Isn't a part-time freelance secretary better?

A good freelance secretary bills $25 to $35 an hour — at 10 hours a week, that's $1,000 to $1,500 a month, on fixed hours, with vacations and notice periods. She also brings more than answering: invoicing, client follow-up, filing — if you need all that, keep her, it's a good investment. Signal covers the slots where she isn't there, including Saturday mornings and 9 PM on weekdays, for a tenth of the cost. Many of our clients run both: the secretary for the core, Signal for the edges.