Do you prefer outsourcing to an assistant in your own country, or do you prefer going ‘cheap’ and overseas?

The difference with a virtual assistant (VA) is that a VA in the same country will know and proactively handle meeting delays or cancellations on a snow-day.

Knowing about and being able to anticipate what’s about to happen in your day puts local VA’s one step ahead of their offshore competition. Read my take on 3 benefits of hiring a local virtual assistant over an offshore provider: