the V.A. may delay the work due to non-physically presence.

By: Kathryn Cusack

Kathryn Cusack — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:52:09 +0000

I outsource all of my administration work to a V.A. The whole arrangement works with a very low costing. Not only do I avoid incurring expenses on office and equipment, I save on salary also as my VA’s fees are relatively much lower. I have total peace of mind. No hassles to manage administration Staff. I know that my administrative work is done professionally, within budget, on time and without any headaches.

By: Andy Doherty

Andy Doherty — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:51:10 +0000

Your article is an eye opener for me. I never thought on these lines to calculate the actual cost of staff for my business. I worked out all these costs and the extra cost added by the holiday pay, sick pay, government taxes, training costs, and other overheads like telephone, desk & chair, insurances, software, stationery etc. is more than the total salary pay to my staff. I am seriously thinking of taking services of VA for my business. Do you have any suggestions about the companies offering such services? You mentioned one website but I want to know more such firms so that I have a good choice with me to select one for myself.

By: John Dick

John Dick — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:49:27 +0000

Virtual assistance is no more a new concept. It is well tried and tested. As per my experience, not only the cost of employing full-time administration staff is high but also it require investment in other fixed assets such as office and equipment. The beauty of VA is that the fixed component is eliminated. This really helped me when I started my professional services. I was worried about money to be spent on office infrastructure, computers and other equipments. VA solved my problem. I have been using their services for the last 19 months and it worked really well for me. Especially when my workload increases during peak season, they take care of my extra workload by assigning extra VA to me.