UK VA Survey 2023

  • UK VA Survey 2024

  • I am based in the UK and have at least one active virtual assistant client.*
  • Where are you based?*
  • How would you describe your gender?
  • What age bracket do you fit into?
  • Is being a VA your only income?*
  • Where do you usually work from?*
  • Do you offer on-site services alongside your VA business?*
  • Have you PAID for specific VA training? (Please do not count any free courses/content)*
  • Have you attended or do you plan on attending any industry events this year?*
  • What is your business format?*
  • Are you VAT registered?*
  • Your annual turnover (If 1st year please estimate turnover based on current monthly earnings) - Please give the turnover ONLY for your VA services income - not other business activities such as training or passive incomes.*
  • Do you charge different rates for different services? (e.g. Typing = £30/hour, Social Media = £25/hour.)*
  • Pricing Strategy: How do you determine the prices you charge?*
  • Pricing Strategy: Do you expect your prices to:*
  • Do you have:*
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  • Do you specialise (niche) in anything specific?*
  • Do you plan to expand the business this year?*
  • Do you do associate work for another VA?*
  • If you answered 'yes' to the above question please select the one that applies to you...
  • How do you get paid by the majority of your clients?*
  • Have you undertaken work for clients through the Access to Work Scheme?*
  • Do you use subcontractors / associates in your business?*
  • If you answered yes to the question above, how many subcontractors / associates do you have in your business?
  • Where do you find your subcontractors?
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  • How many times do you follow up on new business leads?*
  • How long did it take you to find your first client?*
  • What do you find the MOST effective way of getting new business? We are only asking for one answer here as we want to know the one most effective method for you.*
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  • Do you offer a discount rate for charities / not for profit organisations?
  • Has your business been affected by the rise in living costs?*
  • Have you lost/had to turn down work as a result of having to care for someone else (e.g. children, elderly family members, etc)*
  • Has being a VA had a positive or negative effect on your mental health?*
  • How do you see your VA business?*
  • What is the biggest positive about being a Virtual Assistant?

  • A free copy of the UK VA Survey 2024 will be given to the first 10% to complete this survey.  We will email you once it is published.

     

    Information given (except your name and email address) will be used in the UK VA Survey 2024.  Your personal data (name and email address) given to us in this form will not be used for anything else other than for survey admin purposes and will not be passed on to third parties, nor will it be used for marketing purposes.  All information used in the final report will be anonymised before release.  Please find our Privacy Policy here

     

    If you have any questions, please email info@societyofvirtualassistants.co.uk

     

    Thank you so much for taking the time to fill in this year's survey.  We hope you find the results helpful.

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