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. :)

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