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		<title>What stops you from hiring the help you need?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[So, so true, Melanie.
Right now]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[So, so true, Melanie.
Right now, I see a great misalignment of understandings and expectations, which is something my organization is working hard to realign.
For VAs, one of our greatest common frustrations is that we get contacted by b]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Great distinction on virtual sta]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Great distinction on virtual staff vs. virtual assistants.
Actually everyone on my team is a contractor who has their own business but sometimes I`ve found that I need someone who is more dedicated to me so they limit their clients to only 2 or ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[These are&nbsp;great, Melanie--t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[These are&nbsp;great, Melanie--thank you for sharing and keeping this conversation going.
This is what I have found also, and I hope your post will spark other business owners to relate what one thing really keeps them from hiring support. So ke]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Great topic Danielle,
I am an a]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Great topic Danielle,
I am an avid supporter of VA`s for small business owners. I actually have a team of 8 people who are all virtual staff. I also mentor entrepreneurs and teach them how to start outsourcing their lower-payoff activities to be]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[To all Small Business Owners,
R]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[To all Small Business Owners,
Remember, if your work day is flexible and if you network well, then you can always find someone willing to do a little work for just a little money.&nbsp; Consider me.&nbsp; Although I have an accounting degree, I`]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Y`know, I wonder how to distingu]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Y`know, I wonder how to distinguish between "consulting," and "value-added" input and insights?

I began with my current client, more as a basic contract worker, hired
short-time to simply d]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi, Kate,
Sorry for getting bac]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi, Kate,
Sorry for getting back to you so late. I`m not getting the email notifications that I clicked on for some reason.
Anyhoo...&nbsp;let me see if I understand your question correctly. Are you saying that instead of doing admin wor]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Danielle:
Thanks for asking the]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Danielle:
Thanks for asking these great questions! You have really cut to the chase on "why don`t people use VA`s" - and Blakeman and Craig - both great answers! I have several small clients who - I think - and I`ve never known how to put this b]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[(Oddly enough, my last name does]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[(Oddly enough, my last name does happen to be List, which my
grandparents Americanized from Liszt. I`ve written time and again to
the OTHER Craig, but he claims he`s using a generic English language
word. So, after much thought, I changed my name to Lan[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[You bet - is my email visible to]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[You bet - is my email visible to you?&nbsp;&nbsp; I`ll give you their names that way.&nbsp; And I would be happy to be a referral source for your VA Ch. of C. here in Denver.&nbsp; Great concept.
]]></description>
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