Posts Tagged "working with a virtual assistant"

3 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Virtual Assistant

Posted by on Aug 16, 2011 in Virtual Assistance | 2 comments

TeamVirtual assistants can be an amazing addition to any business.  Virtual assistants provide support to business owners but do so from their own home or office.  Assistance can come in the form of Internet marketing, social media, web design, administrative support or any other area of support that the business owner may need.

Virtual assistants are a huge asset to business owners that need support but who do not want to spend the time and money on hiring, managing and paying full-time staff.  The beautiful thing about a virtual assistant is that the business owner doesn’t need to pay for taxes, benefits or vacation/sick days.

In an article on MSN’s Business on Main called, “How Do I Hire a Virtual Assistant“, the multiple authors involved with the article share their tips on hiring a virtual assistant and provide advice to all types and sizes of businesses.

However, before you hire a virtual assistant, there are three things you should consider before you set out to hire one.

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Podcast: Working With a Virtual Assistant (Ep. 7)

Posted by on Nov 11, 2010 in Podcast, Virtual Assistance | 2 comments

We’re pleased to announce that we will be hosting a weekly podcast via iTunes!  Each week, we’ll be bringing you a five-minute or less podcast focused on a variety of topics: social media, Internet marketing, entrepreneurship, general business tips and more.

Episode 7: Working with a Virtual Assistant

I received a question on my Formspring.me account which asked, “I’m looking at learning more about virtual assistants and how they could benefit me in my business. Also, what sort of costs I am looking at. Where is the best place to start?”

Delegating can seem like a huge expense before you work out what it may really cost. To help with this, I’ve setup a really simple equation you can do at anytime, with any task.

This episode focuses on answering that question and teaches you the equation that I use to cost things out.

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Click on the icon to the left and you will be taken to iTunes where you can subscribe and download this episode along with all other episodes.  Once added to iTunes, you can add the podcast to an MP3 player or simply listen to it from your iTunes account.

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Listen from Our Website

You can also listen to the podcast right from this post!  To listen, simply click play on the player below.  You will not be able to stop and come back to the recording so keep that in mind before starting the podcast.  If you have any comments that stem from the podcast, please leave them as a comment here!

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