Posts Tagged ‘ outsourcing ’

Growing your VA business

November 1, 2009

Falling into the trap of working around the clock in your VA business is very easy to do. It isn’t uncommon for me to hear from both new and experienced Virtual Assistants that they work practically 24/7. The thing is, you don’t have to do everything on your own. You can delegate and outsource. If you have a lot of clients, new and repeat, then you’re doing great! It really says a lot about your marketing, and your skills. Why not use your overflow of clients and business to seriously grow your VA business? If you aren’t willing to draw the line on the number of hours you will work and keep your business small, then growing your Virtual Assistant business makes good sense. Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to expand your client base by using a pool of other VAs that assist you on a regular basis? This will enable you to make the move to CEO and Manager, enabling you to stop working so many hours by letting others do the work for you. If this is what you want to accomplish then follow the following advice: 1.  Find some help – Find another VA

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Follow the Directions

August 22, 2009

When you are submitting a resume or application for any job, please, follow the directions! When you are submitting your work product, please, follow the instructions provided to you. When you do not follow instructions, even if your work product is completely awesome, you may not be rehired. In some cases your inability or unwillingness to follow directions will result in your work being declined with no payment. If you do not understand the directions ask for clarification. Most employers respect a person who is not afraid to ask questions. I am writing this because recently I decided to outsource some of my writing requirements. I thought I was clear with the instructions. Submit your finished product in one .txt file with your total word count at the bottom, along with your PayPal email address. I also explained I would run each article through copyscape. Now,  I’m not even complaining here about the rampant plagiarism, or the completely unreadable drivel I received, that’s another blog post.  Right now, I am frustrated that I have had to spend hours trying to wade through my email finding individual articles from each writer, instead of getting them all in one handy dandy file,

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