What Can A Virtual Assistant Do For Me?
I get asked this question a lot.
The short answer is that a virtual assistant can help you with almost any administrative task.
Of course, it’s a little more complicated than that.
Ideal tasks for virtual assistants are those that don’t require deep knowledge about your business, don’t need a lot of explanation or training, do need [...]
What Do You Need Most?
Ever since we launched the Help Without Hiring Toolkit, we’ve been hearing from people who are interested in partnering with us.
We’ve talked to companies that provide virtual assistants, people who do training for virtual assistants, organizations that match freelancers with gigs, consultants who help businesses use virtual teams, software companies that offer collaboration tools [...]
Free this week - Checklist of what to give a new virtual assistant
Continuing in our year-long crusade to make outsourcing easier for everyone…
This week the template we are giving away for free is one we call “First Project.”
This is a checklist of the things you need to give someone BEFORE they do their first project for you.
It also includes a list of questions you should ask AFTER [...]
Interview: Are You Ready To Think About Outsourcing?
I did the BlogTalkRadio interview today with Donna Amos - it was a blast!
Donna Amos is the head of the International Association of Solopreneurs. I knew she would have great questions and she did.
The question she asked that got the most interest from the audience was how to get started with a virtual assistant [...]
Getting Started with a Virtual Assistant
Are you thinking about hiring a virtual assistant, but worried about coming up with a steady stream of projects for her to do?
It can be a real burden to have to come up with new ideas all the time. And then it takes time to find all the materials that are needed, explain what you want done, do the training, and then answer questions. If you had that much free time, you probably wouldn’t need an assistant.
Here’s an approach that works…
Virtual assistants tend to be very organized, very methodical. An ideal way to use an assistant is to help you systematize your business.
What part?
Systematize marketing.
This is the best place to start for most businesses.
Customer service might also work…
Judy on Solo Talk - BlogTalkRadio
If you’re curious about outsourcing - thinking about maybe hiring a virtual assistant, but you’re not quite sure if you’re ready or how much it will cost or what you’d have them do…
I’m going to be talking about all of that on Solo Talk, a BlogTalkRadio show that helps solopreneurs grow their businesses.
