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How-to Hire a Virtual Assistant (VA), PART 1 of 2

17 Mar 2010 Tom Sasnauskas -GUEST- 2 Comments

Hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA) can be confusing and frustrating. If you find the right VA to fit your needs your business will excel. The following steps will aid you in your VA hiring process:

Clearly define your VA’s expectations.

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How to Build a Team for Your Internet Business Part 1

11 Feb 2010 Jay (Jason Van Orden) 10 Comments

Team

Building the right team for your business will speed up your success and boost your income. It’s one of the best business investments you can make. In this series of posts we talk about the kind of team members that you need to find to keep your business growing.

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Is Outsourcing Bad for the Economy? Are We Irresponsible For Encouraging It?

02 Jul 2009 Jay (Jason Van Orden) 55 Comments

biz-globeA few days ago we received an email chastising us for encouraging the use of offshore outsourcing. I spent a couple hours exchanging emails with the sender where we shared our differing opinions.

As a result, it struck me that Sterling and I hadn’t fully shared our our views on what could be an emotionally charged issue given the current economic climate (not only in the U.S. but in many places around the world.) This is a long post, but it is one that is important to consider.

In the interest of discussion, I’ve included the email here (with the sender’s name omitted) followed by our views.
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IBM 38 | What You Need to Know to Start Outsourcing Your Business (and Your Personal Life) with Virtual Assistants

13 Mar 2008 Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) 19 Comments

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iStock_000004817156XSmallYou asked for it and you got it, we are asked about virtual assistants all the time SO In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about What You Need to Know to Start Outsourcing Your Business (and Your Personal Life) with Virtual Assistants and in the quick tip we’ll tell you about some great resources we found for learning even more about outsourcing and using VA’s.

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Streamline and Automate Your Business with an Organization Chart

21 Feb 2008 Jay (Jason Van Orden) 11 Comments

Organization ChartIn this video you’ll learn how to use an E-Myth-style organization chart as a tool to streamline and automate your business. This is a critical tool that we use as the foundation for turning our businesses into a system that can run without us. Remember that the goal of an entrepreneur is to work ON the business and not IN it. You don’t want to just create another job. You’ll also see how to tie this into your Getting Things Done system. You’ll find additional links and resources after the “read more” link.

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