5 Reasons To Get A Non-Virtual Assistant
Today I want to take a side of the VA vs NVA debate and give reasons to get a non-virtual assistant. This post was inspired by Productivity 501’s post that mentioned his own non-virtual assistant. That post convinced me to put an ad on Craigslist to hire one myself.
1. They can save you time - Like a VA, NVAs can save you time by doing less important tasks for you. You can focus on more important things.
2. They can run errands for you - Unlike a VA, your assistant can take a list and go to Wal-mart.
3. They can type - I write a lot by hand and I can take my notebook to my assistant and she types it. Or she can clean up the text from a Jott. For a VA to do this, you’d have to send them your notebook. That’s not happening!
4. They are usually cheaper - Although not always (Indian VAs can go as low as $4) but a $7/hour college student is cheaper than the higher end VAs you can get in India. They are much cheaper than American VAs, which go fr $20-60/hour.
5. You can easily show them how to do things - Training them is easy. You sit down with them and show them how to do something. Like how to write a blog entry and link all the websites needed correctly. If your VA needs training, you have to do it by phone or email.
As I mentioned, I recently hired a personal assitant and I am really enjoying the freedom it gives me. I can focus on important things, like composing.
Do you have a VA or NVA? I’d love to hear about your experiences!
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on July 9, 2008 at 10:26 pm wrote:
Funny post. The only thing I want to clarify is that when I provide or get training, I do it through a free webinar service like Yugma or Zoho so the client can show me their computer or I can show them mine. I teach clients how to do things on their screen while I talk them through it on the phone. I never heard of a non-VA. I’m going to read the post you mention.
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on July 9, 2008 at 11:51 pm Hailey wrote:
Jennifer - That’s a good way of training that I didn’t think of when I was writing the post. Thanks for the clarification.
As for non-VA it’s just another way of saying Assistant, but clarifying that the assistant is working for you in person instead of solely over the internet. The term wasn’t needed until the VA market arose.
~ Hailey