A virtual assistant (VA), as the name implies, is an assistant that helps and supports your business virtually. This does not mean that she/he is a robot. It simply means that the person is based at a remote location (such as our GetCallers office) and is trained to facilitate you and your business when called upon. It’s the advancement of technology that makes this process a possibility because businesses no longer need people to be present in the same room or even the same location for them to work. The presence of the internet, along with document-sharing and other business-related software, makes it easier for people to work remotely and makes it convenient for companies to function. Since virtual assistants work on their own from a remote location, businesses can save extra expenses related to their location and equipment costs. Furthermore, the assistants can hit the ground running with minimal or no training, thereby enabling companies to save time and effort. In fact, saving time, effort, and cost are the major reasons why businesses surge towards getting virtual assistants onboard from GetCallers. By outsourcing their internal processes, companies can spend more time focussing on the important aspects of their business, while the VAs do  the heavy lifting. While businesses can hire virtual assistants for any and every possible function, some of the more common services among the VA circles are social media management, video editing, websitdesign, administrative tasks, live chat support, data entry, and anything else that can be done remotely.