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 WhatsApp. Work product is delivered electronically or via the various delivery methods available in South Africa.

VAASA can indeed assist and guide you as you start your own VA business.

To become a Virtual Assistant, you need to think of the services that you will offer your clients.

1-Complete the application form to sign up for Purple, Standard or Premium membership

2-Receive an invoice from VAASA and make payment for the membership option which suits you (for Standard and Premium Membership)

3-Receive a confirmation email and enjoy the benefits of being a VAASA member!

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 for Standard and Premium Members where you can feel comfortable reaching out to other VAASA members 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.

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, but are not limited to:

• A member logo, for you to display on your website; social media and email signatures.
• 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 as well as our online coffee mornings.
• 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.

R600 to R1000.00 per year.

Exclusive access to our RFP system ALONE is worth more than a yearly payment of R1000.00 – 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 R1000.00, 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 R1000.00 investment you’ll ever make. (That works out to just over R83.00 a month!).

The term RFP is short for Request for Proposal.

Because VAASA is known for its professional reputation in South Africa, we receive RFP’s from entrepreneurs and business professionals looking for help from people like YOU! These requests are delivered to Premium Members via their inboxes as and when they come in.

Yes you can, provided that you have spare time to complete the tasks given to you by your client.

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.

You can offer any services that you like, provided that you can offer them remotely.

• Email and inbox management
• Calendar management
• Data entry
• Bookkeeping
• Travel management

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.

South African Virtual Assistants charge anywhere between R200-R400 for general administrative services

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 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.

They 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.