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Seven Sure-Fire Ways to Make your Partnership with a Virtual Assistant a Success

So you have taken a step towards truly growing your thriving business and hired a Virtual Assistant, here are seven ways to ensure your partnership will be a success:
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  1. Good Communication
    Since your Virtual Assistant will not have a physical presence in your office, it will be important to establish and follow a good communication plan. Determine whether you would like your Virtual Assistant to contact you with updates daily, weekly, monthly or as needed. When providing your Virtual Assistant with instructions ensure they are always direct, precise and understandable. Also ensure your VA is aware of your preferred method of communication (telephone, e-mail, facsimile, etc.).

Posted by on March 19, 2009 in All Topics, Partnering Benefits, Success Tips | Comments closed

Your Virtual Assistant Doesn’t Have to Live Next Door

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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Posted by on March 5, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits | 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.
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Posted by on February 24, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits, Success Tips | Comments closed

Are you excited about your business?

The life of an entrepreneur can be wonderful – most times it is. You’re in control of your own schedule, you can work as much as you want or as little (depending on your goals), you can go bigger, stay smaller, make your own rules, write your own plan and you’re not at the mercy of an employer. This list could go on, but there are also some downfalls to being self-employed.
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Posted by on February 17, 2009 in All Topics, Partnering Benefits | 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.
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Posted by on February 3, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits, Success 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.
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Posted by on January 11, 2009 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed

StartupNation thinks we’re number 1!

Yes, VAnetworking.com received top ranks in StartupNation’s annual Home Based 100 competition, under the category of Boomers Back in Business!

While this alone might not be enough to excite you as someone interested in (or currently) working with a Virtual Assistant, check out what the judges (who included Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method Products, Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks North America and John Jantsch, founder of Duct Tape Marketing in addtion to StartupNation staff) had to say about us:
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Posted by on November 27, 2008 in All Topics, News, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed

How Outsourcing Can Make You More Accountable

It should be a given that hiring a Virtual Assistant will make you and your business more productive, right? But what about being more accountable for the tasks necessary to achieve your long range business goals? An incredible spin off benefit of hiring a VA is that you suddenly have someone who is “checking in” regularly to see if you’ve crossed any of those pesky to-dos off your list. Because let’s face it, a Virtual Assistant can do a lot but she can’t do everything for you!
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Posted by on November 13, 2008 in All Topics, Partnering Benefits | 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!
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Posted by on October 21, 2008 in All Topics, Hiring Tips, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed

Freelancer Versus Virtual Assistant: What’s the Difference Anyway?

As an Internet marketing consultant I’ve had the opportunity to work with an array of talented individuals who assign themselves an array of titles, including “virtual assistant” and “freelancer.” Though I’ve never worked with a “freelance” admin assist, I have worked with VAs who proofread and copy edit AND freelancers who proofread and copy edit. I’ve had both good and bad results with each … uh … genre?
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Posted by on October 14, 2008 in All Topics, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed

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