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Communication: A Key to Effective Virtual Work (VA’s Perspective)

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Virtual work has now been considered as a better alternative to office-based work due to many factors. Let us begin with the difficulty of traveling from one place to another. There is no denying that most virtual assistants chose to work from home since commuting from their home to office have only been excruciating for them. You cannot blame them to complain. Just imagine your day being consumed by being on the road for hours!

Another factor that makes being a home-based worker more advantageous is the ability to be near your loved ones. Working in the office has taken this privilege at an unlikely level – mothers not being able to rear their children or fathers not being able to witness their children grow. Is that how life should be? Apparently, no.

However, no matter how you consider virtual work your future, you should have to consider a lot of things to make it work. Now, we will focus on communication. Neophytes in the home-based work industry would think having an employment online will be the same with working in the office. No, it will not be entirely the same. In truth, it is more sensitive and requires more commitment.

Let us go back to why communication is one thing you have to focus on while being a virtual worker. Truthfully, without it, you will not even be able to get a job online, more so in keeping your occupation.

To make it clearer for you, given below are top reasons why communication should be the foundation of your home-based work:

It is what your client depends on to make everything work. Without communicating with your client, you will not even get to know him or her better. Plus, the work that has to be done or his or her requirements will not at all be disclosed.

Since he or she will not be able to work with you in the flesh, what he or she will rely on is the messaging platform you will use. This could be e-mail, Skype, Messenger, Viber, Zoom, or anything that you could think of being used to communicate virtually.

It is what makes you worth being paid. Without communication, you will not be able to inform what you have accomplished. Remember, not all clients have the time to check what you have finished in a certain shift immediately or regularly. They depend on what you report to determine what you have done for them or their operations in a day.

It is what keeps you a reliable employee. Communication will always give you the chance to prove that you are a reliable virtual worker. How? By opening up about something that is not right with the tasks you are working on. By making your client aware of improvements that could be applied to their systems. By admitting your pitfalls and assuring that you will be better in the future.

If you will analyze it, you can say that without communication, no virtual work would even be on your plate.

The question now is, how could you improve communication with your client? It is simple: maximize the use of the messaging platform you are currently utilizing to be in connection with him or her.

Whenever you are reporting or logging out, inform him or her. Report whatever you have accomplished in a day. Ensure that he or she is updated with his or her future appointments. Keep him or her aware of your project’s progress. Voice out what you think should have made the proposal better.

There are too many ways you could improve communication while working online. As stated above, MAXIMIZE it.

What Makes Virtual Assistants More Reliable

What Makes Virtual Assistants More Reliable

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There are various businesses and individuals that are still hesitant to obtain support from home-based workers due to a variety of reasons, which include lack of trust, zero experience, and fear of failure among others. Far from their expectations, Virtual Assistants are actually more reliable than office-based workers in many aspects.

To explain further, here are factors that make Virtual Assistants more dependable:

Versatility

You can question the flexibility of a Virtual Assistant either in terms of skills and working schedule. Simply imagine having a VA, who could do both administrative and non-administrative tasks simultaneously. This may surprise you, but this is a norm among VAs.

In terms of reporting time, VAs are used to adjusting according to their client’s timezone. In other words, regardless of the differences in locations, you will not have to worry about keeping up with your operations and deadlines.

Extensive Experience

VAs are meant to jump from one type of work to another. Since the freelancing industry shows no barriers on what you can try as a job, VAs were given the freedom to gain experience in any field (e.g. sales and marketing, administrative work, IT, real estate, e-commerce, etc.)

Internationally Inclined Work Ethics

If you are worried about getting a VA due to the differences in culture, then you should know that a typical VA has to work with clients based in another country. It is not often that a VA has to cater to a locally based company.

This can be proven by how fluent they are in communicating in English and quick in adjusting to a new environment.

With the few aforementioned aspects, you will no longer be able to deny that VAs are indeed exceptional. This is why soon enough, they may even take over a large percentage of office-based companies.

Facts You Should Learn About Virtual Assistants

Facts You Should Learn About Virtual Assistants

From the term itself, a Virtual Assistant is an assistant who works virtually or to be specific, from home. Instead of a personal assistant that reports to your office, a Virtual Assistant will report to you electronically, such as through various communication means like e-mail, Skype, WhatsApp, and Messenger among others. In truth, you could communicate with them anywhere possible as long as you have an internet connection.

It is amazing to see that more people are becoming appreciative of what Virtual Assistants could do than before. Previously, companies would prefer their staff to work in their office, but now, more firms are actually outsourcing virtual staff due to the reduced overhead costs.

There are more things that you should learn about Virtual Assistants other than the reduction in business expenses, which include the following:

VAs Are Growing in Number. There is no doubt that the count of workers, who are switching their career choice to become a Virtual Assistant, is growing. At present, there are approximately 110,000 VAs registered on popular outsourcing platforms. Apparently, there are other VAs who preferred not to list their services on the said websites, who are not counted.

VAs Are Not Mere Freelancers or Contract Workers. You should know that a Virtual Assistant is not someone who would simply be present during a project. There are many Virtual Assistants who have grown with the companies they worked with.

As your Virtual Assistant succeeds in the tasks you are providing, you can anticipate him or her to handle more responsibilities. In other words, it is all about building relationships as well. They may not be physically present, but there is little to no difference between an in-house and remote assistant.

VAs Are Considered More Reliable by Certain Professionals. As an in-house employee, you would definitely disagree in some way. Nonetheless, before you do so, you should first find out why this has been observed among professionals who hire a Virtual Assistant.

One good reason from them is the fact a Virtual Assistant can manage tasks an executive is very uncomfortable to carry out. For instance, there are directors who would rather just attend meetings right away instead of handling the appointments setting as well. For them, coordinating the schedule with their clients could waste a lot of their time.

The advantages you may reap from hiring a Virtual Assistant may vary in comparison to what other executives experienced. However, one thing is for sure, and that is you will never regret outsourcing a virtual member for your company.