Two outsourcing companies have recently made changes that may benefit those of us who are using virtual Personal Assistants. BPOVIA is a Business Process Outsourcing company based in China that also provides Virtual Personal Assistants. GetFriday is a Virtual Personal Assistant company based in India.
Not too long ago, BPOVIA announced that they are now providing [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
