Save More, Earn More!

Save More, Earn More!

According to U.S Department Of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics,) Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $31.09 per hour worked in March 2013. Wages and salaries averaged $21.50 per hour worked and accounted for 69.1 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $9.59 and accounted for the remaining 30.9 percent. Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $29.13 per hour worked in March 2013. Total employer compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $42.12 per hour worked in March 2013.

Reference: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf

 

Plusses of Hiring The Help

Reduction of overhead or fixed costs. The Help generates savings because its presence cuts down overhead or fixed costs (office space, equipment, labor).  This additional capital can be funneled back to the business.

Delegation of functions.  Managers and businesses that do all operational functions (research, budgeting, marketing) are costs that are passed on to the customers.  Delegating some of these to The Help will add to a business’ competitive edge.

Efficient staffing.  Long term or project-based staff can be expensive (salaries, health insurance).  With The Help at your service, costs will be confined to work rendered.

Compensation.  Since The Help is associated with Elance, its clients are assured of transparency in all transactions.  Employers put payments in escrow with Elance, to be released to the provider when work is satisfactory and delivered.  Since the freelancer (in this case The Help) can see that payment is ready, anxiety of not getting paid is eliminated.

Other perks in hiring The Help

  • Frees managers’ time to grow the business
  • Manages projects across time differences
  • Provides its clients with a set of guarantees
  • Has the resources and expertise to begin projects immediately

With The Help, we will save you money and increase your profit without compromising the quality of
service you provide to your clients!

Quest for the Best: Do you have the courage to be part of us?

Quest for the Best: Do you have the courage to be part of us?

 

Welcome Summer! Not only are we excited for the warm weather and lots of sunshine you bring, we are ecstatic for the growing opportunities you’ve been blowing our way.

We’ve been very busy these past few weeks. The demand is soaring for virtual administrative assistance services. More companies and individuals (particularly those who run small to medium sized businesses) are convinced that setting up a virtual office through us help them save money on  office space, hiring, training, payrolls, pensions, and other employee benefits. Yet,   at the same time these companies  reap all the benefits of having a brick and mortar office with competent, reliable, and hard working workers.

The sentiment of The Help is brightening, as clients’ confidence improve and the company’s performance continues to rise. As higher demand for clients continues, we exert double effort in selecting new employees who are going to be an asset to us and our clients as well.

“Hiring someone simply because you need an “extra body” is foolish and inevitably results in poor performance, decreased productivity and decreased morale. So be sure to hire only someone who actually fits the job description you’ve created. In fact, shooting for the stars by knowingly increasing your standards to hire the best possible candidate–even it takes some time to find the right person–is well worth it.”

– DR. DAVIDG.JAVITCH

As a growing company, we consider workforce management as one of company’s most important tasks.  With that, we want to ensure that we have the right people — and the right number of people– to keep both our own and our client’s company running smoothly.

We are currently looking for our next superstar administrative assistant. Is it you? Let us know. E-mail us your resume and cover letter at admin@thehelpbyastrids.com. For more information, check our career page.

“The Help” you’ve been waiting for!

“The Help” you’ve been waiting for!

The long wait is over!

The Help’s website is now up and running! We received our business cards in the mail and are ready for our  marketing campaigns. We are excited to reach more potential clients and interact with them directly. Right now, we are in the process of accepting more projects, meeting with clients on-line and face to face.   We are ready to work hard and grow with them, providing services for their professional and personal life.

Administrative assistance is the biggest service that we offer and provide to our clients. We cater to  clients from different parts of the world such as United States of America, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

Administrative assistants  play an important role in keeping an office running smoothly. They provide office services by implementing administrative systems, policies and procedures, and monitoring administrative projects.  Excellent Administrative Assistance is what we offer! We place second in the USA among the 2,744 companies providing Administrative support in Elance. Our feedback and rating  can attest to that.

Services that we offer under  administrative assistance:

• Virtual Assistant – provides administrative, secretarial, technical, or creative services to businesses externally.

• Calendar Management – involves scheduling meetings, advising others of the manager’s availability for whatever reason, knowing where the manager is at any given time.

• Data Entry – Information you work with might be text-based or numerical that needs logging into spreadsheets or databases.

• E-mail Correspondence – compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services.

• Customer Service –answers people’s queries and generally help them to address any problems they’re having.

•  Bulk Mailing– perform any combination of tasks in a post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; mailing large numbers of identical printed items. (snail mail , electronic mail)

• Beta Testing – comes after alpha testing, software and game applications needs to go through a series of test to make sure that it’s bug-free, before it gets approval for the official release.

 • Telephone Handling – To deliver an effective and competent level of accurate call handling for callers to the Out of hours service. To deliver an efficient appointments service for face to face consultations in accordance with agreed protocols.

• Word Processing –set up and prepare reports, letters, mailing labels, and other materials on a computer using a keyboard and word processing software. The word processor uses word processing commands to format the material and instruct the machine to correct spelling or grammar errors, number pages automatically, adjust the margins or line length, or perform a host of other functions.

• Research – Researchers are required to search, discover, interpret and develop systems to improve human knowledge in various matters. They are responsible for every new discovery related to scientific issues and other areas.

• Social-Media Maintenance – oversee social media campaigns which include but are not limited to: research, campaign & content creation. You will also create public relations opportunities for the company you represent.

• Website Maintenance – Website content manager will be responsible developing the voice for all aspects of the organization’s online presence. In addition to writing, editing, and proofreading site content, this person will also work closely with the technical team to maintain site standards with regard to new development. The website content manager will also be responsible for crafting site promotions, email newsletters, and online outreach campaigns.

• Billing and Accounting – Accountable for creating invoices and credit memos, correcting, completing, and processing claims of all payer codes.

There’s so much to tell, but for now just let us share to you this milestone!

Our team and the company are being showered by blessings.

If you have any inquiries, please feel free to complete our “contact form” on the right upper corner of our page or e-mail us at admin@thehelpbyastrids.com.

If you have too much in your plate today, call us! We’ll provide you the assistance you need so you can focus on the more important parts of your business. 

We are “The Help” you’ve been waiting for!

Updating the Site!

Updating the Site!

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Good News!

Soon, you can contact us straight from our website to avail our services.

Shopping cart, payments, contact forms, and live chat will be available for you!

Visit us again! Thank you!

FREE e-book in Kindle! (Get your copy now!)

FREE e-book in Kindle! (Get your copy now!)

bookWe are very excited to share with you a project we were a part of a couple of months back. 

For 2 days only (March 1 and 2)-  Seven Successes of Smarter Teams, is available in Amazon.com for FREE! We are sharing you the link so you can avail your very own copy now.

Seven Successes of Smarter Teams is a book written by Dr. Ali Matthew Monadjem. This book is specifically for businesses/ companies who want to succeed but are lacking the tools to get there. In the ever-changing world, shallow use of old business ideas no longer cuts it for successful professionals and teams. Business teams often have frustration and lack clarity. With trivial use of traditional techniques, most business teams will be ineffective.

It’s time for a revolution! Avail the 1st book now of the series. This business how to guide teaches proven techniques that will change your team from the inside out. In this opening installment, Dr. Ali (as his clients call him) divulges the first strategy that business experts practice around the world: How To Structure Business Issues.

If you know anyone who will benefit from this book, please feel free to share it. Remember, it’s only free for 2 days. So, HURRRY!