Sure there are many VA organisations you can join, and even though VAASA is the only one you really need to belong to, we don’t discourage you from joining any of the others out there, but please remember that this one specifically relates to the South African market.

A free private Facebook page where you can feel comfortable reaching out to fellow South Africans for advice, sharing of ideas, etc.

A Listing For Your Company In VAASA’s Member Directory

When someone in need of a VA comes to the VAASA website, the first thing they do is browse our member directory. Businesses are searchable by region, and you’re given lots of room to list detailed information about the services you provide.

Access to all Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Because VAASA is the only organisation in existence for VAs in South Africa, we receive many RFPs from entrepreneurs and business professionals looking for help from people like YOU! These requests are delivered to members via the email discussion list.

Access to VAASA Webinars and VA Chats

Regularly, we host educational webinars on cutting edge technologies, business practices and industry resources. VAASA members are invited to attend these events for FREE!!

Other VAASA membership benefits include:

• A member logo, for you to display on your site.
• Attend information webinars / zoom sessions hosted by guest speakers in the industry and other business experts.
• Access to our Success Circles – monthly mind-storm sessions, attended by VAs who are interested in taking their business to the next level.
• Access and discounted rates towards the Success Partner Programs – Mentoring, Coaching, Consulting all intended to support you with your business in a one-on-one environment with successful, established VAs.
• Discounts on VA training and coaching programs.
• Access to the latest and most up-to-date information on software and tools to help you effectively run your business.
• Invitation to local in-person networking events.
• Access to our extensive Knowledge Base, Resource Area and Library which includes hundreds of web resources, forms, articles, books and items you can use in your business.

How much will all this cost you?

Everything you just finished reading about – is going to set you back R500.00 per year.

That’s right – only R500.00 per year! Not per month, or bi-weekly. VAASA membership is yours for R500.00 per year.

Exclusive access to our RFP system ALONE is worth more than a yearly payment of R500.00 – retain one client and your membership has paid for itself!

This is one of the most cost effective ways you can possibly market your VA business. For that R500.00, your business is listed in our directory, you will be networking with VAs all over South Africa and timely notification of new RFPs are provided on the VAASA Facebook page. You really can’t go wrong with this tiny monetary investment.

Are you ready to join us?

We would love to have you as VAASA’s newest member.

All you have to do to gain access to all member-only areas of VAASA is Join Us.

As a Virtual Assistant, this will potentially be the best and most important R500.00 investment you’ll ever make. (That works out to just over R40.00 a month!).

A virtual assistant, or VA, is a small business owner who offers many different services in the administrative, technical, or creative areas. A VA has spent a lot of time developing expertise in their chosen area of specialization. Services are provided remotely and communication is done via email, phone, mail, or instant messaging. Work product is delivered electronically or via the various delivery methods available in South Africa.

A VA can help you with administrative tasks (e.g., proofreading a proposal, preparing documents, bulk mailings), technical tasks (e.g., website development), or creative tasks (e.g., designing marketing materials, desktop publishing, social media marketing).

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAs offer different services so it is important that you choose someone who has expertise in the type of work you need to have done.

VAs work with any business that wants to cut overhead costs, increase productivity, and gain more time in each day to focus on their core business objectives.

The important thing is good communication between a client and a VA.

A VA will start by discussing what work a client requires to have done and how the client prefers to communicate – email, phone, instant messaging, etc. A client will be given periodic updates to keep you informed about the status of the work the VA is are doing for the client.

From the clients end, a VA would ask that the client provide timely communication of any changes to the client’s work needs, such as changed deadlines, tasks, etc.. Once the work is completed, the VA would send it to the client in whatever way has been chosen.

The first step is to decide what work the client needs assistance with. From there, the client can determine what type of services they are looking for. The client should also determine their other requirements, such as an estimate of the number of hours of help that is needed per day, per week, or per month.

You can then view the list of VAs listed on our Member Directory, seeing who is able to provide those services.

You could but you would likely not get the same level of professionalism, collaboration, and dedication that you would with a VA. A temporary employee may be available one day or one week but the next time you need them, they may no longer be available, causing you to have to start all over again with someone new. A VA is there when you need them and has an interest in making sure you succeed.