Virtual Assistant Industry Survey

UPDATE: As of 11/4/2009 we have 620 participants--we need just 380 more Virtual Assistants to meet this year's goal of 1,000! Canada is especially lagging in participation this year so do all you can to get your Canadian VA buddies over here to take the survey--we want them to be accurately represented in the results. Be sure and take the survey right away yourself, if you haven't already, and then tell all your VA buddies. The sooner we meet our goal of 1,000 participants, the sooner we can get the results report out to everyone.

Each September (this is our fourth year), the VACOC conducts an industry-wide survey for the purpose of taking a representative, group snap-shot of those who are in the business of providing ongoing administrative support. Virtual Assistants who participate get the survey results report absolutely free!

The theme for this year's survey is social networking. Our goal is 1,000 participants (last year, we had 604). We'll need all the help you can give in getting the word out and encouraging all the VAs you know to participate. This survey is for you guys after all! The sooner we meet our goal, the sooner YOU get your report. :)

Once we meet our goal and the report has been compiled, those Virtual Assistants who participated and signed up to the mailing list at the end will be emailed a link to download their complimentary copy of survey results. Judging from past years, we expect the report to be around 75 to 100 pages. It will definitely be chock-full of helpful, fascinating, eye-opening data. If you've participated before, I'm sure you'll find it really interesting to compare with previous years' results.

This is an online survey—you take it right on your computer screen. There are 100 questions with two optional questions at the end. If that sounds like a lot, don't worry... everything is multiple-choice and it's a total breeze. In fact, we show that it only takes the average person about 14 minutes, 52 seconds to complete. How's that for being exact? LOL

Due to the in-depth nature of our survey, we use a special survey provider (not one of those free sites). The thing is, you must complete the survey in one sitting. If you stop midway, then come back later, it will think you've already completed it once and won't let you take it again. This is to help prevent duplicate submissions. No survey is 100% fool-proof, but we do our best to provide you with the most accurate results we can. Using this special provider is key in accomplishing that. So before you take the survey, just make sure you can sit down and complete it all in one shot.

You MUST follow the link provided at the end of the survey and sign up to the list in order to get your FREE copy of the results report. The survey itself is completely confidential because we want you to be totally candid in your responses. Since we don't collect any identifying information in the survey, this is the only way we have to get the report to just those who participate and manage the huge task of disseminating the reports once they've been compiled. We really, really want you to get your copy so don't forget that last step. :)