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takeabreak

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Jun 24, 2008 3:18 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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If you have no employees to help you, how many business owners or entrepreneurs would consider using the services of a virtual assistant, rather than doing all the work yourself?

If you have already done so, were you pleased with the results?

What types of work would you delegate?

Would you prefer to pay hourly or per project?

Think back over the course of one week. How many tasks could have easily been handled by a virtual assistant to free up your time to do other things?

Thanks for your time in answering. I currently serve as a virtual assistant to a couple of people, but am now considering expanding into a business. Just checking if there is still a demand for this sort of thing.

Dean123

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Jun 24, 2008 11:05 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Cause I outsource 80% of my projects, I just hire several employees. Most of them are doing administration works.

xericx

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Aug 21, 2008 3:22 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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If you have already done so, were you pleased with the results?

Moderately pleased. I could do a better job, but for menial tasks, they are helpful.

What types of work would you delegate?

data entry, faxing, emailing, etc.

Would you prefer to pay hourly or per project?

hourly

sunnyrose

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Aug 25, 2008 7:59 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I`ve found as a virtual assistant that many small business owners don`t realize the value of one and that they can actually save money using their services. I`ll be a guest speaker in September on the subject of The Virtual Assistant - Lifesaver of the Small Business. Natalie Conrad of Organized Habits is hosting the teleclass. If you`re interested or know others who might be, visit her website at http://www.organizedhabits.com.

VirtualAssistantKristi

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Aug 28, 2008 3:11 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I think that the Virtual Assistant business is growing by leaps and bounds. As more and more business owners learn the value of a good VA, we will have our hands full. The key is though, that business owners understand you are going to get unsatisfactory VA`s as well as VA`s that will knock your socks off, just like you would with hiring employees. Hopefully business owners will understand that just because they are not thrilled with the first VA they hire, it does not mean there is that perfect VA right around the corner.

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SherylCPA

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Aug 28, 2008 10:46 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Sue---thanks for the link. Sounds like an interesting class.

Kristi---do you have any recommendations for biz owners concerning how to find/interview the VA and hopefully avoid picking the wrong one?

sunnyrose

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Sep 12, 2008 5:39 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Sheryl, I have a free report that talks about how to find the right VA for you and will be discussing it in the upcoming teleseminar. You can visit my website for details about the teleseminar and sign up for my free monthly newsletter and get my free report.

nextjobhelp

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Sep 16, 2008 12:02 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I`m sure im a little biased, but I say outsource and make more time for the important tasks. The favorite part about my job is hearing back from my clients about the things they are doing with that spare time and how much it actually makes a improvement in their lives.

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mcartagenahseo

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Jul 29, 2010 4:18 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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This is a nice post. It gives more information pertaining to virtual assistants and virtual assistant service. I'm a virtual assistant and proud to be a member of this industry. It is hard to find information like this. It requires a lot of extensive searching. Thanks!

rdavis

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Oct 11, 2012 10:33 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I had bad experiences with home-based Virtual Assistants before. They usually gave me lousy last-minute output so I decided to look for a company that provides office-based skillful VAs that are being monitored, assuring entrepreneurs like me that my VAs are being productive and are working full-time. A friend referred hireinthephilippines.com to me and I'm currently working with one of their VAs. So far, I am happy with their work.

I hope this information could help those who have VA problems.

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