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Are Virtual Assistants Worth the Money?

Updated on : 24 Oct 2024

In this week's Secrets of a Virtual Boss weekly newsletter, I share my thoughts on a very close to my heart. Is hiring a Virtual Assistant worth the money or not? You're going to be surprised by what I say.

You must ask yourself five questions to decide if hiring a Virtual Assistant is worth the money!

  1. What tasks would your virtual assistant be doing?
  2. Do you have a budget of between $360 and $1300 per month? Between this range, you’ll be able to hire the cream of the crop in Virtual Assistants. Just go to VirtualStaff.ph and see for yourself.
  3. What will you do with the time you get back once you delegate tasks to a Virtual Assistant?
  4. Are you looking to hire someone long-term? Hiring a great Virtual Assistant is about taking a long-term outlook.
  5. How would hiring a virtual assistant impact your life and the performance of your business?

Ask those questions, consume a bit more content, and decide whether hiring a virtual assistant is worth the money.

I’d suggest the next content you check out is the Ultimate Salary Guide for Hiring Virtual Staff in the Philippines. We update this every year, so it’s always up to date.

In this free downloadable guide, you’ll be able to see how much it costs to hire a virtual assistant, plus some top tips based on my in-the-trenches experience.

Read the Newsletter here.

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Michael Brodie

Founder of VirtualStaff.ph — Creator of the VirtualStaff Seat System​

Michael Brodie is the founder of VirtualStaff.ph and the creator of the VirtualStaff Seat System, a modern alternative to traditional outsourcing and offshore staffing agencies.

After years of seeing business owners struggle with inflated markups, recruiter-driven hiring, and unreliable offshore models, Michael set out to build something different — not another job board, not another BPO, but a system.

The result was VirtualStaff.ph: a plug-and-play way for businesses to build dependable, full-time back-office teams in the Philippines — without salary padding, outsourcing firm markups, or long-term lock-ins.

Through VirtualStaff Seats, businesses can add reliable Filipino staff directly into their operations — one Seat at a time — for roles like customer support, admin, billing, bookkeeping, and back-office operations.

Today, businesses across the US, Australia, and the UK use the VirtualStaff Seat System to build stable, long-term teams that simply work — while staying in full control.

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