A virtual personal assistant is a skilled and experienced person who serves business owners, entrepreneurs and small clients from a remote location. They take care of the administrative force, financial tasks and many more. A virtual assistant has a stable grasp upon the working of the internet and the new trends on it. They keep themselves updated with the latest upgrades, government norms and the needs of the market.

The demands for an online personal assistant has risen at the present time as many large companies are opting to hire a VA instead of appointing a secretary or more employees.

However, some people are still not aware of the details and facts about online personal assistants and have quite a lot of misconceptions about them. So here are the most commonly misunderstood facts about online virtual assistants.

1. It is a belief that online personal assistants charge quite a hefty amount for the services that they provide as and when appointed. But it is a complete myth because they charge pretty less compared to the amount you pay to the employees and other workers of your company.

2. Online personal assistants are mostly multi-tasking but as they perform their job from a remote location, they fail to understand the immediate needs of the company and thus it might happen that their suggestions and advice may not be fruitful for you at all times. This is again a misunderstood fact as these VAs are quite aware of the needs of the company, depending on the communication at the time of signing the contract.

3. The virtual assistants may not agree with the terms and conditions of your company when you improve them in the long run and they might choose to not adapt to the changes and decisions taken by you. Again, something that VAs don’t normally do.

4. Virtual personal assistants might lag behind in scheduling a meeting and taking care of the requirements of your clients as they would not get the information timely if your client faces a sudden issue and reschedule the meeting at the last moment. However, this is not true as these VAs can function efficiently with proper communication.

5. Even when most of the virtual personal assistants are experienced and have a stronghold over their domain of work, if you end up leaving all the responsibilities upon them, you can face problems at every step. This is not true as VAs treat the clients as their own company and work efficiently and faithfully.

6. Virtual assistants serve with full dedication and commitment but their work efficacy and productivity fail to meet the needs or their performance may lag behind the employees. It isn’t true at all as they are as efficient, or more than in-house employees.

7. They aren’t always available upon communication as they are based on a remote location. However, VAs adjust to the work timing of the clients. Hence, they are mostly available for communication as and when needed.

However, an online personal assistant is capable of assisting in your business in many ways. If you can instruct and supervise them according to your needs, you might not face all the troubles with the misunderstood facts.