General Business Files

Are you considering hiring a new administrative or executive assistant?  Maybe you should think twice.

The online service industry boom may be a viable alternative for your apparent human resource needs.  More and more small businesses and even larger companies are turning to virtual office assistants to handle their administrative tasks.

Does it sound too complicated or new-fangled?  Well, there are good reasons to at least consider the option.

Let’s take a look at a few of the benefits that a cyber employee has over their in-office counterpart.

-Insurance, taxes, and other benefits do not apply to most online service providers.  They provide services as a contractor or freelance provider.

-Your relationship with the provider you choose is just that: service provider to client.  Imagine having all your employees treating you as their favorite client all the time, doing their best work each time to ensure your repeat business! Conversely, have you ever been dissatisfied with a project you asked your assistant to complete.  It probably, wasn’t feasible(or legal) for you to fire that person on the spot. Online you determine whether to continue that relationship by allowing them to work on future projects for you or not.

-It may not seem like a lot, but take a moment to think of all the capital you invest in each new employee you hire.  Every extra phone line, data port, software license, cubic foot of office space, furniture, and anything else a person would need to sit in your office and conduct business reduces your bottom line.

Obviously, virtual assistants have some limitations.  Online providers can handle just about any need that could arise.   Consider that you may miss the personal aspects of working side by side with someone you know and trust.  It’s the human and spatial aspects that are difficult to duplicate online.  Extraordinary technology exists for communication and collaboration.  However, none of that can ever guarantee you that if you stick your head around the corner and ask for an opinion or some help, you’ll get it immediately. Most likely they won’t attend your office holiday party or join the softball team!

There are many different types of companies online that can help you run your business more efficiently.  You can hire on a project basis.  You can put an assistant on retainer. If you have administrative needs that aren’t being met, you may want to consider your options before running into your local classifieds office, ad in hand.

On my Direct tv satellite TV, there is a channel called GAC which stands for Great American Country. I can’t get enough of this channel. They play a lot of country music videos. If you switch over to this channel and it isn’t a music video it will be a show about a country music artist.

Whenever someone first starts to get famous in country music, they always do a show about them. It is usually called introducing and then the name of the artist. These are great 30 minute shows that let you get to know all about them. It is a great show and always interesting. They even replay old reruns once in awhile if you missed one of them.

Another one of my favorite shows on this channel is called Backstory. It always someone who is famous such as Blake Shelton or Trace Adkins. You get to learn all about them from when they were born and on up. I have learned so much interesting stuff about people that I would have never known without this show.

The best thing is all the music videos. They have a top 20 countdown each week and various other shows with just videos. Country music is so heartfelt that the videos they come up with are usually amazing!

Thank you Cameron James for the guest post