Mar 26, 2010
VirtualAssistant.Org Promises Low Costs, High Productivity
Looking for a virtual assistant? VirtualAssistant.org wants to be your provider of dedicated business support services.
Brought to you by the same folks behind Receptionist.org, this company offers virtual assistants that work from offices in Southeast Asia. That spells cost savings for U.S. companies. Instead of charging $35 an hour, you can tap into a virtual assistant for an average of $7 to $18 an hour.
VirtualAssistant.org sells its VA services in packages based on task and price, which is an interesting approach. For general tasks and administrative work, you can get a virtual assistant for 40 hours a week at $6.97 an hour. But if you want a virtual assistant for SEO work, that will cost you almost twice as much.
The only issue I see with the business model is this: Some companies are going to want a virtual assistant that can do a little SEO project here and there, perhaps some general tasks most of the time, and maybe even some accounting and financial tasks (another service area the company offers). With this model, you can’t really mix and match and still get the best price. You’d seemingly be forced to use a 10-hour plan for SEO, a five-hour plan for financial, etc. So you aren’t getting the cost-efficiencies of the 40-hour plan. Still, compared to the cost of a virtual assistant who lives and works in the U.S., these are good rates.
The next question, of course, is quality. Can you get the same quality of work from a virtual assistant in Southeast Asia as one who speaks English as a first language and understands the culture? VirtualAssistant.org has a pre-screening process and monitoring software that it says assures a professional, productive experience.
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