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  • Be a Virtual Assistant who builds awesome membership sites

    Virtual Assistant WishListSo, let’s say you landed this AMAZING client whom you love working with…You have just completed your first project with them they are super happy with your work. Everything is looking great!

    But wait…they drop a bit of a bomb on you!

    The client would like to create a killer membership site for their audience, but they don’t have a clue how to get started. They would love your assistance to basically “take the lead” and help them get this membership site rolling.

    Gulp! So, where do you start?

    Well, believe it or not, Membership Sites are not that difficult to put together if you have the right system in place.

    Here are seven quick steps for building awesome membership programs for any type of client: (more…)

  • What is a Virtual Assistant?

    What is a Virtual Assistant?

    What is a Virtual Assistant? The standard definition of a Virtual Assistant (VA) according to Wikipedia is: “an entrepreneur who provides professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients from a home office.”

    Virtual Assistants work as independent contractors which enables them to work for a variety of different businesses charging for only the time they are actually working on a specific project.

    VAs use technology to perform these tasks remotely from an office, most of the time a home office.

    There are VA teams and companies who contract with many VAs as sort of employment agencies working with VAs.

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  • What tasks Can A Virtual Assistant Do?

    What tasks Can A Virtual Assistant Do?

    I often get asked the question, “What Tasks Can A Virtual Assistant Do? ” Virtual Assistants can perform pretty much any task that an onsite secretary can do assuming that he or she has the right technology in place.

    Virtual Assistants can add exponentially to your time each day. In some cases, it can be almost like duplicating yourself so that you can focus on what earns your business money, allowing the VA to work on the tasks that are necessary but do not necessarily produce income.

    What Tasks Can A Virtual Assistant Do?

    Here is a list, not comprehensive by any means, of various tasks that a VA can do along with the technology that helps them perform these tasks.

    Social Media – Many Virtual Assistants are social media specialists. In fact, Freelance University has social media courses specifically designed for Virtual Assistants to work with small business owners. A Virtual Assistant who specializes in social media can schedule your Twitter tweets and Facebook posts in HootSuite (3 times a day, 4 times, etc.), grow your Facebook likes, add followers for you on Twitter, design your Facebook header and so much more!

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  • Why hire a virtual assistant?

    Why hire a virtual assistant?

    As a business owner it is near impossible for you to do everything on your own. Whether you have a strictly online business, a direct sales business, or a traditional bricks and mortar business you’re going to need help getting various tasks done either due to not enough hours in the day, or due to lack of skill. You need to hire a virtual assistant.

    Thankfully, due to the wonders of computer technology, and the speed of broadband, you can contract with an entire team of professionals all without hiring a single employee. The VA Industry has Virtual assistants come in many forms from administrative, to technical to very niche specific.

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  • How to work with a Virtual Assistant

    How to work with a Virtual Assistant

    Are you thinking of hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA) for your business? Let’s look at what is a VA and how to work with a Virtual Assistant as we learn about the VA Industry.

    Hiring a Virtual Assistant(VA)

    Hire a VA for the first time can seem daunting and a little scary. But, if you plan out exactly what you want your virtual assistant to do and create processes prior to hiring a virtual assistant then you will see a huge return on investment.

    How to work with a Virtual Assistant is not a complicated process. Time after time when business owners hire virtual assistants with a plan in mind it pays off so if you’re wondering if hiring a virtual assistant really works, then let me tell you right now the answer is yes. But, that yes comes with conditions.

    Try new things —  You need to be willing try new things and new technology. Often, an experienced VA will already have systems in place such as a project management system like Central Desktop,

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