Get Your Feet Off the Ground and Your Head in the Cloud: My Favorite Cloud Computing Tools of All Time
Not long ago, Virtual Assistants offered phone, email and fax as their key tools for working with clients. Today, however, “working in the cloud” offers small business owners and their team members–outsourced or in-house–a dizzying array of online tools for collaborating, communicating and simply getting more done despite the miles that may lie between them. [...]
Clients Not Knocking Your Door Down? Here's How a Virtual Assistant Can Be More Than Your Front Line Friend
During periods of growth it should be at least somewhat obvious that hiring additional help is the sensible thing to do. After all, you want to be at the ready for every juicy opportunity. If you are outsourcing to a virtual assistant or other type of contractor, you retain the ability to pare down costs [...]
5 Ways to Get More Bang for Your Outsourcing Buck
Everyone is feeling the pinch. Even if you’re projecting more prosperous times, there remains a dilemma over how to sustain key operational and marketing activities when cash is tight. And if you have a virtual assistant or other contractor on the team, you’ve no doubt considered cutting them loose so you can breathe a little [...]
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 [...]
Aiming High is Important, Recession or Not
A lot of small business owners are no doubt feeling the pinch of looming recession. But apparently so is the demand for outsourced business assistance. Our very own VAinsider Club is proving that economic downturn is no match for a virtual empire of home office entrepreneurs. In just one year 100s of virtual assistants have [...]
