Average Salary of an Administrative Assistant:
Between $35,000 and $45,000, depending on the area in which you live and the administrator’s experience.
Also included ABOVE the salary of an administrator, Employers also pay for: Paid Time Off, Personal and/or Sick Days, Equipment Costs, Maternity Leave, Health Care, Retirement Benefits: Placement Fees if Employers use a recruiting company or temp agency. Some employers also pay relocation fees.
Job Description of an Administrative Assistant:
Plan, direct, or coordinate supportive services of an organization, such as record keeping, mail distribution, telephone operator/receptionist, and other office support services. May oversee facilities planning and maintenance and custodial operations.
Employee Turnover:
Average employee term is approximately 3 years, meaning the need to train an employee every 3 years costs you your time.
FICA Taxes:
Social Security (Employer pays 6.2%)
Medicare (Employer pays 1.45%)
Employer Payroll Taxes:
Companies are responsible for paying their portion of payroll taxes. These payroll taxes are an added expense over and above the expense of an employee's gross pay. The employer-portion of payroll taxes include the following:
Social Security taxes (6.2% up to the annual maximum)
Medicare taxes (1.45% of wages)
Employer must pay a tax professional to do the following:
Statutory Payroll Tax Deductions:
Payroll taxes must be withheld from an employee's paycheck. This is required by law. Employers must hand these withholdings over to various tax agencies.
Payroll tax deductions include the following:
Federal income tax withholding (based on withholding tables in Publication 15)
Social Security tax withholding (6.2% up to the annual maximum)
Medicare tax withholding (1.45%)
State income tax withholding
Various local tax withholdings (such as city, county, or school district taxes, state disability or unemployment insurance).
When looking at these numbers for an Administrative Assistant, keep in mind that many types of these positions have a lot of “downtime”, being paid to wait for that next project to come in. MANY administrators remain VERY busy throughout the day, however MANY administrators could be getting paid to surf the net while waiting for projects and/or business to pick up.
So many companies and business owners know about outsourcing these needs, as talk about VA is growing and growing, but they are reluctant to outsource. Best solution for that is to do a test-run. Independent Projects is currently running a special on ½ off for ONE PowerPoint presentation up to 10 pages, so you can see for yourself.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Your 30-Second Commercial~For Your WEBSITE?
I'm sure many of you reading this have been to a networking event where people gave 30-sec commercials. It can be difficult to say what you have to say about your business in 30 seconds. I belong to BNI and I do this every week. What I do like about this, if you do it right, it can be very effective. There are advantages of adding a 30-sec commercial to your home page. Imagine if someone clicked on your link and they could gain that same effectiveness of attending a networking event to listen to YOU give your 30-sec commercial, but were able to hear that on your site. If you've ever wondered what people take away from visiting your site, whether they got the information you intended them to get, then a 30-sec commercial on your site is exactly what you need. Between Independent Projects, JMVoiceOver and Maro Design, we can write your 30-sec commercial, fully produce with audio and sound and link it directly to your website. If you'd like to find out more about adding YOUR 30-sec. commerical to your website email us at: projects@ipro4u.com
Friday, June 5, 2009
Different Types of Virtual Services you CAN use!
Audio Transcription: Need something transcribed from audio to hard copy format WITH edits and proofreading? Send via Mp3 and we can transcribe just about anything.
PowerPoint Presentations: Need a GREAT PowerPoint presentation for your next meeting with potential clients? We can make your PPT stand out with graphics, color and great text to catch the viewers and grab their attention!
Website Design/SEO: Need to update your site, create a site or need a GREAT search engine optimization performed so that people can find you when searching for YOUR services. We can design, copywright, import videos AND get you ranked higher than your competitors!
Contact Management: Having a hard time keeping track of your clients and need to import YOUR contacts into an Excel Database, but don't have the time to do it? We can create those timely, but important databases for you, AS WELL AS format them so it can be uploaded into a Mail Merge Format into Word for your Direct Mail Marketing Campaigns.
Direct Mail Marketing Campaigns: Start a new business or moved your business to a new area. Nothing better than starting a direct mail marketing campaign to introduce you to new prospects. Simple letters are a thing of the past. With this economy, you need to stand out from your competitors. We can create a catchy letter or postcard; import your contacts, print and mail. AND it's important to FOLLOW-UP with a phone call or email.
Networking Event Planning: Would you like to host your own networking event, but not sure how to get started or would just like an extra hand? We can research venues, track down a target audience, email or mail invitations, track RSVP's, get sponsors for your event and send thank you emails to your attendees.
On-Line Marketing: On-Line marketing is becoming a BIG part of business' success. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook. It can become quite overwhelming. Email Newsletters?? How do you even get started in networking in the virtual world? We can discuss your target audience and give you options on where to go first, what types of email newsletters are the most successful, what types of social networking sites get you the best results, and LINKING your website to other websites, i.e. signing up for various websites and getting on-line articles written ABOUT your company. They're out there; you just have to know where to find them.
Company Logo and Brochure Designs: If you don't have a company logo, you NEED ONE! More than a profile headshot of yourself, it's a vital part of your business. Company logos are one of the most important parts of marketing your business. It needs to be eye-catching and basically a simple graphic that tells people exactly what you do. Brochure Designs are also important. Don't just slap a shipping label on a plain folder.. STAND OUT!
Fee Structure:
Simple Administrative Functions are standard across the board: About $20/HR. You’ll find this fee structure from just about any Virtual Assisting Company out there. Our rates are the same, however, we charge by the project, not by the hour. This keeps thing functional and efficient for both Independent Projects AND our clients, so as not to bill the client multiple times for ONE project. For instance, if you have a administrative task that will take approximately 3 hours to complete, your total and final bill for that project would be: $60. Much less expensive than hiring a part- or full-time employee, right??
Other Services such as website design and maintenance, networking event planning, logo designs are based upon a different fee structure. These types of functions are more time consuming and charged more per hour IF you want the job done right. This can be discussed in more detail during a consultation. Website design services will be charged by design. For instance, a re-design of an existing site would be less than the complete build of a site.
If you have a particular project in mind, but do not see it in our services section located on our website, give us a call. We’ll be happy to offer ideas on any project with cost-effectiveness in mind.
WHY US:
No need to pay employee taxes, offer or pay for benefits, pay workmen’s compensation and unemployment taxes or offer retirement plans. No need to create the space for an employee or purchase COSTLY equipment needed to hire an office manager or an administrative assistant. We have all the tools necessary to carry out each and every one of the functions listed throughout our website!
www.ipro4u.com
PowerPoint Presentations: Need a GREAT PowerPoint presentation for your next meeting with potential clients? We can make your PPT stand out with graphics, color and great text to catch the viewers and grab their attention!
Website Design/SEO: Need to update your site, create a site or need a GREAT search engine optimization performed so that people can find you when searching for YOUR services. We can design, copywright, import videos AND get you ranked higher than your competitors!
Contact Management: Having a hard time keeping track of your clients and need to import YOUR contacts into an Excel Database, but don't have the time to do it? We can create those timely, but important databases for you, AS WELL AS format them so it can be uploaded into a Mail Merge Format into Word for your Direct Mail Marketing Campaigns.
Direct Mail Marketing Campaigns: Start a new business or moved your business to a new area. Nothing better than starting a direct mail marketing campaign to introduce you to new prospects. Simple letters are a thing of the past. With this economy, you need to stand out from your competitors. We can create a catchy letter or postcard; import your contacts, print and mail. AND it's important to FOLLOW-UP with a phone call or email.
Networking Event Planning: Would you like to host your own networking event, but not sure how to get started or would just like an extra hand? We can research venues, track down a target audience, email or mail invitations, track RSVP's, get sponsors for your event and send thank you emails to your attendees.
On-Line Marketing: On-Line marketing is becoming a BIG part of business' success. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook. It can become quite overwhelming. Email Newsletters?? How do you even get started in networking in the virtual world? We can discuss your target audience and give you options on where to go first, what types of email newsletters are the most successful, what types of social networking sites get you the best results, and LINKING your website to other websites, i.e. signing up for various websites and getting on-line articles written ABOUT your company. They're out there; you just have to know where to find them.
Company Logo and Brochure Designs: If you don't have a company logo, you NEED ONE! More than a profile headshot of yourself, it's a vital part of your business. Company logos are one of the most important parts of marketing your business. It needs to be eye-catching and basically a simple graphic that tells people exactly what you do. Brochure Designs are also important. Don't just slap a shipping label on a plain folder.. STAND OUT!
Fee Structure:
Simple Administrative Functions are standard across the board: About $20/HR. You’ll find this fee structure from just about any Virtual Assisting Company out there. Our rates are the same, however, we charge by the project, not by the hour. This keeps thing functional and efficient for both Independent Projects AND our clients, so as not to bill the client multiple times for ONE project. For instance, if you have a administrative task that will take approximately 3 hours to complete, your total and final bill for that project would be: $60. Much less expensive than hiring a part- or full-time employee, right??
Other Services such as website design and maintenance, networking event planning, logo designs are based upon a different fee structure. These types of functions are more time consuming and charged more per hour IF you want the job done right. This can be discussed in more detail during a consultation. Website design services will be charged by design. For instance, a re-design of an existing site would be less than the complete build of a site.
If you have a particular project in mind, but do not see it in our services section located on our website, give us a call. We’ll be happy to offer ideas on any project with cost-effectiveness in mind.
WHY US:
No need to pay employee taxes, offer or pay for benefits, pay workmen’s compensation and unemployment taxes or offer retirement plans. No need to create the space for an employee or purchase COSTLY equipment needed to hire an office manager or an administrative assistant. We have all the tools necessary to carry out each and every one of the functions listed throughout our website!
www.ipro4u.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Why I started Independent Projects
I started thinking and planning the idea of Independent Projects back in 2006, before the economy took its largest downfall. I was laid off by one of the major financial institutes and was also seven months pregnant at the time. I struggled to find meaning and a new career path. Shortly after being laid off, I started working for an independent financial planner from home, but was still planning my future in my head. Do I go back to work with only enough salary to pay for daycare, or do I really start this business? I wanted a solid business model that would survive this recession. Business owners continued to struggle to keep their dreams afloat. Since I was already working from home for one person, I designed thoughts in my head of how I might be able to work with multiple business owners and entrepreneurs. From these thoughts evolved Independent Projects. A company that looked at the economy and thought of ways to support those business owners who didn’t have the means or desires to hire a full-time/part-time permanent employee, with the rising costs of healthcare and employee taxes. Independent Projects helps business owners keep their dreams moving forward by offering various support in administration, marketing, web design…all of those tedious, but most important tasks those same business owners keep pushing back because they need to focus their energy on surviving this recession and keep their business growing. Outsourcing those particular tasks to Independent Projects allows them to keep moving forward at half the cost of an employee. We don’t charge membership fees and by outsourcing you eliminate the need to offer or pay for healthcare, unemployment compensation, employee taxes and workman’s compensation. We only charge our clients for the work we do for them. Making this a win-win business model for both parties in this desperate time of recession. My team is also made up of stay-at-home moms. When I became a stay-at-home mom myself, I found it more challenging than I anticipated it to be. There are currently five million stay at home moms in the US. Many of which are talented and have degrees. Inflation keeps going up, but our payroll does not. Many of us choose to stay home, because we know that if we went back to work, we would be working just to pay for daycare. Currently, there is not a whole lot of funding for early childhood education and daycares in this area are expensive. My goal with Independent Projects is to not only offer support to business owners, but also offer a legitimate company that moms can work for from home.
Keep pushing forward…. you can only succeed if you believe in yourself and your ideas.
Keep pushing forward…. you can only succeed if you believe in yourself and your ideas.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Independent Projects
I created a company called Independent Projects that supplies business owners with administrative outsourcing services. The website is: www.ipro4u.com If you think we could help your business grow, please log on to my website and fill out the contact page with your information and I will be in touch!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
SendOutCards
Hello, my name is Angela Myrtetus and I wanted to share with you a new way to gain referrals from clients and keep in touch with family and friends with your own computer..no driving, no gas....
I know that getting people to refer your business can be difficult. Most business owners are too embarrassed or scared to ask for referrals and the majority of clients are too busy to remember to refer you. What if there was a program that you could send them a personal card, thanking them for their time in meeting with you AND asking them to refer you, without having to go out, purchase the cards, handwrite their address, write a note in the card, then mail it.. and to have it cost less than a dollar to do it. Well, there is. It’s called SendOutCards. My boss, Howard Soloway is an agent for a Financial Office in Philly and he learned of this system from a friend of his, who is a mortgage broker. This mortgage broker got involved with sendoutcards because his business was hurting due to the financial crisis in our country. He uses this to gain referrals from his clients AND he makes money doing so.
Howard and his associates also use this program to send his clients holiday cards, birthday cards and for thanking them for a meeting he just had. By sending our clients a very personal card, we’ve gained a ton of referrals from them. This program is beyond easy and it adds a nice personal touch with your clients. You can also send very nice gift baskets to them as well. Why should you consider setting up an account with sendoutcards? It’s the fastest, easiest way to add that personal touch from a meeting you have had with a client and it really does gain more referrals from that client. All you do is add their contact information in the system, pick a card and click send. It also saves the client contact information for the next time you'd like to send that client a card. That’s it!! You can even create your own signature font and it looks like you really signed the card. A week after a meeting, send a personal card, thanking them.. why? number one: reminds them of you and your business, and two: it reminds them to refer your business to someone they know. You can also upload images into the card. If you are at a charity event or business card swap or any networking event, take pictures a nd upload the image into the card.. Adds that extra special "something" to the card.
What better way to establish a powerful relationship of appreciation and trust than with a sequence of sincere greeting cards? Why?
This system is brain dead easy to use.
This system gets people to fall in love with you and your business.
It can be put on 100% AUTOPILOT!! (this is the best feature!)
And it’s extremely inexpensive.. (LESS THAN $1.00/CARD)
It works for ANY business
You can completely personalize and customize it.
AND, you can make money by selling it to other people who want referrals.
If this hasn’t convinced you. Try it out for free.. on us! Click on this link www.sendoutcards.com/18334 and it will take you to a tutorial where you can send yourself or someone else you know a greeting or referral card for free. After that, contact me at angmyrt1@comcast.net and I will walk through the system with you and answer any questions you may have.
Thanks, and look forward to hearing from you soon!!
I know that getting people to refer your business can be difficult. Most business owners are too embarrassed or scared to ask for referrals and the majority of clients are too busy to remember to refer you. What if there was a program that you could send them a personal card, thanking them for their time in meeting with you AND asking them to refer you, without having to go out, purchase the cards, handwrite their address, write a note in the card, then mail it.. and to have it cost less than a dollar to do it. Well, there is. It’s called SendOutCards. My boss, Howard Soloway is an agent for a Financial Office in Philly and he learned of this system from a friend of his, who is a mortgage broker. This mortgage broker got involved with sendoutcards because his business was hurting due to the financial crisis in our country. He uses this to gain referrals from his clients AND he makes money doing so.
Howard and his associates also use this program to send his clients holiday cards, birthday cards and for thanking them for a meeting he just had. By sending our clients a very personal card, we’ve gained a ton of referrals from them. This program is beyond easy and it adds a nice personal touch with your clients. You can also send very nice gift baskets to them as well. Why should you consider setting up an account with sendoutcards? It’s the fastest, easiest way to add that personal touch from a meeting you have had with a client and it really does gain more referrals from that client. All you do is add their contact information in the system, pick a card and click send. It also saves the client contact information for the next time you'd like to send that client a card. That’s it!! You can even create your own signature font and it looks like you really signed the card. A week after a meeting, send a personal card, thanking them.. why? number one: reminds them of you and your business, and two: it reminds them to refer your business to someone they know. You can also upload images into the card. If you are at a charity event or business card swap or any networking event, take pictures a nd upload the image into the card.. Adds that extra special "something" to the card.
What better way to establish a powerful relationship of appreciation and trust than with a sequence of sincere greeting cards? Why?
This system is brain dead easy to use.
This system gets people to fall in love with you and your business.
It can be put on 100% AUTOPILOT!! (this is the best feature!)
And it’s extremely inexpensive.. (LESS THAN $1.00/CARD)
It works for ANY business
You can completely personalize and customize it.
AND, you can make money by selling it to other people who want referrals.
If this hasn’t convinced you. Try it out for free.. on us! Click on this link www.sendoutcards.com/18334 and it will take you to a tutorial where you can send yourself or someone else you know a greeting or referral card for free. After that, contact me at angmyrt1@comcast.net and I will walk through the system with you and answer any questions you may have.
Thanks, and look forward to hearing from you soon!!
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