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Media Training Opportunity
May 20, 2011We’ve had a request to do our 2 day media training event 6/23-6/24 in SF. I need 5 more people to hold the class. Let me know if you (or one of your friends) are interested. Price for 2 days: $1699 (regularly $2899 – Savings of $1200 if you book by 5/30) Here’s the course [...]
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The Virtual Assistant Series
April 28, 2011I’ve had a virtual company since 1996 and had people around the world work for us doing admin, marketing, sales, web updates, engineering, testing and writing jobs. Not everyone has been successful…sometimes I’ve managed “wrong”, sometimes the worker’s skills or behaviors weren’t the right fit. So, there’s been lessons learned! I’m often asked about using [...]
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4 Tips To Succeed As A Virtual Assistant
April 26, 2011The rest of this series is directed toward how to manage VAs. But you’re a VA and you’ve found your way here, so while I’ve got your attention, here’s 4 tips for how you can succeed as a virtual assistant. Provide samplesof your work before or during the interview. If you’ll be answering phones, provide [...]
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The #1 Hiring Mistake I’ve Made
April 19, 2011RUSHING – Yep, I’m working away so fast, I need someone in now. One of my peeps recommends someone, I do a cursory interview and hire the person. 9 times out of 10, it’s been a disaster. Notice, I didn’t mention reference checking (other than the one recommendation). I needed the work done yesterday so [...]
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VA Coveted Skills & The Interview Questions You Need
April 12, 2011Here’s the skills I MUST HAVE in any virtual assistant or remote worker. These are highly valued! Coveted Skills Be trustworthy Keep commitments or renegotiate deadlines IN ADVANCE (so I have time reassign it or put more people on the task if it’s more urgent than you know.) If it’s assigned to you, it’s a [...]
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What Tasks Can I Assign To a VA?
April 5, 2011This is one of the top questions solopreneurs & entrepreneurs ask. They’ve been working on their own for so long, doing it all. It’s just a blur to know where one task ends and another begins. I thought Lana Goldenberg, SEO guru, summed it up very well in her blog post (reprinted here with permission): [...]
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How To Manage VAs – 5 Tips From The Pros
March 31, 2011Last week you heard directly from VAs about how they like to be managed. This week, I’m bringing you tips from two women, Sarah Leah Gootnick and Katie Gutierrez Miller, who started VA outsourcing companies and match VAs to individuals and companies. They’ve learned, over the years, what things make a manager successful with VAs. [...]
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How To Manage Me – Tips From The VAs
March 31, 2011I’ve asked my VAs to share some tips about how they like to be managed. Here’s what they have to say .. and yes, their identities are hidden so you don’t snag them away from me . These comments are from 3 types of VAs: techie, admin and sales: At the beginning, explainso I have [...]
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Doing “The Vulcan Mind” Meld With Your VA
March 29, 2011If only it were as easy as a couple of fingers to the forehead! What we really need as busy entrepreneurs is a VA who is in our brains, who can follow through on directions, do what you didn’t ask but should have, anticipate what’s coming next and take the initiative and do that too. [...]
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You’ve Hired A VA…Now What?!
March 15, 2011With your virtual assistant being…er…virtual, the most important thing is to get your communication mojo happening right away. I’ve used VAs since 1996 and after some successes, some…learning experiences and often “assuming” things that didn’t pan out – here’s what I know for sure: 1. Use an Online Collaboration Tool Even if it’s just the [...]
