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How to find the right VA, set the relationship up right, and make the most of what should be a mutually beneficial awesome partnership. Enjoy!

Do you need a tidy business before you hire a Virtual Assistant?

What will a Virtual Assistant think of me and my business? Here’s why you don’t need to have your stuff sorted before outsourcing to a VA If you’re a little worried about outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant, then you’re not alone. Most business owners worry that they need to have all their ducks in a row before they hire a contractor.

By |2018-07-26T16:18:14+10:00July 17th, 2018|Working with VAs|0 Comments
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What to expect when paying your Virtual Assistant

How to pay your Virtual Assistant for services Hint: it’s just like any business service you use During my presentations, I ask my audience a few questions. One of them asks them to be honest about fear around outsourcing to a VA. Quite often they respond with this: ‘With so many VAs offering services, [...]

By |2018-10-04T10:54:18+10:00July 3rd, 2018|Working with VAs|2 Comments
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It’s not me, it’s you: Outsourcing mistakes businesses make.

It’s not me, it’s you: Outsourcing mistakes businesses make.Recently someone posted a joblead to my network seeking assistance in their business. That's not so odd.But this joblead was met by my members with a very different feeling than most leads that have come before.The person who posted the lead, (let’s call her Rita), had used [...]

By |2022-05-26T12:05:03+10:00June 16th, 2018|Working with VAs|10 Comments
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Hey virtual assistants, listen up (pretty please)

Where does your VA business stand with subcontracting? Where do you fit in with the above? Are you hiring support without considering the consequences? Or are you going to grow strong and do it right?

By |2018-06-07T16:59:35+10:00May 31st, 2018|Articles, Resources for VAs, Working with VAs|2 Comments
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Why Australian businesses are full of shit

In the Virtual Assistant Industry, there are thousands of mums across Australia who ease the pressure on the childcare system, and who put food on the table by running their business from home. They don’t rely on Centrelink for unemployment benefits, because they’ve created their own solution. They are amazing! They are valuable to our economy! But wait! Why would businesses want to work with them when they can pay $5 per hour for business support services from India or the Philippines?

By |2022-05-26T12:06:45+10:00October 6th, 2016|Articles, Becoming a VA, Resources for VAs, VYVA Members, Working with VAs|0 Comments
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Why would you get help from an Australian Virtual Assistant?

Virtual Assistants are an amazing business resource. They can really make a huge difference to your business. And one of the best things about Virtual Assistants is that they are virtual and therefore you can work with a Virtual Assistant who is located anywhere in the world, as long as they have good internet.

By |2018-06-07T17:55:14+10:00January 25th, 2016|Resources for VAs, Working with VAs|7 Comments
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When I asked my Psychiatrist for his resume, he knew I was nuts.

ré·su·mé n. A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application. In business it can sometimes be hard for both the Virtual Assistant (VA) and the clients to see the relationship as something other than an employee/employer partnership. This is simply because in the past, that’s [...]

By |2018-06-07T17:53:40+10:00April 28th, 2015|Articles, Resources for VAs, Working with VAs|0 Comments
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Stop stuffing up the first phase of working with a VA and get the support you actually need.

The truth of the matter is that any contractor assisting you with your unique business is going to need some orientation. Every business is unique and it would be mad to have someone just jump in and start working for you without educating them about your mission, goals, strategies, expectations and timeframes. Virtual Assistants [...]

By |2018-06-07T18:00:08+10:00February 26th, 2014|Articles, Working with VAs|Comments Off on Stop stuffing up the first phase of working with a VA and get the support you actually need.
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Life Sapping Tasks = Huge Business Expense!

If you are running your own business, chances are there are tasks that are sapping the life out of you AND your business. I’ve spoken at a few events about working with Virtual Assistants (VAs) and when I start off I always ask the participants if $50 per hour for a VA sounds like [...]

By |2018-06-07T18:02:58+10:00January 29th, 2014|Articles, Working with VAs|7 Comments
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