Virtual vs In-house
Do you want your business to save money this year?
On first glance the hourly rate for a Virtual Assistant may seem expensive compared with the hourly rate you would pay an in-house secretary, so business owners struggle on until they are desperate and then employ someone in-house.
Take a look again ...
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COST COMPARISON
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Full-time Employee
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Virtual Assistant
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Hourly Rate of Pay
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£10.00
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£20.00
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On-costs @ 15%
(NI, Pensions, etc) |
£1.50
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£0.00
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Overheads @ 25%
(Office space, equipment, overtime pay, etc) |
£2.50
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£0.00
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Actual Hourly Rate of Pay
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£14.00
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£20.00
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Hours Worked Per Year *
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1820 hrs
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800 hrs
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TOTAL COST
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£25,480
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£16,000
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*This example uses VA hours that could cover a full-time role but a VA will do as many or as few hours as are required. Also remember, with a Virtual Assistant you only pay for the time spent on the job (per minute) - no more paying for coffee breaks, trips to the toilet and holidays!
By working with a Virtual Assistant you SAVE over £9,000 per year
compared with employing a secretary in-house!
Although the Virtual Assistant's hourly rate is slightly higher than the employee's, you don't have any of the additional costs associated with employing someone in-house. In addition, as you are only paying for the time they spend actually working for you (no toilet breaks, chatting by the coffee machine or holidays), your employee's seven-hour day can be reduced to 3-4 hours with a Virtual Assistant.
Additionally, as Virtual Assistants are themselves business owners, they will go above and beyond the normal secretary's duties, which will impact on your own productivity. No task is too big or small for a Virtual Assistant to handle. Even if you only have one hour of work a month, a Virtual Assistant will be prepared to take it on.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE DESPERATE - START WORKING WITH A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR AS LITTLE AS £20 PER MONTH!