Comments on: Are You Alone In Your Tower?

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:52:27 +0000

I’ve been thinking about using virtual assistants in my own business a lot recently. I feel it’s important to get a feel of the work for yourself first (so you don’t send them off to do something you know nothing about) but once I’ve got a better idea of my own process I reckon I’ll try one out!

By: Business Accountant Melbourne

Business Accountant Melbourne — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:05:46 +0000

Great guidance for owner responsibility and thinking. This will surely provide an innovated idea in the mind to the business owner. Keep it up!!

By: hire seo services

hire seo services — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:08:58 +0000

The interview for any virtual assistant isn’t situated within an office, but can also be situated virtually, and therefore the best way to discover the there’s help different.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:16:15 +0000

It is worth mentioning again, that as helpful as virtual assistants can be, it is very important to be very careful when selecting one — gather/interview a few, select the best, then test him/her for a short period to see if he/she truly is a good fit and is someone who can fulfill what you need from an assistant. On the flipside, don’t expect the assistant to instantly know your business, don’t flood him/her with work — train your assistant at a steady/gradual pace and you will eventually make him/her into ‘the’ perfect assistant..

By: Offshoreally

Offshoreally — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:57:19 +0000

Nice share..I think Virtual Assistance is especially advisable for the starting businessman since they donâ€™t need to hire many employees to keep their business going.

By: Dave London

Dave London — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:31:21 +0000

It would be nice to have a virtual assistant to do my work, but like most people in business we like to know personally who we are employing. There is also the problem of trust, if you employ a person to work for your company then you expect that person to have your best interests at heart. Cost cutting in my opinion is not the right way to go. Respond.

By: Sam V

Sam V — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:32:09 +0000

Hi,

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Thanks

By: Charlotte IT Outsourcing

Charlotte IT Outsourcing — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:23:56 +0000

It is hard being a small business and in the tower by yourself! IT outsourcing has really helped us to grow, and compete with larger companies!

By: Dawud Miracle

Dawud Miracle — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:19:07 +0000

Roll,
Here’s a thought, for two weeks, track where you spend all your work time. Track it to the minute if you can. Then, sit down and look at where all your time went. Now, consider how your work life – and productivity levels – could change if you could give some of that work to someone else to do. Can you see yourself making more money when you have more time to lead and be creative?

By: Roll top desk

Roll top desk — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:50:17 +0000

Sometimes it is all about the money. You do everything yourself because in many cases you can not afford to hire somebody to do some ‘minor” things for you. You hire in the core of your business but not for assisting. Even if I know you are right because I get overwhelmed myself sometimes…