Let's compare:   Employee vs. Virtual Assistant  (aka Offsite Administrative Secretarial  Innovative Support- OASIS)

Description	Employee	Virtual Assistant
Base Salary	X	Hourly / Project
Taxes: (Social Security, Medicare)	X	Not applicable
401K	X	Not applicable
Healthcare (health, dental, vision)	X	Not applicable
Bonuses	X	Not applicable
Raises	X	Not applicable
Time Off: (Personal, Sick, Vacation Days)	X	Not applicable
Basic Office Equipment Setup	X	Not applicable
Office Real Estate Cubicle	X	Not applicable
Computer Downtime/ Replacement?	X	Not applicable
Seasonal Slow-down?	X	Not applicable
Idle time?	X	Not applicable
Break Time: (Lunch, Personal Calls)	X	Not applicable

Bottom line Benefits: 

• You and your Virtual Assistant choose to work with each other as equals. 
• Your Virtual Assistant is an independent contractor.
• A virtual Assistant is not on your payroll! You do not pay employee taxes, benefits, workers compensation.
• No extra staff to have on your payroll during seasonal or peak activitiy time.
• You only pay for the "Time on Task" while the Virtual Assistant works on your project.
• There is no risk of taking advantage of your business 
  (e.g. personal telephone calls during office hours or overtime due to lack of productivity).
• Quality service is provided to your specifications - if you do not like the work of your Virtual Assistant, they do the work for FREE. They learn to be better business owners.
• Virtual Assisting is the  SUNSHINE on your shoulders; we make your burdens LIGHT!

rev: 7 Sep  2008