Offshore Virtual Assistants – Myths and Realities – Part 2

You know, you are a great virtual assistant. Now you have to pursuade your clients that you are great, greater than the other 25,000 or so of virtual admin support providers worldwide, many of whom work for one tenth of what you charge. Yes, it’s a tough thing to do.

Myth - Offshore virtual assistants provide low-quality results

Ok, maybe it’s just me, but I find it very unprofessional… Continue reading

Offshore virtual assistants – Myths and Realities – Part 1

Are you still shaking your fists at Tim Ferriss for their enthusiasm about offshoring pretty much everything? Do you feel that the shadow of darkness is upon the US-based Virtual Assistants? Are you dusting off your resume and sending your best interview suit to dry-cleaners? Hold on now, things might be better than you think…

Myth: Offshore VAs charge rock-bottom rates, $3-5/hour!

Of course, you can’t work for… Continue reading

5 Tips for Better Blogging

Blogging is great – it’s inexpensive to start and your content can be easily syndicated and distributed, again at little cost. Tracking results of your blogging efforts seems fairly easy as well  - just get Google Analytics, subscribe to Feedburner and put an opt-in form with a free download. Mission accomplished! 

And then you check your analytics report and see only a handful of visitor. Your Feedburner shows no subscribers at all. And you have to go… Continue reading | 1 Comment

4 Reasons Entrepreneurs Stop Using Virtual Assistants

There might be several reasons why entrepreneurs stop working with virtual assistants. Having to replace a virtual assistant with another professional is costly both in terms of money and time. However, in many cases some prior planning and timely communication with a virtual assistant can help.

The Problem - Virtual Assistant doesn’t have required skills

Maybe you originally hired an assistant for some general administrative help, some light phone work, e-mail… Continue reading | 1 Comment