Hiring Virtual Assistants

Background

• Laborious Tasks• Non-billable• True cost/value of time• Skills I didn’t have couldn’t not afford

Options

• Admin• Data Entry – list building for direct marketing• Technical Skills• Web Design• Graphic Design• Animated Video• Audio

Website

• oDesk.com• eLance.com• Fiverr.com

Pros

• Save time – if task is clear• Save money - if task is done correctly• Usually available on Skype

Cons

• Little to no creative input• Learning how to use the sites• Instructions get lost in translation• ‘Kiss a lot of frogs before you find the prince’• Face-to-Face meetings are better for certain tasks

Shop Local?

• Not considering it could affect local businesses