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Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Virtual Assistant

Your Virtual Attaché — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:50:18 +0000

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1. The Hiring Process is Quick and Efficient

We’ve dedicated a webpage where you could view the profiles of our top virtual assistants. We did this so that you could check out their background, skills, and fields of expertise. Now you don’t have to interview a long line of applicants. You just have to pick a virtual assistant whose profile is a perfect fit for the tasks you want to delegate.

2. Eliminate the Drawbacks of Having a Full Time Employee

Having a VA means you don’t have to deal with negotiating vacations, benefits, office space and equipment, upkeep for electricity and internet, etc. I know you could still think of other drawbacks of having a full-time employee. But you don’t have to bother yourself dealing with those stuff anymore. Hire your virtual assistant and you could forget about all those troubles.

3. You Always Get Your Money’s Worth

Virtual Assistants get paid by the hour, so every payment is justified. In addition, you’ll be provided detailed reports about how your virtual assistant performed at the end of every work day.

Virtual Assistants doesn’t just give you one of the most competitive rates in the market, they back it up with exceptional service and impressive results.

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How to Hire a Virtual Assistant in 5 Simple Steps

Your Virtual Attaché — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:38:14 +0000

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Whoever said that hiring a virtual assistant is quite complicated??? VA’s are there to make your work easier. It would be ironic if the hiring process would be complicated. Hiring a VA is actually a very simple process.

So let’s get started.

Here are 5 simple steps on how to hire a virtual assistant:

1. Check Virtual Assistant Websites

You can do your scouting by just simply browsing the internet. Since the VA industry is an online industry, all you have to do is check virtual assistant websites for prospective candidates. There’s no need to contact them immediately. You may first browse through their profiles and see if they can perform the tasks you want to delegate.

2. Pricing

Always make sure that you get your money’s worth. Choose the payment option that would work well for you. Make sure that their pricing is reasonable.

3. Interview

If you already located your preferred provider, contact them and inquire a little about the company. You can immediately get a sense of their level of professionalism upon the first minutes of your conversation. Inquire about everything you need to know about their service.

4. Compatibility

No, we don’t need to know if your zodiac signs are compatible. What you need to assess is the efficiency of the working relation you want to build with your VA. Basically, you want to get an idea of the VA’s personality and work ethics. If you have a feeling that things will not work, then consider interviewing another candidate.

5. Test-run the service

If you are still not comfortable with having a virtual assistant, test run the service first. You can sign-up for pre-paid subscription first.

However, virtual assistants are very good at exceeding expectations of clients. Well, at least from our experience.

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Finding Happiness in Work

Your Virtual Attaché — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:01:01 +0000

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Sounds absurd??? All you need is a little paradigm shift my friend, a bit of change of perspective.

We’ll all agree on the fact that having money is enjoyable. However, many would say that it is the process of earning money that is… well, not as enjoyable as spending.

Here are some suggestions to narrowing the search for happiness in work:

Stop telling yourself that work is not fun

Have you heard of the saying “our body achieves what our minds perceives”? That’s basically summarizes the relationship of our mind and body. Though it is easier said than done, it is presumed that we can program ourselves. Tell yourself that every work day will be a great day. Just give it a try, you won’t lose anything but you might get something.

Your colleagues are your friends

Remember the feeling of looking forward to school because you’re going to meet your friends. This mindset is also applicable on the workplace.

If your are the type that doesn’t enjoy the company of peers, you should really consider ditching the cynicism. “Working” basically means “interacting” with other people. After all, if you make your colleagues your friends, things will be much enjoyable.

Reward yourself

Spending money you don’t have is the wrong thing to do. There is nothing wrong with rewarding oneself after a productive day’s work.

Psychology tells that rewards reinforce behaviors. In the context of work, it would be best to reward oneself after a productive day’s work. This would reinforce the behavior of being productive.

But be honest with yourself

The reward system would backfire at you when you reinforce the behavior of laziness.

Be happy with what you have today

I can already hear the reactions of big dreamers on this one.

I’m not saying that it is not good to have big dreams. However, people tend to focus much on the future that they forget about what they have today.

I mean, when we layout our big plans and dreams, the picture we paint in our minds would always be us having a big house, sports cars, good health, happiness, complete with everything we desire. This big perfect portrait of happiness makes what we have today an undesirable picture.

Enjoy the experience

This is self explanatory. Just make the most of every experience.

You may have noticed it, everything listed here depends on you. Your are the only one who can decide if you want your work to be a happy experience or not. So go for it, happiness maybe just around your desk.

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How to Improve Client Relations

Your Virtual Attaché — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:23:55 +0000

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5 Tips to Improve Client Relations

Let us just look at it this way, when we have clients we have work, right? We all want our clients to be happy because it would mean a more harmonious professional relationship. When we have a good relation, work becomes more enjoyable!

Here are 5 tips on how to improve client relations:

Deliver

During an interview, you state to your client what you will do. Needless to say, if you fail to do it you are disappointing your client. If you say that you will deliver results, you should be certain that you could do the task. Moreover, if you say that you are going to deliver in a certain time and date, make sure that you do.

Be Punctual

Time is given much importance in the professional world simply because time translates into money. One should never waste a client’s time. Always be on time. You don’t want to lose your credibility just because of tardiness.

Aim to Get Better at Your Job

Aiming to be better at ones job makes things much easier. The more you get comfortable at what you do, the lesser the stress you accumulate. In addition, if you consistently deliver excellent quality, your client will be satisfied. And as long as the client is satisfied, your chances of having a long-term working relationship increases.

Be Attentive

Listen to client very carefully. You don’t want any communication failure to occur. Jot down notes and asks questions to clear any confusion.

Get to Know Your Client Better

Relationships are built on how well individuals know each other. Know your client’s likes and dislikes so you can encourage or avoid them. Know your clients interests and have a little chat from time to time. Aim to develop a trust system between you and your client.

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Time is Gold, We’ll Find You More Time!

Your Virtual Attaché — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:52:55 +0000

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How Virtual Assistants Find You More Time

Time is undeniably one of the most valuable things in the business world. Many people wish that they could buy more time–Well, we could help you with that, not to mention, in a very reasonable rate.

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According to recent surveys, business professionals spend 40% of their time doing routine administrative tasks like market research, making calls, reading e-mail, setting appointments, making sales leads, follow-ups, etc. The point is, its a long line of routine tasks that consumes a considerable amount your time and energy.

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Now, list down the things you REALLY want spend your time on like bonding with family and friends, pursuing a passion in music or arts, working out, etc.

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If you are the type who finds pleasure in productivity, that time and energy could be spent on focusing on the company’s growth and finding new business opportunities.

No matter how successful or skillful a person is, there are things that he or she can’t do due to the limitations of the human body and time constraint. Even a master juggler can only handle a certain number of balls—simply because he only has two hands.

When you delegate administrative tasks to Virtual Assistants, you gain back that 40% of your precious time. With virtual assistants, your stress will be significantly reduced while more tasks are being accomplished.

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3 Simple Tips on How To Outsource Effectively

Your Virtual Attaché — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:25:28 +0000

Business professionals recognize the importance of outsourcing tasks. Many professionals have already reaped the benefits of successful outsourcing. Since hiring a virtual assistant is the trend of today’s competitive market, many want to integrate outsourcing in their business but have no idea as to where to start.

Here are 3 tips on how to outsource effectively:

Decide what you want to outsource

Making sure what task/s you want to delegate will save you time and effort. Virtual assistants could help you determine what task you want to delegate (it is their job to help you every step of the process anyway). However, you may want to determine the tasks. Aside from saving you time and effort, you are also assuring that the task will be done according to your exact instructions and preference.

Contact a VA Provider

Make all the details clear. Ask every work related inquiry you may think of. Make sure you are comfortable with the working terms and payment terms. Also, give an idea about your expectations so they could be met accordingly.

Do a Test-Run

For those new to outsourcing, you may want to avail a pre-paid service first. You may also opt to delegate a small project first before entrusting more important tasks.

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FINDING THE RIGHT VIRTUAL ASSISTANT…

Your Virtual Attaché — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:55:52 +0000

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Here are the most important characteristics that a client should look for when hiring virtual assistants. Likewise, let this article serve as a guide for virtual assistants, as a checklist of good VA qualities. Just check if there are areas that you might need improving. This will also give you a fair idea of what clients look for in a virtual assistant.

Communication

Since client and VA interaction is done online, communication should be of top priority. A good grasp of the common language, most commonly English, is undeniably the most important tool that a VA should have. VA’s should treat language proficiency as their main asset that they should consistently polish.

Communication failure is a screaming big NO in the industry. However, being comfortable with your good communication skills make the job an enjoyable experience.

When we say communication, it doesn’t just pertain to the act of communicating. It would also be very helpful to have dependable communication equipment like stable internet connection and good audio quality headphones.

When a virtual assistant asks for clarification, that doesn’t mean that the VA didn’t understand the instruction, the virtual assistant is just eliminating the possibility for error. You’ll know you’ve hired a virtual assistant with good communication instincts when the VA asks questions about the delegated tasks to clear any miscommunication.

When good communication is given priority, expect high quality results and good rapport between client and virtual assistants.

Professionalism

It is very crucial to be aware of how a virtual assistant presents his or herself. Remember, the virtual assistance industry is no different from the real-world corporate environment. Of course there’s no need to wear corporate attire, face-to-face interaction, etc. (such are perks of working online) but what is at stake is just the same: the client’s business and the virtual assistant’s credibility.

There are certain expectations that should be met like proper business ethics, choice of words, quality results etc.

If you don’t have any experience in working in the corporate world, it would be best to observe how business professionals interact and talk to each other.

Moreover, get the job done accomplished under the highest quality possible. It may sound daunting but “quality service” is just synonymous with” professional service.” This is just how the professional world works, so it would be best to get used to it.

Experience

Some virtual assistants have good educational background to highlight on their profile. Seasoned virtual assistants have impressive work history that they could be really proud of. So it is just understandable that beginning virtual assistants could be intimidated.

Don’t be intimidated. The most important step in all processes is the first step. If you would be intimidated to begin as a virtual assistant, it would be a critical mistake. As a Chinese saying puts it “The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one’s feet.”

What we beginning virtual assistant could do is to learn the ins-and-outs of the virtual assistance industry. Clear task instructions with the client, research the nature of the clients business for you to have a better understanding of what to accomplish.

Well, nobody’s perfect. Why aim for perfection?

Of course nobody is perfect. However, it is the pursuit of perfection that makes us achieve something of excellent value. As the old saying goes “shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll hit the stars.”

After all, it is not just the clients that benefit from quality work. When virtual assistants aim for high quality work, they gain experience in doing so. This experience accumulates and before we even know it, quality service becomes as easy as breathing.

So ditch the idea that perfection is unattainable. Polish communication skills, develop professionalism, Accumulate experience then learn from them. Just remember to pay attention to these important areas and you’re on your way towards becoming the perfect virtual assistant.

These are the most important qualities that your Virtual Assistant needs to have, alongside these qualities are the skills needed to make sure that the tasks that will be delegated to them will be accomplished with high quality.

Do you have challenges in finding the right Virtual Assistant for you? Let us know what your challenges are and we will help you create a system that will help you get your life back and focus on more important things in your daily life and business.

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