Comments on: Very Cool Contest: Win a Virtual Assistant for 2008 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/ Sat, 25 May 2013 16:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rita Ballard http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66922 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:12:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66922 A true virtual assistant is a person who owns their own business and pursues their own clientele. They don’t use agencies to get work for them, and they don’t do telecommuting or occasional on-the-fly projects. Virtual assistants partner with clients to form a collaborative working relationship. Their clients include businesses who fit into their chosen fields or specialties.

Rita Ballard
Virtually Restoring Balance, One Task at a Time!
http://www.HealersHelper.com

]]> By: Jeff Yablon http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66921 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:59:23 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66921 OK, let’s get this straight:

Elance, in an effort to promote their service, is financing a few of their customers’ interactions with their subcontractors? Wonderful. Does Elance actually have any sort of controls in place to then make sure that the contractors are worth doing business with?

Being in the VA business, I’m pretty comfortable saying that while the concept of the VA is a great one, the execution as I’ve seen it to this point is (mostly) skewed toward getting results for the broker (Elance), rather than for the customer. And the actual service provider? All but out-in-the-cold.

Hey wait . . . I think I just did a holiday contest too! Here’s the pitch: “Come Visit Us at Virtual VIP, and we’ll make your VA needs actually work out. For Everyone”.

Jeff Yablon
President & CEO
PC-VIP Inc.
Virtual VIP

]]> By: Holly & Lee http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66920 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:12:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66920 this is interesting….
JILL

]]> By: Melissa http://gigaom.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66919 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:56:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/12/19/win-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-66919 Wow ! Thanks for the link to the contest. I’m going to start working on my entry right away!

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