Comments on: My Virtual Assistant works a 4 Hour Work Week http://eurojism.com/2008/my-virtual-assistant-works-a-4-hour-work-week/ toss from the continent Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Amanda Moore http://eurojism.com/2008/my-virtual-assistant-works-a-4-hour-work-week/#comment-91 Amanda Moore Mon, 12 May 2008 01:41:44 +0000 http://eurojism.com/?p=63#comment-91 I think the lesson is: hire a professional Virtual Assistant from a First World country rather than the cheapest deal you can get. A professional VA gets your work done - on time and with great quality. I've worked as an assistant for over 15 years and have saved my employers hundreds of thousands of dollars. You don't get that kind of experience when you're paying $3/hour (or whatever you were paying). There are many VA associations out there which can provide recommendations for assistants who take their businesses and work seriously. If you're serious about having a VA to help you rather than hinder you, you should check them out. Good luck with your next experience and if you need recommendations, please feel free to contact me. I think the lesson is: hire a professional Virtual Assistant from a First World country rather than the cheapest deal you can get. A professional VA gets your work done - on time and with great quality.

I’ve worked as an assistant for over 15 years and have saved my employers hundreds of thousands of dollars. You don’t get that kind of experience when you’re paying $3/hour (or whatever you were paying).

There are many VA associations out there which can provide recommendations for assistants who take their businesses and work seriously. If you’re serious about having a VA to help you rather than hinder you, you should check them out.

Good luck with your next experience and if you need recommendations, please feel free to contact me.

]]> By: EJ http://eurojism.com/2008/my-virtual-assistant-works-a-4-hour-work-week/#comment-80 EJ Thu, 08 May 2008 16:57:06 +0000 http://eurojism.com/?p=63#comment-80 Very kind of you to say so. I fired him today. Don't know why I waited so long, really ... Very kind of you to say so.

I fired him today. Don’t know why I waited so long, really …

]]> By: Lysander http://eurojism.com/2008/my-virtual-assistant-works-a-4-hour-work-week/#comment-79 Lysander Fri, 02 May 2008 08:59:00 +0000 http://eurojism.com/?p=63#comment-79 I've had similar experiences with outsourcing, and have wasted months of my time and thousands of dollars on sub-standard staff, who can't seem to perform the most simple of tasks. Nowadays, I don't pay people a weekly or monthly amount to do a series of tasks.... It just encourages them to be lazy and beligerent. I pay per task via sites like scriptlance and elance. Yes, it's tedious setting up individual projects, but I'm hoping I find someone worthwhile on these sites. I love your blog, by the way. Good luck in finding a new assistant. Lysander I’ve had similar experiences with outsourcing, and have wasted months of my time and thousands of dollars on sub-standard staff, who can’t seem to perform the most simple of tasks.

Nowadays, I don’t pay people a weekly or monthly amount to do a series of tasks…. It just encourages them to be lazy and beligerent.

I pay per task via sites like scriptlance and elance. Yes, it’s tedious setting up individual projects, but I’m hoping I find someone worthwhile on these sites.

I love your blog, by the way.

Good luck in finding a new assistant.

Lysander

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