{"id":98253,"date":"2022-02-08T07:09:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T07:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tawk.to\/?p=98253"},"modified":"2024-10-22T07:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:52:30","slug":"complete-guide-to-hiring-a-virtual-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tawk.to\/business-strategy\/complete-guide-to-hiring-a-virtual-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"The tawk.to complete guide to hiring a Virtual Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Social posts \u2026 the inbox \u2026 payroll. For small business owners wearing multiple hats, getting to the bottom of the to-do list can be daunting. It\u2019s no wonder more business owners are turning to Virtual Assistants (VAs).<\/p>

A VA can give you the support you need to stay organized. You can delegate your tasks while reducing employee costs. Best of all, you can finally stop wearing All The Hats and spend more time focused on the higher-value work.<\/p>

If you\u2019ve been thinking about hiring a VA<\/a> and still haven\u2019t taken that step, this guide will get you started and on your way to reclaiming your time.\u00a0<\/p>

What does a Virtual Assistant do?<\/a>
Common misconceptions about VAs<\/a>
Why hire a VA?<\/a>
What tasks can I outsource to a Virtual Assistant?<\/a>
Here\u2019s how to hire your first VA<\/a>
Setting the schedule for your VA<\/a>
The easiest way to hire a VA<\/a>
Communicating with your VA<\/a>
Assigning tasks to your VA<\/a>
Performance review<\/a>
Transitioning to a new VA<\/a>
How much does it cost to hire a VA?<\/a>
Hire a Virtual Assistant<\/a><\/p>

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What does a Virtual Assistant do?<\/strong><\/h2>

A VA can fill just about any role that can be handled remotely, including those you might expect to be in-house. An administrative VA can help your day go more smoothly, keep your appointments organized and allow you to work without interruptions.<\/p>

You can even hire a VA with specialized skills for accounting, web development, graphic design, or IT support \u2014 any gap in your business where you\u2019ll benefit from additional time, confidence or expertise.<\/p>

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Common misconceptions about VAs<\/strong><\/h2>

Clients often expect working with a VA to be different from working with an internal team member. It\u2019s not. A VA is an integral part of your team and wholly dedicated to your business \u2014 not a shared resource working out of a call or service center.<\/p>

Another common misconception is that VAs need to be locally based. Your VA can work with you from any location in the world! At tawk.to, our VAs cover businesses in time zones worldwide. And with free international calling and conferencing, distance is no barrier to checking in for meetings and updates.<\/p>

One last misconception is that our Virtual Assistants are bots, since the term can also refer to AI-powered digital assistants such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Virtual Assistant. We\u2019re happy to report that the tawk.to VA service is human-powered.<\/p>

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Why hire a VA?<\/strong><\/h2>

Adding a VA to your team can save you up to 78% of the cost of hiring an onsite employee.<\/p>

You save on infrastructure<\/strong> \u2014 you expand your team without moving to a bigger office, without purchasing additional equipment, and without paying more in utilities.<\/p>

Research from Owl Labs<\/a> and Stanford University <\/a>found that working remotely improves employee retention<\/strong>, work performance<\/strong>, and job satisfaction<\/strong>. And a CoSo Cloud survey<\/a> shows that 51% of remote workers spend more time with significant others.<\/p>

With employees that stay, you spend less time and money recruiting and training <\/strong>new hires. And when you do recruit, you can hire a tawk.to VA through a monthly subscription service<\/a> \u2014 with no contracts, employee taxes, holiday pay, sick pay, retirement benefits, payroll costs or long-term commitments. Easy.<\/p>

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What tasks can I outsource to a Virtual Assistant?<\/strong><\/h2>

VAs can save you time by covering everything from tech support to working directly with your customers. They often fulfill the functions of an executive assistant, including calendar management, appointment-setting and making travel plans.<\/p>

When hiring a VA, it\u2019s important to have a clear idea of the tasks you want to assign to your VA and how those will support your business and personal goals.<\/p>

Here are some of the roles a VA can fulfill\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>