Comments on: The Art of Delegating Tasks to a Virtual Assistant http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jodi Fisher http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-762410 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:30:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-762410 Building a relationship with a Virtual Assistant is a 2-way street. Check out these delegation tips. http://t.co/pOzv8MKg

]]> By: Bhavin Thakkar http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79244 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:51:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79244 @CELINE ROQUE – Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It just helped me to go ahead and hire a VA, and Yes, I am happy that I did

]]> By: Old Pain: Seeing Your Business Through Growth and Change – WebWorkerDaily http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79243 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:02:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79243 [...] your business and streamline your work so that you’re more productive, and so that you can outsource and delegate lower level tasks.” It makes sense in your mind, but it just doesn’t seem to be a top [...]

]]> By: Nikki Romero http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79242 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:24:35 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79242 Trust is indeed the most vital element of a virtual working relationship and is the foundation of a successful partnership. I often get asked what our security measures and confidentiality policies are so I know this is one of the apprehensions a client normally has.

If you’re hiring a VA, you can first start off with tasks that don’t have sensitive info, like writing or research. Then as you work together, you can gauge your VA’s trustworthiness and professionalism and slowly introduce the more sensitive jobs.

]]> By: Masoom Tulsiani http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79241 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:25:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79241 Hiring a VA(Virtual Assistant) is the need of the hour, especially during this time of recession. It’s important that you get time to innovate, stategise your business and delegate your mundane tasks to a virtual assistant.

I use to work as a SEO VA, and now moved on to my new startup – Seo donuts.com. So I learned a few traits of this trade. :)

Masoom Tulsiani

Seo Donuts.com

]]> By: Hire a VA, Cut Down on the BS and Increase Your ROI | Radical Business Makeover http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79240 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:30:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79240 [...] ↑ http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/30/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/ [...]

]]> By: Lance http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79239 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:56:45 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79239 I have been outsourcing work-related tasks to VAs for a while now for my business and it has worked great! I can’t believe the things you can outsource these days. Just last week I read a TechCrunch article about VirtualDatingAssistants.com, a company that lets you outsource your online dating. Unbelievable…

]]> By: How to Alter Your Work Schedule to Accommodate Personal Projects http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79238 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:01:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79238 [...] accumulate and someone has to do them. Subcontractors or assistants can be helpful — but only if you hire and train them well. There are many things that can go wrong with such an arrangement, especially if it’s your [...]

]]> By: Ron http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79237 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79237 Yes, this was a very positive article. Virtual Appoint (virtualappoint.com) is a service exemplifying the same concept by acting on the model itself, which is especially geared for longer term, hourly virtual assistant work. A fascinating trend that we’ve observed lately at virtual appoint is off-shoring, or US-based buyers outsourcing tasks to US-based providers of professional services. In short, it is wonderful to see the growing trend towards using these invisible yet very easily accessible experts. I’d say if you can, then why not make your life more organized and much easier by having some load off of your shoulders and this way be able to focus more on your core business functions.
Ron Davis,
VirtualAppoint

]]> By: Carol Heigelmann http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79236 Sat, 09 May 2009 18:34:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79236 I have decided to become a Virtual Assistant. I am researching every aspect of this process. Reading all of your blogs has been extremely helpful. Knowing what the clients are looking for will be a great help in marketing my skills and searching for my own clients. I will be back to read more. C

]]> By: The Poor Web Worker’s Virtual Assistant | SpecialityMoney.com http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79235 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:11:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79235 [...] replace a human virtual assistant: Having a VA can be very good for your business if you know how to delegate well.  But if you don’t have the budget for one, you don’t have to do all the grunt work [...]

]]> By: The Poor Web Worker’s Virtual Assistant http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79234 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:02:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79234 [...] replace a human virtual assistant: Having a VA can be very good for your business if you know how to delegate well.  But if you don’t have the budget for one, you don’t have to do all the grunt work [...]

]]> By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive 3 Mistakes Your Subcontractors Might Make and How to Prevent Them « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79233 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:01:42 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79233 [...] freelancers I know, including myself, have outsourced tasks to subcontractors at least once. From a virtual assistant to the odd “extra hand” you hire from time to time, it’s common to have someone [...]

]]> By: TaskUs: Delegate Work To “Premium” Virtual Assistants | Smartlife http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79232 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:29:42 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79232 [...] I’ve been engaged in personal outsourcing since 2004. If had only one piece of experiential wisdom to share about effective personal outsourcing, it’s this: TALENT IS EVERYTHING. Communications is very important, too, but without talent, you run the likely risk of wasting your time and money, the complete opposite of why you set out to outsource your life in the first place. Talented helpers simply make your life easier and add only negligible overhead.  It’s all hype. Trust me, I gave it a shot. I worked with a virtual assistant and it was a complete waste of time. Wouldn’t do it again. (Web Worker Daily) [...]

]]> By: Virtual Assistant | Microsoft SharePoint & Windows (Vista, Azure, 7) Cloud & Social Computing Space http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79231 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:22:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79231 [...] Continue reading here. [...]

]]> By: peternaron http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-art-of-delegating-tasks-to-a-virtual-assistant/#comment-79230 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:21:39 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=6756#comment-79230 Before hiring a Virtual Assistant or Delegating a job to a VA. First you must check his/her background, the capabilities of that person and the sincerity to do the tasks.

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