Mary Joymie Giacao

Virtual assistant VS. Freelancer TRANSCRIPTION: Prepared by: MARY JOYMIE SG. GIACAO Video link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp1QsgT6Lw4 What is the difference between these two words,? and what are the similarities as well? [Music] [Coach Grace] I know that I am often ask for these two words so in this video let’s go ahead and identify the differences and similarities so you can be guided moving forward, will you be focused on being a virtual assistant or as a freelancer? Hi there, my name is Grace, and I am the CEO and owner of Surge Digital Agencies, Surge is an FDA corporation company providing online freelancing courses services and solutions. Today, let’s talk about the differences and similarities of these two, virtual assistant and a freelancer. Starting your work from home career is probably one of the goals that you were able to achieve this year. However, as you transition and become more seasoned in freelancing you noticed that there are similarities and differences when it comes to being a virtual assistant and also being a freelancer and you might be wondering what are the differences between these two terms in order to understand better, Let’s go ahead and discuss first what is virtual assistant. A virtual assistant is anybody working remotely assistant clients with different task, is same with a freelancer, a virtual assistant can assist the business owner through different skill set. However, a virtual assistant works according to time needed by the client thus, virtual assistants have very limited or no freedom when it comes to time and flexibility. Additionally, a virtual assistant is usually charged on an hourly basis and most common tasks of a virtual assistant are all administrative tasks. When we’re talking about administrative tasks these are usually office assistants. So it might be that the client will need you to assist data entry, lead generation, email marketing or sorting, maybe a little bit of a social media posting, note-taking during reports or meetings, report preparation, appointment setting, Booking, and research. As you can notice, in the list of tasks that we mentioned earlier, most of the tasks that virtual assistants are doing are more on a general basis so, anybody can do data entry, lead generation, social media posting. But, to be more specific and in-depth with different digital skills and certain expertise and this is where freelancing will come into place. Joyous Virtual Services A freelancer is an independent contractor who provides services to clients remotely. This is not something very general. However, most freelancers are independently providing specific services. Additionally, freelancers assist clients directly. In what way? A freelancer sells skills or expertise through services in exchange for compensation, also as a freelancer you are not usually bound by the employer or employee relationship. Therefore, according to your own pace and according to your own time because we mentioned earlier that freelancers are more specific with the services that they are providing these are the examples of the very freelancing expertise or services that a lot of freelancers are specifically providing. These are some of the focuses that a freelancers are usually growing in their niches and these are customer service, graphics design, or designs and creatives, financials like online accounting or online bookkeeping, writing or copywriting, search engine optimization, digital marketing, content management, product developments, social media, and many many more. In this comparison, we can see that the virtual assistant tasks are usually very common and general they are also focused on office administration or administrative tasks nonetheless, the freelancer tasks are usually more focused and in-depth services in different freelancing niches, and these are independent contractual services that are provided online. So the question now is which one are you today? Are you are freelancer or a virtual assistant? What is the best option moving forward when you are working remotely from home or from anywhere around the world with access to a computer or internet. Here in Surge digital agency or the Filipino virtual assistants, we highly recommend freelancing this is why our main course is called the freelancing course you can get connected with us at FVA consultancy you can also email me at hellofaceconsultancy.com or check our website FVAconsultancy.com. Freelancers own more of their time, their focus, and they’re able to build freelancing as a business, I would highly recommend that you start considering freelancing today. That would be all for this video, I will see you again on the next content. Bye and God bless you all. Joyous Virtual Services