Welcome!

Welcome to DavisVA.com, the web's premier location for the Virtual Assistance industry, and the home of Davis Virtual Assistants! If you're new to the world of the Professional Virtual Assistant, I suggest you review my Virtual Services page first, to get a feel for what we do. If you're working with a Virtual Assistant and in the market to switch, check out our Specials page. We offer a very special discount to business owners who are making the switch from their current Virtual Assistance provider.

At Davis Virtual Assistants, we say Offload. Outsource. Go Virtual!^sm

To get you started, let's explore the wild world of the Professional Virtual Assistant. Pour a glass of your favorite beverage, get comfy and come along for the ride!


Virtual Assistant: Defined

A Virtual Assistant (VA) is an entrepreneur who operates a home-based business, providing administrative, technical, creative and other types of services. Some VAs provide specialized services, such as bookkeeping and marketing. Other VAs are what I refer to as general practitioners, in that we provide a broad spectrum of administrative, creative and technical services to our clients.

I'm a full-time and professional Virtual Assistant and I reside in the great state of New York, in the gorgeous Adirondack Mountains.  The Davis Virtual Assistants team has clients in San Francisco & Southern California, Kansas City, Miami, Houston, Vancouver, Wisconsin, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Florida, Boston, Vermont, Oklahoma, Virginia, New Jersey, Long Island, New York City, Phoenix, Michigan and London, to name but a few places. If you think your assistant must travel to your office, you're wrong.


Am I Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Such a good question! You get a gold star for today ...

Just like any business partnership, the VA-client partnership is unique and it takes both parties working together to ensure it's a successful and productive relationship. Here are a few bits of advice as you venture into the world of Virtual Assistance:

• Remember that we're business owners, just like you are. We work hard to earn it every day, just like you do. If you think I sit at home and eat bon-bons all day, you've got another thing comin'! I've worked harder at this--managing and expanding the Davis Virtual Assistants empire--than all the time I spent as a cubicle monkey in Corporate America.
  
  
• Be realistic about your personality type. If you're Power Player Pete, Suzy Granola is probably not your best choice in a Virtual Assistant. Partner with someone who will mesh well with your personality and work style.
  
  
• Start small in regards to the first few tasks you turn over to your VA; don't turn over everything en masse on the first day of work. Get to know her work style, personality and reporting procedures, and ensure she's a good fit for you and your business before you hand over the big stuff.
  
  
• Be realistic about your budget. If you've got the bank to outsource $1,000 a month, good for you! You've achieved a high-level of success and you're laying the foundation for even more. If your budget is leaner, that's just fine! All that means is that we start with the really important stuff first, and watch your business go through the roof. Most of the folks I've had the good fortune of calling DavisVA clients had small budgets ... at first. After a few short months, all of them witnessed the awesome power of outsourcing, and gave us more work to do. Return On Investment, campers: Learn it, live it, love it!
  
  
• Do your homework and ask for current and verifiable references.
  
  
• Take all the time you need when comparing rates. You know what I'm going to say next: Return On Investment! Most small business owners need a healthy mix of the administrative and the technical. If you need to outsource to two separate VAs because one only has the ability to answer phones and check your e-mail, you've got to ask yourself if that partnership is worth your time and hard-earned dollar. Luckily for you, you're visiting the website of Davis Virtual Assistants, and we've got both the administrative and technical skills to get the job done. PLUS we've got the most competitive rates in the industry.
  
  
• Ask yourself, 'Do I like this person?'
  
  
• Ask yourself, 'Do I trust this person?'
  
  
• Ask yourself, 'Can I work with this person?'

The Benefits of Working with a Virtual Assistant

Business owners and entrepreneurs come in every make and model, and the one thing we have in common is we want to ensure we're getting the most bang-for-the-buck in regards to our expenditures. As you make your decision to partner with Davis Virtual Assistants, keep in mind the following benefits:

• You don't have to buy another computer, or make room for another person in your office. This is very good news for my fellow home-based business owners! I have a fully-equipped home office (as do my Associates), including broadband internet access, dedicated telephone lines, computers and printers.
  
  
• You don't pay taxes.
  
  
• You don't pay "benefits," such as health and dental insurance, sick leave and vacation time.
  
  
• You only pay for the time you use a Virtual Assistant, and a full-time commitment is not required.
  
  
• You don't worry about your staff commuting to your office and being late due to traffic or problems on your public transit system. We work from home and can assist you right now.
  
  
• You've got after-hours support when you work with Davis Virtual Assistants. Burning the midnight oil for tomorrow's deadline? Call us and we'll work with you. Four hands are always better than two!

Lori, I think I'm ready to “go virtual.”  What's next?

The next step is to download your complimentary copy of DavisVA's "Going Virtual Checklist." Rome wasn't built in a day, and "going virtual" shouldn't be accomplished in a single day either! Download and print my Going Virtual Checklist, follow the simple instructions contained in this document and then contact me to discuss the tasks and projects you want to outsource.

Who Am I?

Such a loaded question! Are you ready? I'm Lori Davis, Director of the Future, Professional Virtual Assistant, VA Coach, Admin Queen, blogger, small business owner, deliverer of Killer Customer Care, boss lady, risk taker, homeowner, Pisces, Disco music lover, Virtual Trainer, wife, sister, aunt, granddaughter, friend to the end, Mentor, dreamer, Killer Shark, Patriotic American, Midwestern Babe from Kansas, cat lover (Shakey, Cindy and Tina rule my world), broccoli hater (give me a recipe I'll enjoy and maybe I'll change my mind!), Political Conservative (are you surprised, especially considering I live in New York state!) teller of truth (I'll give you a spoonful of sugar if it stings too much), Send Out Cards addict, Business Pain Reliever, wannabe drummer, Texas Hold 'em addict (and winner), entrepreneur, solopreneur, Capitalist Pig, one who despises thieves, virtual babe, Guppy rescuer, motorcycle lover, 4WD owner, candle maker, Gus Hansen wannabe, and 30-second commuter! I worked in Corporate America for over 15 years and while I enjoyed my work and my colleagues, at the end of the day I was miserable. I prefer to choose my own path, my working hours and most important, my clients. None of that was possible in a traditional 9-to-5 job.

As general practitioner Virtual Assistants, we specialize in providing the critical and necessary elements of virtual office administration, handling everything from data entry projects to proofreading and forms creation. From calendar and e-mail management to surveys and HTML coding, we offer a wide variety of administrative, technical and creative services to assist you in maintaining a more efficient office, allowing you the time and energy to do what you do best: manage your business and bring home the bacon!

There are innumerable tasks which your Virtual Assistant can handle for you. I encourage you to review my Virtual Services page and then call or e-mail so we may discuss your outsourcing needs in more detail. The way I see it, you can continue on in your unorganized, stressful existence, or you can make a positive change and make your business more successful and your work life less hectic.

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Of course you are--that's why you're here. To the bat phone!