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#1 (permalink)   12-03-2007 AbleAssist Contributing Member Company name: Virtually Exceptional Assistance My latest Twitter: Read VEA's latest blog: http://virtuallyexce...   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 54 Virtual Assistant Rates on the West Coast This might be a strange question, but could some of my West Coast (California, etc) VA colleagues shed some light on the range of rates for VA's on the West Coast? Thank you! Andrea

#2 (permalink)   12-03-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: VA Rates on the West Coast Hi Andrea, Very interesting question. While I don't have any data relative to specific geographic location(s), this article and this previous thread might interest you. We don't encourage direct discussion of rates and prices for services on the forums as this *may be* mistaken for price fixing - a very serious offense. For more info on average rates, etc. please refer to the links above. __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#3 (permalink)   12-11-2007 myvirtual Guest Company name: Click here to learn how to add your Company Name! Latest blog post: Click here to learn how to add your blog feed! My latest Twitter: Click here to learn how to set up your Tweets!   Posts: n/a Re: VA Rates on the West Coast I charge $XX per hour. Not in CA but am west coast. I also give discounts for retainer packages. [This post has been edited to remove specific rate amounts]

#4 (permalink)   12-12-2007 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: VA Rates on the West Coast I provide bookkeeping, am physically located in Colorado, and charge $XX/hour [This post has been edited to remove specific rate amounts] __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#5 (permalink)   12-13-2007 AbleAssist Contributing Member Company name: Virtually Exceptional Assistance My latest Twitter: Read VEA's latest blog: http://virtuallyexce...   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 54 Re: VA Rates on the West Coast Thank you, colleagues! Your responses have been very helpful! Have a great day out there in the VA world! Andrea Bush

#6 (permalink)   02-11-2008 liz1531 New Member   Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Goodyear, AZ Posts: 18 Re: VA Rates on the West Coast Wow, I'm in San Diego and was only going to charge $XX hr. Perhaps I should rethink to about $XX hr. [This post has been edited to remove specific rate amounts]

#7 (permalink)   02-11-2008 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: VA Rates on the West Coast Your rate should be based on your skill, experience, and service offerings NOT on your location! __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#8 (permalink)   02-11-2008 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: VA Rates on the West Coast Thanks for cleaning up after us, Tess I used a combo of the rate calculator, comparison to other similar service VAs and my experience level to determine a reasonable rate to charge my clients. I am actually in the middle of the pack for bookkeeping rate structure, but it works for now. To find other VA rates, I researched the internet for VA websites and VA forums. Remember, as a virtual assistant, we can work anywhere so geographic location really shouldn't enter into our rate structures. __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"