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Smart Guide to Virtual Assistance: How to Find, Hire, and Work with a Professional Virtual Assistant
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The Smart Business Owner’s Guide to Virtual Assistance is available via Amazon for Kindle or PDF eBook.
This 48 page guide to successful outsourcing will teach you:
Why a VA is not an employee (and how this benefits you!)
The best places to find a virtual assistant online.
How to maximize your RFP (Request for Proposal) submissions so you get the best responses from the best VAs for your project – every time.
The ten most important questions to ask when first speaking with a prospective VA.
Tips on the fine art of delegating so that you and your VA get the most out of your working relationship.
The vast differences between a professional virtual assistant and an offshore VA call center.
AND you’ll also get a list of 50+ tools that will make outsourcing and working virtually a snap!
eBook Chapters include:
- What is a Professional Virtual Assistant?
- Where to Find a Professional Virtual Assistant
- How to Submit an RFP that Gets Results
- 10 Questions to Ask a Prospective Virtual Assistant
- How to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant
- Do You Want it Done, or Do You Want it Done RIGHT?
- PLUS we’ve included a hand-picked list of online resources: 50+ Tools for Business Owners Who Work with Virtual Assistants
This introduction to the world of outsourcing will leave you better equipped to find, select, hire, and effectively work with a professional virtual assistant for the growth of your business. And because we know you’re a smart business owner – we’ve given this informative guide a VERY smart price!
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Extremely useful information.
Thanks for your interest Barbara! We’ll get the guide to you shortly.
I would like to know more about working with a Virtual Assistant. I hope the manual will be helpful. Thank you
Good timing Monet, this eBook will help you get started in the right direction. Your guide will be emailed to you shortly.
Far too few business owners and self employed people use the services of a VA. A VA can make you look like the professional you are and can save you so much money by helping you streamline and create valuable processes.
I look forward to reading this book.
Hi Judy, thanks for your comment and interest in the guide, we’ll get that emailed out to you shortly!
I am a proud member of Virtual Assistant Forums and new to the industry and can’t wait to utilize the tools provided…
We love VAF too Tiffany
Thanks for stopping by, we’ll send the Guide to Virtual Assistants over shortly.
Can’t wait to read this valuable information!
Thanks for your interest Maria, we’ll get the eBook to you shortly
I am new to the VA industry and just got a new client and I am very honored to be able to receive this ebook to give me some more insight on my new career.
Glad to hear that Taqueetia, congratulations on your new client! Thanks for your interest in the eBook – we’ll get that emailed over shortly.
am new to the V.A Scene and would definitely appreciate receiving this business owners guide, because I am so new I don’t have much funds and the funds that are needed so i am more or less creating my forms.
Much luck and much love to all the VAs’.
Hi Mona, thanks for your interest in the guide! To clarify, this is a guide for potential clients who are interested in finding and hiring a VA. The goal being more business owners utilizing professional virtual services, as well as better and more productive VA/client relationships. We’ll get your copy emailed out at the soonest.
Looking forward to receiving the guide. Looks like it will contain some very interesting information. Thanks!!
Thank you for your interest in the eBook Lindsay, we’ll get that emailed to you shortly!
Such a valuable resource! Looking forward to reading this ebook.
Thanks for stopping by and for your interest in the eBook Emily! We’re just emailing out the first batch of complimentary copies so you should get yours in a few minutes.
What a wonderful resource to share with potential and even current clients! As a fairly new VA myself, I am always looking for new resources to share and spread the word about how to use a VA! Thanks!
Hi Rhonda, thanks for your interest in the guide – look for it in your email shortly!
I like getting a look inside the head of prospective businesses, and educating myself to better serve the people I work with every day. My business is a cross-over of in-person + virtual services, and this book looks to be a great resource, and may help me find tools to better serve my clients. Thank you so much for sharing!! I look forward to sharing the articles in this book with some of my prospects.
Hi Marie, thanks for taking the time to comment! We’ll get your complimentary guide emailed to you shortly.
You make a great point. Great Virtual Assistants can be found all over the world. The most important thing for the prospective client is ensuring that the work will be done to their standards and in a reasonable time-frame. Location is never a factor, it’s all about quality.
Oh! I could really use this right now!
Lindsey, thanks for commenting! Check your email, your copy of the guide is on the way
Looking forward to reading through the information in the book.
Paulette, check your email, we just sent you your complimentary copy!
What a great source of information! I can’t wait to see whats all in store!!!
Thanks for stopping by Nicole, we’ll get you a complimentary copy of the eBook right away!
I can’t wait to receive my copy of this ebook,
You won’t have to wait long Pam
It’s just been emailed to you! Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you so much for preparing the important ebook! It’s a must have for business owners and Virtual Assistants alike to ensure smooth operations and a good working relationship!
Caroline Wright
Thanks for stopping by Caroline! Please check your email, we’ve just sent out another batch of access links to the eBook.
I would really like to read this manual. I know it will be helpful.
It’s been sent to your email address Brianna, thanks for your interest!
This seems like a great resource to prepare VA’s for being interviewed as well as a handy primer for small business owners! Can’t wait to read it.
Good point Sandy – look for our email, you’ve just been sent a link to download the eBook.
What a great resource! I can’t wait to read it and use the information to better serve clients.
Thanks for your interest Margaret! We’ve just sent you an email with your download link.
Hi all! Looking forward to seeing the guide. I’m a new VA and hope to utilize the info to inform potential clients on the benefits of working with a VA. Thanks for putting this resource together.
Wow, lots of VA comments today – that’s great
We’ve just sent you your copy!
This should be great information to share with new clients……especially after I dive in for additional resources.
Thanks!
Thanks for your interest Shawnita, it’s on the way
We are extremely excited to use this book of knowledge to grow our VA business!
Thanks for commenting Lauren. We’ve just emailed you the eBook!
Hi can I have a copy please
thanks a ton!
Absolutely Joanna, it’s on the way – please check your email!
Great ideas – thanks for sharing!
You’re most welcome, thanks for stopping by Morag! We hope you enjoy your complimentary copy of the eBook!
A very interesting book that I look forward to reading.
Thanks for stopping by Rebecca, it is on the way to you now!
Another Great Ebook for Small Business Owners and Online Professionals to learn more about Virtual Assistants and working virtually with like minded people. I’m looking forward to this ebook to serve my clients better. Thank you VAF.
Hi Jessie, while we are affiliated with Virtual Assistant Forums to some degree we’re actually a completely different site – Virtual Assistantville (http://www.virtualassistantville.com). Thanks for commenting, the guide is on the way!
After severe health issues getting straightened out I am ready to forge ahead and get my Virtual Assistance Services in the market place and back to running the services I so enjoy doing. Thank you
Hi Lonie, thanks for commenting! Remember, this is a guide to help educate *clients* on how to hire, find, and work with a professional VA – but this is definitely some good insight for VAs and aspiring virtual assistants as well. We’ve just emailed you your complimentary copy.
Extremely helpful and gives any beginners the required insights to start, can’t wait to receive my copy. thanks
Thanks for commenting Sue, please check your email!
Looks like a great resource!
Thanks Jill! We believe it is and hope it serves the purpose of helping foster better client / VA working relationships while also inspring business owners to look at virtual services as a viable option! Your copy is on the way, please check your email.
Looks very useful. I’d love to read it.
eBook is already on the way to you Melissa! Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you so much for this. This ebook is a must-have for you business owners and virtual assistants alike,
You’re most welcome Caroline! Thank you for your interest in the guide and for commenting. Your copy is on the way
I’m looking forward to receiving a copy of the guide!
Thank you!
Janine
Thanks for commenting Janine, please check your email – we’ve just sent you the download link for the eBook!
I wish this guide had been available years ago! Let us know when we can ‘point’ potential clients to it, please!
We’ve heard that from so many VAs! That’s one of the reasons we’re distributing the eBook for FREE right now – we want to make sure it goes where it needs to go! With that in mind, feel free to share the link to this blog post with anyone you think would benefit from reading it, potential clients included! Your copy is on the way
Can’t wait to read it!
It’s on the way! Please check your email, and thank you for your interest.
I look forward to reading. Thank you.
We’ve just sent you the download link for your complimentary copy of the eBook, thank you for your interest!
Looking forward to reading this no-doubt invaluable information.
Jayne, your complimentary copy is on the way to you, please check your email. Thank you for stopping by!
What a great resource you are offering. I know this will be a valuable tool
Thanks for your interest Donna, your copy has been sent to you. Please check your email!
This is excellent! Finally a complete, in depth resource for VAs! Rather than searching Google, I’ll be able to click search in Adobe! Gotta love eBooks!
Hi April, thank you for your interest in the eBook – please note that this is a resource written for clients who are interested in working with VAs. Thanks again for stopping by!
I can’t wait to use the information provided in this guide to help educate my clients and prospects. Looking forward to it. Thanks alot!
Hi Genovia, thanks for stopping by! I’m sorry to say we distributed the last of the free copies of the eBook and updated this post to reflect that about an hour ago. It is available for sale at the link above.
I am looking forward to a copy so I can better educate my potential clients and any other business owner who has not yet heard about the VA industry.
Hi Sara
thank you for your interest in the eBook. I’m sorry to say you just missed the giveaway but if you have Kindle and Amazon Prime you can still get the book for FREE Click the link in the post above to learn more. Otherwise, it is available via Amazon for Kindle. Thanks again for stopping by!
I think reading this will help me educate potential clients as to how I can help them.
Hello Marsha, thank you for your interest in the eBook. I’m sorry to say you missed the giveaway but if you have Kindle and Amazon Prime you can still get the book for FREE Click the link in the post above to learn more. Otherwise, it is available via Amazon for Kindle. Thanks again for stopping by!
Wow, this looks like a wonderful tool. Can’t wait to get my copy! Thank you.
Hi Sharon, thank you for your interest in the eBook. I’m sorry to say you missed the giveaway but if you have Kindle and Amazon Prime you can still get the book for FREE
Click the link in the post above to learn more. Otherwise, it is available via Amazon for Kindle. Thanks again for stopping by!
Sounds like it has a lot of valuable information. How do I receive it? Thanks.
Hi Stephanie, thanks for stopping by and for your interest in the eBook! The guide is currently available exclusively through Amazon, for Kindle. If you click the link in the post above it’ll take you right to the listing on Amazon.
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