Virtual Assistant Services - My Personal Secretary

It's been about a Year since I originally wrote this article. In that time Kim's business has really taken off for people looking to Manage their companies Social Networking Presence.

Does your Company/Business use any of the following? If not perhaps you should?

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Linked In
• Plaxo
• Youtube

Investing in these Networks can be very time consuming, but the REWARDS are immense. Facebook alone is now pulling as much if not more views than Google! Proof is in the pudding they say... and Kim has amassed almost 60,000 followers for her business in just over a year. Imagine what your business could do with 60,000 new contacts. Imagine what she can do for you!

Being Experienced, Competent, and Beautiful doesn't hurt anyone's business! So if you are ready to Super Charge your businesses Social Presence... the time to start is now.

Discover Virtual Assistant Services and Grow Your Bottom Line

Virtual Assistant Services were probably an afterthought for many small businessmen who went under last year when the economy collapsed. This year one can not afford to overlook the benefits of outsourcing workloads formerly done by employees. Many small business owners can not afford to hire, train, and provide benefits to a full time employee. Or perhaps their needs are too small to even consider a part time employee.

This is where having your own Personal Secretary – a Virtual Secretary that takes care of all the things a full time employee would do at a much lower cost because they do not have to be placed on your payroll. Think about it for a moment, what businessman wouldn’t want to save on payroll and benefits expenses? This is the future of outsourcing… competent, effective, part time private contractors to do the work you simply need done, but can not afford to hire a full time or even a part time employee to do.

With each passing year my business continues to grow… I look for ways to increase efficiency without increasing my overhead. Last year was critical as my business was affected substantially because of my involvement in travel and discretionary income industries. As a result I have to return focus to building marketing properties that are more recession proof. This takes time and time is my most precious resource. I’m willing to pay for quality help… so I do. And I don’t outsource to Indonesia, India, or wherever because I am pro American and I am also a big believer that taking the time to find the “Right” person will yield a much higher return than going “Cheap”. I know this because I’ve outsourced to offshore companies/people before and I’m always left a bit disappointed in their performance. There is just too much of a cultural difference for it to work for my business.

I have so much to do and so little time to do it each day. Creating and managing a marketing company takes considerable resources… especially when you consider the time and effort involved in creating content, designing and maintaining a network of websites, creating business advertising opportunities, communicating with vendors, promoting products.. etc. et all… whew!

My least favorite thing in the world is keeping books for tax purposes and filling out all the forms that must be submitted each quarter. I use an accountant for my yearly returns and a book keeping service for my quarterly reports. Sure I still do some of the work, but I found it more efficient and money saving to simply pay someone to do these tasks for me. And yes I leverage the virtual world to make this happen. Why would I fill out forms by hand and drive them over to an office when I can do this online, quickly, easily, efficiently. Virtual Assistant Services are the way to go for me and my small business.

Let me run down a simple list of Advantages to hiring My Personal Secretary and fully leveraging Virtual Assistant Services:

With a Virtual Assistant you:

• Don’t need additional office space
• Don’t need to purchase additional office equipment
• Don’t have to pay payroll as they are not an employee
• Don’t have to worry about employee morale or coming in sick
• Don’t have to pay benefits like Vacation, Sick Pay or Health Insurance
• Don’t have to worry about quality work if you hire the right firm/person

Disadvantages of a Virtual Assistant

• Flying blind until you sample the quality of work (Look for References)
• Might have to attend more of your Kids Recitals and Soccer games with your new free time!

So if saving time, money, and avoiding the hassles that employees can bring to your business then you should seriously investigate the services of a quality Virtual Assistant like those offered by My Personal Secretary.

Note: There are different levels of service performed by Virtual Assistant Services like My Personal Secretary. If you are looking for someone to post links, create websites, or do Internet Marketing Work then you should consult with me directly at: Internet Marketing IQ… if you are an executive running your own small business and are interested in top quality support then My Personal Secretary is for you.