There has been a big rise in recent years of small companies and individuals that offer typing and secretarial services. Some people run these kinds of businesses in offices and shops in the high street, whilst others run them as self-employed individuals from home. These services are becoming more popular partly because a lot of people are setting up small businesses from home or from offices where they need to outsource services, either as small one off projects or as part of an ongoing need for support. The big advantage is that you can get typing and secretarial services done quickly and efficiently without having to pay for the costs of employing full time support staff. So, you might use this kind of service for one off projects to help you out when you are busy, or to get expert help when you cannot complete a particular task or project. So, what help can you get from a typing and secretarial service?
What do Typing and Secretarial Services Offer?
Some typing and secretarial services offer a full range of support services, whilst others only offer limited support. Typical offerings here include (obviously enough!) typing and word processing from one off documents, through to large mail shots that need mail merging. Some companies and individuals will also offer services to students such as the typing up, formatting and binding of essays, reports and dissertations. Some will be able to help out with specialist work such as PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. Some services also offer value added services such as Internet research, admin services and even travel and hotel arrangement bookings.
How to Find a Typing and Secretarial Service to suit your Needs
In general terms the best way to find reliable typing and secretarial services is through word of mouth recommendation. So, if you are in the market for some form of support service, then it may be worth your while to ask around to see if anyone you know can recommend a company or an individual. If you don't or can't go down this route then you'll find that Yellow Pages could be a good solution or even a quick Internet search will give you access to online directories that list companies in this sector. Bear in mind that the typing and secretarial service that you use doesn't necessarily have to be local to you, unless it is important that you can visit them in person to drop stuff off; technology nowadays could see you use a typing or secretarial service based halfway across the world! Using suppliers from another country can cut your costs significantly but do bear in mind that there may be language issues to contend with here.
How to Choose the right Typing and Secretarial Service
Firstly, you need to work out what you want from a typing and secretarial service before you choose one! Check to see what qualifications they have in the packages that you may want them to use, and ask them specific questions about similar projects that they may have already worked on. Many services will have some form of website which may contain testimonials, and it's always a good idea in any case to ask for references (and to take them up!) to see how they have performed for other people.
Cost is always an issue when it comes to getting this kind of service so do try to get two to three quotes to see how costs compare within your shortlist of potential service providers. Check to see if any discounts are available to you; many services will give discounts for initial, large or specialist projects. Do read through any terms and conditions that the service provides to make sure that there are no hidden clauses that could affect the level of service that you get. It is also important to make sure that they put in place security and confidentiality measures that protect your business interests, and always keep a copy of any information that you send them in case the original copy gets lost in the post!
Bear in mind that having work done at short notice, over weekends or during Bank Holidays may incur extra costs so this is worth checking. Ask the typing and secretarial service what their guarantees of delivery and quality are, don't assume that they will take complete responsibility for proofing the documentation that they create for you. Most will leave the final responsibility for that to you. So, it's also worth while checking if they will charge extra for revisions or for the correction of errors and so on.
It's also worth checking how and when the service expects to be paid. Some services will ask to be paid upon completion whilst others may allow you to set up an account that could be, for example, settled monthly if you will be giving them regular work or ongoing projects. Most small companies will ask for a deposit in some cases, such as on your first project, on projects over a specific value or on urgent projects. If you will be using the service to do research or other admin cost that involves them using the phone or Internet then make sure that you understand the costs that will be charged, and get an estimate in writing so that there are no unpleasant surprises at the end of the project.
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Secret secretary we do the work, you take the credit! typing of letters, reports, manuscripts, essays etc; creating spreadsheets, tables & power point slide shows fees up to 1000 words typed £7 btw 1001 - 2000 typed £12 btw 2001 - 3000 typ. .
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