Avoiding Virtual Assistant Outsourcing Disasters

Time and again, [tag]Virtual Assistants[/tag] list time- and money-savings as two main reasons for [tag]outsourcing[/tag]. Yet another reason is skills. A small business owner either has to be a jack-of-all-trades (yeah, the master of none) or outsource to someone who’s got the skills she doesn’t.

Every day more and more business owners come to learn that they simply can’t grow or even survive without some form of [tag]Internet marketing[/tag]… Continue reading

Business Blogging Platform – Wordpress or Blogger

Q: I’m thinking about starting a blog. Should I be using Google’s Blogger or Wordpress?

A: A business blog is one more medium to deliver brand’s message. Sometimes, if a blog doubles up as a website, this will be THE most important medium.  With this in mind, regardless of your or your client’s choice, the blog should be self-hosted (meaning its URL will be something like www.yourbusinessname.com/blog, not… Continue reading

What Can Virtual Assistant Do for My Business?

Virtual assistant is defined by work that she does. But what is it exactly that virtual assitants do? I keep coming across discussions attempting to define the profession. There are basically two definitions:

One is by AssistU – an online VA traning program for admin support professionals – that limits the scope… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Virtual Assistant Rewards

Sure, there are plenty of rewards in being a [tag]virtual assistant[/tag] – [tag]work from home[/tag], flexible hours, being your own boss. And yet, something is missing from the picture. 

Can it be that I am missing little perks of being an employee? Of course, it’s not so… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Hire Virtual Assistant and Get Immediate Results

I recently came across the Outsourcing Jobs blog’s list of 7 ways virtual assistant can revolutionize client’s business. Each of these 7 ways explains a result that a business owner will achieve by hiring a virtual assistant. These are

1. A clear understanding of core business tasks
2. A better-organized workflow and ability to see the big picture behind all the pesky must-do’s of daily operations