Virtual Assistant is a person who performs the task either on their remote off shore location or be present onshore in their same country to perform the task assigned to them.
Outsourcing your services need arises only when the task could not be performed by the provider either due to the cost involved or man power resource not available, so when the resources are at stake the possibility to outsource are more.

Choosing the right vendor on their business vertical is very critical in the virtual assistant business industry. Two important criteria when you should consider before hiring would be
- Deliverables
- Work upon clear milestone
- Time
Before handing over a large project, it is advisable to start providing the company with smaller tasks and once they perform well up to the satisfaction, then you can proceed ahead with bigger tasks