Many of my friends are telling me that they work as virtual assistants and that it was really a growing area for employment. I decided to look into it because I have so many blogs to keep up with I often get overwhelmed with work. A site called BackOfficeAssistants.com was recommended to me so I went to check it out for virtual assistants. The site is really a well defined concept. It tells you the pros and cons of using virtual assistances (VA) versus hiring a full time/part time employee. The cost savings are phenomenal and you can actually keep closer track of the work the assistant is performing. They do this by an application that runs on the | VA’s computer which tracks their time. You can even check it from your computer to check progress.

The people they hire are college educated and are fluent in English. You can’t hire people like that for less than minimum wage. I wanted to know more so I checked out the virtual assistant blog and had a number of very good posts that continues to build the case for the usefulness of a VA. I am really getting sold on this as a concept for growing my business. The other side that I discovered was that they have a virtual assistant affiliate program. You can make money through this program by finding companies who are looking for a VA and referring them to BackOfficeAssistants.com. You can read all about it on their site but it looks like an excellent opportunity.