Hiring a Virtual Assistant

by Michelle MangenMay 10, 2010 Virtual Assistant Industry

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Virtual Assistants: Charging By the Hour vs. By the Project
Recently I wrote Are Virtual Assistants Expensive and was asked by one of my readers what the difference was between hiring a Virtual Assistant vs. hiring one through bidding sites such as Elance.
Question: “It seems that you charge by the hour wheras they charge [...]

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7 QuickBooks Shortcuts to Save Time

by Michelle MangenApril 20, 2010 Bookkeeping Tips

Seven QuickBooks shortcuts that will save you time
For the past several weeks I’ve been working on two five year bookkeeping projects. Needless to say there are quite a few entries needed to get the books in order.
The following tweaks to QuickBooks can save you several seconds per transaction, equating to a significant amount of time [...]

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10 Reasons to Link to Twitter in Your Blog Comments

by Michelle MangenApril 2, 2010 Guest Writers

10 Reasons to link to Twitter in your blog comments
So, you have a website (business or personal) and a twitter account and you also comment on other blogs.  You want to capitalize on all those comments on other sites and want to bring as many people to you, your brand, and your website. Right?
Consider this. [...]

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A Virtual Assistant is NOT

by Michelle MangenMarch 31, 2010 Virtual Assistant Industry

Virtual Assistants are NOT….
My friend, Lissa Duty, wrote this post What is a Virtual Assistant? She gives usable and practical ideas for what types of tasks a Virtual Assistant can perform for your business.
As a spin-off of her post I want to go into some detail about the opposite – what we are not:
Virtual Assistants [...]

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Are Virtual Assistants Expensive?

by Michelle MangenMarch 30, 2010 Virtual Assistant Industry

Are Virtual Assistant Services Expensive?

Good question! It’s one that I’m often asked both on Twitter and when explaining the concept of a Virtual Assistant to local business owners (it’s still not very popular or well-known where I live).
First let’s review…
How Hiring a Virtual Assistant Can Save You Money

Only utilize services when needed (no need in [...]

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