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If you’ve often thought that you would like someone to set up your appointment, remind you of them, handle your correspondence, write your letters, or even find out where the closest restaurant is, you’ve wanted a personal assistant. Chances are however, that you can’t even begin to afford one.

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However, in the latest outsourcing trend, you can get a personal assistant for as little as $30 month. At this ridiculously cheap price, you have someone who is constantly on the Internet, and is available for any services that you care to give them!

Christopher Carfi, who runs his own software firm, finds that he has too much on his hands to handle by himself. He went in search of a personal assistant, and found Girish. Girish works in Mumbai, and is able to help his employer whenever the need arises. For example, Carfi’s headlight blew, and Girish was able to find him a place to get it repaired, within a 5 mile radius!

Companies in India like Get Friday, supply personal assistants. Most of the clients (over 95%) are in the US. The help that is rendered can be for serious business, or just for pleasure. Venkatesh Thattia, a Virtual Assistant manager says that his firm has organized birthday parties for two year olds, organized windows to be fixed, and arranged for dinner to be catered at home.

With the new idea of online assistants, it’s a trend that more and more Americans are going to be taking advantage of.