So What is a Purple Frogs Virtual Assistant? How Can They Help When They’re Not Physically Here?

With technology advancing, we are able to now provide a full administrative service for our clients without physically being in the work place with them.  This means that we save the hassle of recruiting a Personal Assistant or Administrator along with processing their Payroll, the payment of associated PAYE and of course now pension responsibilities too.  We are self employed contractors – so you don’t need to worry about any of that.  We just get the work done!

Here are some questions that we frequently get asked – scroll down for the answers.   If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask away.

  • What does a Virtual Assistant do? 
  • What time do I actually pay a Purple Frogs Virtual Assistant for?
  • Why should I go with Purple Frogs?
  • What hours do Purple Frogs work?
  • What tools do Purple Frogs use?
  • How do we share files and passwords with Purple Frogs?
  • Are Purple Frogs V.A.’s happy to sign a confidentiality agreement?
  • How can Purple Frogs manage our email inbox remotely?

What does a Virtual Assistant do? 

Basically anything that an office administrator does from invoicing your clients to creating marketing campaigns to doing research, replying to your emails, chasing debtors, research and so much more! Here are some of the typical tasks we get asked to do:

  • Taking incoming calls and scheduling bookings
  • Calendar management
  • Booking travel and accommodation
  • Designing presentations
  • Updating social media accounts
  • Replying to customer enquiries
  • Debt collection
  • Data entry
  • and much, much more!

What time do I actually pay a Purple Frogs Virtual Assistant for?

You only pay for the time that we spend working on your tasks.  We use a time tracking software to ensure that this is accurate and copies of the time sheets are available on request should you want to see them.

Why should I go with Purple Frogs?

We are so confident in our work that we Guarantee to refund you if you are not 100% happy, providing you let us know within 7 days of receipt and we are unable to resolve the issue as detailed in our Terms of Business.

What hours do Purple Frogs work?

We understand that when you’re running a business it’s not always 9am-5pm and so try to be as flexible as possible with our working times too, however obviously all requests for work outside normal working hours are subject to availability.

What tools do Purple Frogs use?

Purple Frogs use a wide variety of tools including Dropbox, GSuite, Asana, Skype, Zoom Whatsapp and many others.  We live in such an amazing time of new technology that we regularly attend courses to keep up to date with the most current methods available.

How do we share files and passwords with Purple Frogs?

We recommend clients use a secure password managing system so that passwords can be securely shared.  It is at the client’s discretion how files and documents are shared, however we would recommend using a cloud based platform e.g. Dropbox, GDrive

Are Purple Frogs Virtual Assistants happy to sign a Confidentiality Agreement?

Absolutely!  To protect both the client and the Virtual Assistant, Confidentiality Agreements are encouraged.

How can Purple Frogs manage our email inbox remotely?

We simply log in and deal with the customer facing emails directly.  In your initial meeting with Purple Frogs, we get as much information down as possible and are able to deal with the majority of emails based on this.  However, if there is anything that we are unsure of we will highlight this to you in a method agreed at the outset.  Some clients prefer a daily highlights summary email of all activity on their inbox whereas others prefer to be contacted as and when more pressing emails come in.  It is very much individual to the business and team.