Whether you have an established VA or are looking to hire one; you must always be thinking forward; what type of work you will assign, how you will communicate the tasks and how the work will be done. You want a VA you can easily communicate with. A VA who can follow directions accurately, written, oral or through an instant message system, is vital to a successful VA-client relationship.
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Your Virtual Assistant Doesn’t Have to Live Next Door
Posted by Tawnya Sutherland on March 5, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed
5 Really Good Excuses for NOT Hiring a Virtual Assistant This Year
Hiring a virtual assistant can help your business succeed in so many ways it’s hard to imagine why anyone would not at least give outsourcing careful consideration. Then again, why take bold and strategic steps forward with your business when you’ve got things like status quo and been-there-done-that to keep you warm and comfy? Just in case you’re running out of excuses though, I’ve come up with a handy little list of trite excuses for not hiring your own VA today.
Print this list off and tape it to your desk. You just never know when you might have to turn down another opportunity to grow:
Posted by JackieNees on March 3, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed
Let Your VA Be Your Eyes and Ears
As the old saying goes, “two heads are better than one”. There is so much great information out there today whether it’s a teleseminar, workshop or conference. You know you need to keep growing and learning if you want to stay on top of your game but who has the time? With everything you have to do on a daily basis you just can’t squeeze in one more thing right? So why not let your VA be your second set of eyes and ears?
Your VA can do more than complete projects and perform daily administrative tasks. She can also be you when you’re not available.
Posted by YvonneW on February 24, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits, Success Tips | Comments closed
Statistics Show Homeshoring (Even in Recession) Is Worth a Second Look
Last week the bloggers at oDesk brought some stats to the table that might surprise business owners who’ve long assumed offshoring is the only affordable option for business process outsourcing (BPO). Turns out homeshoring is not only making gains, but some skilled services are in fact commanding increasingly higher rates. Um, isn’t there a recession going on? An economic crisis in fact?
What’s going on here and why should you pay attention as a business owner?
Posted by JackieNees on February 10, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed
Delegation Means More Control, Not Less
Many business owners have a difficult time delegating because they feel like they are giving up control. I’m here to tell you that statement couldn’t be further from the truth! Delegating doesn’t mean giving up control. It means gaining control.
Posted by YvonneW on February 3, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits, Success Tips | Comments closed
Partnering With The Lowest Priced VA You Can Find = Risky
I spend quite a bit of time pondering VA rates, both from the perspective of a client and the virtual assistant him/herself. I was reading a blog written by someone looking to partner with a VA – which is great – however, the first comment was one that made mention of how overpriced VAs are. I hate reading statements like that because it makes anyone who reads it and is unfamiliar with the VA industry question the value of VAs.
Posted by Karri on January 27, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed
Communication is Key When Working with a VA
I was recently asked what my top three tips were for business owners who are considering working with a VA. My number one tip was communication! Communication is the foundation for just about any relationship, but especially one where the two people don’t see each other every day and in most cases have never even met face to face.
Posted by YvonneW on January 11, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed
If It Was Never About Price, Why Should We Start Now?
I posted some online marketing goodness over at Search Engine Guide yesterday and felt I should share, mainly because the strategies I wrote about are as much applicable to the B2B services web space as they are to ecommerce (the post was regarding etailer price wars specifically).
Posted by JackieNees on November 22, 2008 in All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed
Outsource Your Higher Learning?
By ‘outsourcing your higher learning’, I don’t mean you should delegate your university education or your college assignments. That wouldn’t be ethical. But how many times have you thought something like…
“I’m ready to put a shopping cart on my website, I should really learn how to do that.”
“I know I should be putting out a newsletter but I don’t know where to start.”
“As soon as I get a minute to figure out Facebook, I’ll put up a profile.”
“I’ll get my bookkeeping straightened out when I get around to learning how to use QuickBooks.”
Posted by Karri on November 6, 2008 in Administrative Services, All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed
Quick Tip – Looking For a Legitimate Business Expense?
The bad thing about making boat loads of money as an entrepreneur is that you have to pay for it at tax time. Even though the economy is in rough shape right now, you still need to have some legitimate business expenses to help even things out next spring.
It’s wise to watch your spending on non-essentials but you can’t stop spending money all together.
One often overlooked benefit of hiring a Virtual Assistant is the fact that you don’t only get a ton of time freed up in your days, but you also get to claim the expense on your taxes!
Posted by Karri on October 21, 2008 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed
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