If you follow me on Twitter you’ll have noticed that for the past week or so I’ve sent out a tweet that looks like the one below every day: The virtual-assistants Daily is a compilation of tweets, links, RT’s and information shared on Twitter by the other virtual assistants I follow there. I started it…
I recently stumbled across a tweet that read: “Interns are actually way better than virtual assistants”. The link led to an article giving the reasons for the bold proclamation. So of course I followed the link and read the article. As a disclaimer, I actually do believe that there are times when an intern fits…
Virtual Assistants provide business to business services. They own and maintain their own businesses. So would you be surprised to find out that many of them are providing services in such a way that the IRS would actually classify them as ‘remote employees’ and as such their clients are in danger of owing taxes for…
During my previous career there was a point in time when I was called upon to assist my employers in finding someone to replace me as I prepared to move on to another position. I was asked to do several things, from sitting in on interviews to creating training materials to help with the transition. …
Don’t let the title mislead you, this post is for both those of you that are interested in using a virtual assistant as well as virtual assistants themselves ( and those that want to be one). I love hanging around the virtual assistant forums. It’s become just one of the ways that I try to…
I have a Google Alert set up for the term Virtual Assistant, and today’s alert brought me a link to an ABC News story on, you guessed it, Virtual Assistants. I was excited at the possibility of a major news network shedding some light on our industry. That was, until the video began. First, it…
In the seven prior posts in this series, we’ve covered the preparation and search for a virtual assistant. We’ve also touched on how being an ‘ideal’ client for your virtual assistant can benefit the relationship as well. Our next top secret tip actually expands on one of the items that we identified as being a…
Previously in this series we’ve been focused on preparing and finding a virtual assistant that fits your needs on several levels. In this tip we’ll be exploring the experience after you’ve signed the contract. We’ll start with: Top Secret Tip #7: Ideal Clients get Ideal Service In a previous post we talked about defining what…
When did people start thinking that they should be able to get everything for free? We used to EXPECT to pay for music, books & training. When did that change? Jim Kukral demonstrated the topic of his upcoming book “Attention, This Book Will Make You Money” with this clever blog post “Attention, My Book is…
In my last post I discussed the importance of conducting consultations with in your search for a virtual assistant. Top Secret Tip #6: The Contract- When you’ve found the virtual professional you feel comfortable and confident with, let them know that you’d like to work with them. If they too feel that you’re a good…
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