A virtual assistant is only paid for the time he/she spends working.
Flexibility, work can be done outside of normal business hours.
No need to provide office space, hardware and supplies as a virtual assistant uses her own resources.
A virtual assistant cares about their business and offers superior service.
Temp agencies don't always send the right person for the job and can be guilty of sending unskilled candidates – we’ve seen it all!
A business is able to use the services of the same person over again, whereas this is near impossible with temps.
Virtual assistants are independent contractors thereby eliminating administration on client's behalf with payroll, superannuation, leave payments, sick leave, etc.
A virtual assistant is not paid for spending time on personal phone calls, coffee breaks, surfing the net, texting at her desk, etc.
A virtual assistant performs the tasks that you previously may have been wasting your time doing instead of focusing on growing your business. As a business owner you should be outsourcing and delegating the myriad of administrative tasks to an appropriate virtual assistant.