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Virtual Assistant Industry

Technology Makes Everything Possible

by Michelle MangenApril 10, 2012 Guest Writers

  About Alicia Alicia is on a mission to activate a new generation of tech-savvy Entrepreneurs and Virtual Assistants. She created Geek Labs, a successful virtual training program for Virtual Assistants to sharpen their skills. Success is possible with technology, and Alicia has a talent for breaking down digital mysteries into simple steps that even [...]

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Are You A Virtual Assistant Or Looking to Hire One? Check Out @TheRightVA

by Michelle MangenApril 3, 2012 Virtual Assistant Industry

As a Virtual Assistant we have the ability to work with clients all over the world so having an online presence is incredibly important. However, it’s not always being found in the “online world” so it’s often beneficial to join and be listed on another website to help increase the possibility of connecting with clients [...]

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Hiring a Virtual Assistant

by Michelle MangenMay 10, 2010 Virtual Assistant Industry

Image via Wikipedia 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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