Integrating a virtual assistant into your business would provide you significant benefits. As a sort of example, let’s say you have several mundane tasks that need to be performed and completed. Although you knew how to work with them, finishing all of the tasks seems to be impossible since they would probably consume all of your 24 hours in a single day.

So hiring a virtual assistant is the smartest decision you can make. But the question that you might ask yourself is, “Should I hire a freelance virtual assistant, or should I outsource my VA from a reliable agency?”

Individual Freelancer versus Freelancer from an Agency

Let’s discuss the reasons why hiring a virtual assistant from an agency would be the better choice compared to hiring an individual freelancer.

 Perhaps an individual freelancer would be a better choice if you are starting a project. A competent freelancer would be able to help you in filling the gaps your business has in skills and workloads.

However, bear in mind that a solo freelancer works for many clients most of the time. And in this case, there are unavoidable times that deadlines and tasks pile up and probably, will affect his performance. The work, however, might be completed but rushed, resulting in improper completion that would eventually present an unsatisfying result.

But when you decided to hire an agency, there is a dedicated project manager that will be responsible to manage your freelancers. And unlike solo freelancers, you don’t have to check them by yourself from time to time. This is one of the major responsibilities of a project manager to watch the team and individually check them.

And probably the worst nightmare that you don’t want to happen is when your solo freelancer suddenly disappears like a ghost. Well, certain factors can cause a freelancer to quit. And you might be thinking of hiring a replacement. However, this step only means that you have to go through step 1 again.

 You can avoid this thing to happen when you outsource your virtual assistant from an agency. You don’t need to worry about freelancers dropping your project because they can immediately provide a replacement if this kind of emergency happens.

And as your business is progressing, you will be more confident to accept bigger and complex projects. It is because you would already have a team that is fully equipped with special skills. It is the result of a long-term work relationship with the right freelancers from a reliable agency. It would certainly help you in taking more projects in the future with more confidence and of course, the anticipation of greater ROI.

 Conclusion

 One of the remarkable advantages of hiring with an agency is that they have dedicated and well-trained professionals that hire and screen virtual assistants candidates before onboarding.

By saying this, you are assured of higher quality in terms of output and a stress-free working environment.

by Deanna Visperas of GoVirtuals.com