Recently, my thoughts have turned towards the feasibility of keeping a virtual assistant on the job, if the economy decides to slow down a bit. If you follow this blog, you may remember that I hired a Virtual Assistant on a monthly basis back in January of 2008. It has now been a few months [...]
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On Monday, I will be interviewing James Huang, Founder and CEO of BPOVIA.com. BPOVIA is an outsourcing company from China that offers Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), but also provides Virtual Assistant services. We will talk about what is involved with hiring a virtual assistant and what you can expect when you work with BPOVIA.
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You can listen to today’s show on Blog Talk Radio.
Today, we speak with Ganesh Ranganathan of IGSBookkeeping.com about outsourcing your bookkeeping needs. If you have ventured into the world of virtual assistants or are considering the move, this will be helpful in learning more about what outsourcing can do for you.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
You can listen to today’s show here.
Join me on The Morning Show. It can be brilliant, it can be lame. What do you expect from a show in the morning? Talk about politics, life, news, or whatever. On today’s show, let’s talk about virtual assistants.
The show runs from 8:30 am to 9 am. You can [...]
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
I have decided to raise my commitment to my virtual assistant from 10 hours per month to 20 hours per month. Through GetFriday.com, that means $200 out of pocket each month. I believe that I may be able to drive up enough business to cover the added cost. My original purpose for hiring [...]
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
You can miss out on making the best use of your virtual assistant if you don’t take the time to get to know him or her. Just like in college, it is probably best to ask your VA what their major was in college. This gives you an idea of their mindset and where they [...]
Saturday, February 9, 2008
A while back, I wrote about my decision to take on a Virtual Assistant for a fixed monthly fee. Previously, I was paying a $10 retainer fee to GetFriday.com to have a VA available for the occasional odd job. Now, I’ve raised my subscription to $120/month for 10 hours of service. I’ll have to figure [...]
Thursday, February 7, 2008
When you hire somebody, they don’t know everything about your business. I’ve had to train new employees in the past. I’ve shown them almost every aspect of the business that they will deal with from day to day. Heck, I even showed them how to do their own payroll. So, whenever you hire somebody, you [...]
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Yesterday, I contacted my Virtual Assistant, Sahnaz, with a list of important dates. These are birthdays of various people in my family. She is to call me a week in advance to remind me of the upcoming birthday and suggest a gift. Upon my approval, she will then proceed to shop for each member within [...]
Saturday, January 26, 2008
If you have read The Four Hour Work Week, you know that the author, Timothy Ferriss, writes about hiring a virtual assistant to outsource your life. One of the companies he suggests is named Your Man in India, which is not the right company. YMII is for Indian expats who need stuff done back home. [...]
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