Virtual Assistant
How to avoid mis-communication
Monday, May 12th, 2008Take more time specifying what you want, go into more detail than you think is necessary
Prioritise the order that you want your jobs completed in.
Give an indication as to the relevant urgency ( don’t mark everything as urgent, otherwise you will be the client that none wants to work with)
Don’t take it out on your […]
Every action with an outsourcer costs you money?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Time is money. Correct?
Well time is our most valuable currency and if you are serious about living the four hours work week then it’s vital that you trim down the interactions that you have with the outsourcers you work with.
There is a fine line between asking pertinent strategic questions and being needy and seeking approval […]
What jobs should I get my VA to do for me first?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008An excellent place to start is to ask you the questions…
What tasks do I dislike doing?
What tasks do I often put to one side and say I’ll do that later?
What am I not doing that I know I should be doing?
Make a list of these jobs and hand them over to your Virtual Assistant as […]
How to structure a job post on e-lance?
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008If you’re going to look for labour on e-lance then it’s important that you write your post in a way that filters out respondents that you do not want to work with. You want to keep some of the respondents behind the velvet rope.
As I’ve described in a previous post you can often find […]
Why some Virtual Assistants get bent out of shape by cheap overseas labour?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008There are 2 main breeds of Virtual Assistants, those that are based in western countries like the US, Canada, UK and Australia and then those based in developing countries like India, Philippines, China and Mauritius.
The VA’s from the Western Countries often market themselves as being an extension of the clients business, being able to think […]
Budgeting your time
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008This is especially important if you are providing research assignments. You might ask the VA to identify celebrities based in London and e-mail their agents. If you think about you could easily spend a whole day doing that and get a big list, however if you have 10 hours a week allocated you […]
Every action with an outsourcer costs you money?
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Time is money. Correct?
Well time is our most valuable currency and if you are serious about living the four hour work week then it’s vital that you trim down the interactions that you have with the outsourcers you work with.
There is a fine line between asking pertinent strategic questions and being needy and seeking approval […]
High touch outsourcing relationships
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Why would you want to have a high touch relationship with an outsourcer?
Some benefits could be:
Loyalty
Improved response to your requests
May add more value to your business, coming up with ideas for you to implement
May be prepared to be more flexible with you.
Generate ideas that can improve efficiency
Downsides:
Invest time in getting to […]
Camtasia Screen Capture software is free
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007I’ve been using Camtasia to record screen capture videos of tasks that I want my Virtual Assistant’s to do, in fact I’ve written a post about it. If you’ve already got a business set up you’ll need to use Camtasia if you want to live the four hour work week a la Tim Ferriss
I have […]
Have you identified your Target MI yet?
Monday, November 19th, 2007target
Originally uploaded by gavster6
Your Target Monthly Income is vital in achieving the 4HWW lifestyle. You need to know what score your shooting for; to achieve the 4HWW.
If your serious about making this happen the figure should be imprinted on your mind.
I’ve just redone mine in order to write this post. I surprised myself as […]
