{"id":1597,"date":"2020-05-15T15:35:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networkinggerrardscross.co.uk\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2020-06-30T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T11:57:17","slug":"tanya-dickinson-on-why-to-use-a-va-over-a-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkinggerrardscross.co.uk\/tanya-dickinson-on-why-to-use-a-va-over-a-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanya Dickinson on why to use a VA over a PA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Date: Friday 1 May 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaker: <strong>Tanya Dickinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business: <strong>Platinum PA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topic: <strong>: Why use a VA over a PA?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these ever-changing times when social distancing and remote working have become the norm, the advantages of <strong>VAs (Virtual Assistants<\/strong> = online) over <strong>PAs (Personal Assistants <\/strong>= physical) has become even more pronounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, here are 3 key benefits a <strong>VA<\/strong> can offer your business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>PAYG (Pay as You Go)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>With cashflow and workflow proving more difficult to predict, a traditional PA represents a fixed cost and commitment for your business.<\/li><li>By comparison, VAs work flexibly as &amp; when you require their services.<\/li><li>That means no recruitment, tax or National Insurance costs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Social Distancing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The notion of a <strong>physical office<\/strong> for all employees was already being challenged pre-COVID 19.<\/li><li>In this \u2018new world\u2019, being able to <strong>work remotely<\/strong> and at a distance has become mandatory<\/li><li>VAs are accustomed to <strong>managing dynamic workflows<\/strong> and working from their own premises<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Outsource &amp; upskill<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>VAs usually have their own unique set of skills, aside from the usual word processing, spreadsheeting and presentation competencies; e.g. invoicing, expenses and purchase ledger management<\/li><li>Also, VAs are usually great networkers with an extensive book of contacts, so if there is a particular job you need, a VA should probably be your first port of call!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Having worked as a PA across a <strong>wide range of industries<\/strong> (financial, retail, pharmaceutical) I understand what businesspeople need and how to deliver it effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There isn\u2019t a one size fits all <\/strong>\u2013 everybody\u2019s requirements and ways of working are different, which is where a VA such as myself fit in nicely!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read about the advantages of VAs (Virtual Assistants = online) over PAs (Personal Assistants = physical)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9461,"featured_media":1599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tanya Dickinson on why to use a VA over a PA? 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