Once you have tried having a virtual assistant or working with a virtual assistant company, you will wonder where that idea has been all of your life! A virtual assistant allows you to accomplish more in a given day and also serves to enable you to focus on your company. By being able to focus on the core parts of your business, you will quickly see your business and your bottom-line grow.
When you begin considering a virtual assistant or virtual assistant company, you will no doubt soon realize that there are many overseas options. While many of these virtual assistant company options are fine, working with a US-based virtual assistant company has, in general, far more to offer you. Let’s take a moment to consider the ample benefits of working with an US-based virtual assistant.
Opting for an US-based virtual assistant company means that you will have no language barrier. You can likely find a virtual assistant outside of the United States, but as the old saying goes, you do usually get what you pay for. This is definitely the case with virtual assistants.
Working with a US-based virtual assistant means that you won’t lose time due to language barriers and the considerable confusion that can come with them. Unless you have experienced the problems that can come along with language barrier issues firsthand, it is difficult to appreciate just how much time and thus money can be lost. This problem simply doesn’t exist with a US-based virtual assistant company.
In addition to the language problem, most Americans who opt for a virtual assistant outside of the US find that they have to engage in a good deal of hand holding. If you are the kind of person that finds this annoying and irritating, then an overseas-based virtual assistant is definitely not for you! Additionally, having to engage in constant handholding undermines the purpose of having a virtual assistant in the first place.
In the end, all the micromanaging, handholding and language barrier issues will likely leave you feeling as though you are potentially spending more time than you are saving with an overseas virtual assistant. The fact is that these problems simple don’t exist when you opt for an US-based virtual assistant. While you may initially feel that you are saving money with an overseas virtual assistant, at the end of the day, you very well may feel differently. Odds are that with the time you are forced to invest, you could have just opted for a US-based virtual assistant company and saved yourself a good deal of hassle as well!
Hilary Brooks, founder of virtual marketing assistant company, A Virtual Edge, can help position your business for success. A Virtual Edge is a virtual assistant company that specializes in providing marketing, technical, and administrative support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.