Comments on: IBM 38 | What You Need to Know to Start Outsourcing Your Business (and Your Personal Life) with Virtual Assistants http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants Make More Money. Escape the 9-to-5. Start an Internet Business, Today! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:22:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jesus Ross http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-20724 Jesus Ross Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:49:16 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-20724 outsourcing is really necessary specially if you want to cut the cost of production.--- outsourcing is really necessary specially if you want to cut the cost of production.—

]]> By: Brooke Morris http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-20598 Brooke Morris Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:27:58 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-20598 There is a rapid growth of Outsorcing these days as manufactures try to cut cost and maximize profit.""~ There is a rapid growth of Outsorcing these days as manufactures try to cut cost and maximize profit.”"~

]]> By: Ted Sudol http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-15371 Ted Sudol Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:11:32 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-15371 Hi Stirling and Jay, I've had good success in working with the VA's I've chosen. I would say the keys to having a successful experience is: 1. Be very clear about exactly what you want. Write down specifically what you want in your project description. 2. Use the existing feedback as a guideline, but supplement your evaluation with a request to see a sample of their work. I make it a policy that if I can't see a sample of their work I don't use them. Feedback can sometimes be misleading - either the people they were working with had different needs or different standards or something else which would make them not suitable for your job. 3. Maintain good communications with them throughout the course of the job. Often it will take a little tweaking on the first job until they understand exactly what you want and you are both on the same page. Expect that first job will take a little bit more of your own time fine tuning but once your are running on the same page its usually smooth sailing on subsequent jobs. 4. Expect it to be a filtering process. Some VA's will be great, some will be good, and some just won't be suitable. 5. Once you have found a few good VA's treat them well and hold on to them. You spent the time finding, qualifying, filtering so capitalize on your efforts. All the best, Ted Sudol www.thedomainhunter.com Hi Stirling and Jay,
I’ve had good success in working with the VA’s I’ve chosen. I would say the keys to having a successful experience is:

1. Be very clear about exactly what you want. Write down specifically what you want in your project description.

2. Use the existing feedback as a guideline, but supplement your evaluation with a request to see a sample of their work. I make it a policy that if I can’t see a sample of their work I don’t use them. Feedback can sometimes be misleading – either the people they were working with had different needs or different standards or something else which would make them not suitable for your job.

3. Maintain good communications with them throughout the course of the job. Often it will take a little tweaking on the first job until they understand exactly what you want and you are both on the same page. Expect that first job will take a little bit more of your own time fine tuning but once your are running on the same page its usually smooth sailing on subsequent jobs.

4. Expect it to be a filtering process. Some VA’s will be great, some will be good, and some just won’t be suitable.

5. Once you have found a few good VA’s treat them well and hold on to them. You spent the time finding, qualifying, filtering so capitalize on your efforts.

All the best,
Ted Sudol
http://www.thedomainhunter.com

]]> By: redge http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13452 redge Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:10:45 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13452 I am a digital artist for over 13 years and I am from The Philippines. I do design on web and print. I am trying to learn more about internet business by listening to S&J. These guys are doing really great, I listen to them again and again, over and over. I made up my mind to resign recently because of them (no blaming on you hahaha). Although I have no idea what they teach exactly on their courses, I am getting a little bit of clues so now I am working my *** out here at home executing as many ideas i can think of on making money on the web. Hey, you may be have something for me to do as VA? Just check my website to contact me. Thanks to all and to both of you S&J! I am a digital artist for over 13 years and I am from The Philippines. I do design on web and print. I am trying to learn more about internet business by listening to S&J. These guys are doing really great, I listen to them again and again, over and over. I made up my mind to resign recently because of them (no blaming on you hahaha). Although I have no idea what they teach exactly on their courses, I am getting a little bit of clues so now I am working my *** out here at home executing as many ideas i can think of on making money on the web. Hey, you may be have something for me to do as VA? Just check my website to contact me. Thanks to all and to both of you S&J!

]]> By: Darren Kincaid http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13418 Darren Kincaid Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:30:26 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13418 Hi, S&J. I listen to your podcasts and receive your newsletters and am learning a lot from you. Thanks for all you do. The VA podcast really hit the mark for me. I'm already inquiring to the firms in the Philippines. One question though: do you have any firms to recommend in India? I'd like to check out my options. Thanks! Darren Hi, S&J. I listen to your podcasts and receive your newsletters and am learning a lot from you. Thanks for all you do.

The VA podcast really hit the mark for me. I’m already inquiring to the firms in the Philippines. One question though: do you have any firms to recommend in India? I’d like to check out my options. Thanks! Darren

]]> By: Kent http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13417 Kent Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:29:59 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13417 Thank you Jay. Thank you Jay.

]]> By: rgarcia http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13312 rgarcia Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:17:15 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13312 What I can say about this show is... ' GREAT ' r What I can say about this show is…

‘ GREAT ‘

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]]> By: Jay (Jason Van Orden) http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13196 Jay (Jason Van Orden) Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:54:27 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13196 @kevin, Many have asked us about the early podcasts. They get removed. We are in the process of changing things around with the site and the past show archives. Right now, we don't have a way for you to get those first episodes. However, stay tuned. We will have a "best of" package soon that will allow you to get them. We do need to do a better job about explaining our plans there. @Kent, You can get the org chart here: http://www.internetbusinessmastery.com/organizationchart @Grant, Give a look at this iTunes podcast tutorial and see if it helps: http://www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/#podcasts @David, I believe the theme used at the time of this post is based on a theme called Ocadia. I'm not sure what you mean about with your money transfer question. @rossum, I'm having to figure that out pretty fast now that I'm living abroad. @kevin,

Many have asked us about the early podcasts. They get removed. We are in the process of changing things around with the site and the past show archives. Right now, we don’t have a way for you to get those first episodes. However, stay tuned. We will have a “best of” package soon that will allow you to get them. We do need to do a better job about explaining our plans there.

@Kent,

You can get the org chart here:

http://www.internetbusinessmastery.com/organizationchart

@Grant,

Give a look at this iTunes podcast tutorial and see if it helps:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/#podcasts

@David,

I believe the theme used at the time of this post is based on a theme called Ocadia.

I’m not sure what you mean about with your money transfer question.

@rossum,

I’m having to figure that out pretty fast now that I’m living abroad.

]]> By: rossum http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13170 rossum Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:21:54 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13170 Still my favourite podcast, chasps. When I heard about Jay's move to Argentina, it sparked my imagination to do something similar. Have you addressed the issue of taxation for entrepreneurs working in cyberspace, and not in their country of citizenship? Still my favourite podcast, chasps.
When I heard about Jay’s move to Argentina, it sparked my imagination to do something similar.
Have you addressed the issue of taxation for entrepreneurs working in cyberspace, and not in their country of citizenship?

]]> By: David http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13147 David Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:38:43 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13147 Love the show, can i ask two questions. 1. What is the Wordpress theme you use for this site? What are your say top 3 themes. 2. What do you use in your internet businesses to carry out any transfer of money, do you use any particular service? Thanks again love the show Love the show, can i ask two questions. 1. What is the WordPress theme you use for this site? What are your say top 3 themes. 2. What do you use in your internet businesses to carry out any transfer of money, do you use any particular service?

Thanks again love the show

]]> By: Grant Burhans http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13108 Grant Burhans Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:08:56 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13108 Hi guys, I just recently discovered your site and am quickly becoming a big fan. I thoroughly enjoy your podcasts, but do need some help with them. I am wanting to download them into iTunes and when I click add podcast to iTunes it will only download IBM38, but not any of the others. I have tried clicking on each individual podcast and then clicking add to podcast, but with the same results. Any links to instructions or help would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work, Grant Burhans www.mountainconnections.com Hi guys,

I just recently discovered your site and am quickly becoming a big fan. I thoroughly enjoy your podcasts, but do need some help with them.

I am wanting to download them into iTunes and when I click add podcast to iTunes it will only download IBM38, but not any of the others. I have tried clicking on each individual podcast and then clicking add to podcast, but with the same results.

Any links to instructions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Keep up the good work,

Grant Burhans
http://www.mountainconnections.com

]]> By: Kent http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13052 Kent Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:35:20 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13052 Hi S&J: You mentioned an org. chart resource that you use to help you with workflow, etc. in the VA podcast. Can you tell me where that resource is located within your site? Regards, Kent Hi S&J:

You mentioned an org. chart resource that you use to help you with workflow, etc. in the VA podcast. Can you tell me where that resource is located within your site?

Regards,
Kent

]]> By: kevin http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-13035 kevin Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:38:17 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-13035 Hey, what every happen to the first two IBM shows 1 throu 4? Would love to listen to them. thanks, Kevin Hey, what every happen to the first two IBM shows 1 throu 4?

Would love to listen to them.

thanks,
Kevin

]]> By: Mark - Creative Journey Cafe http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-12994 Mark - Creative Journey Cafe Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:45:37 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-12994 Hey S&J, Great show. You really addressed all my questions about VA's. - especially the idea of "I can't afford it." Nicely done. Jay - I love that you're in BA and it's business as usual. That's so awesome and inspiring. I'd love to hear a future show devoted to...gosh...I don't even know! I think you've done it all! Hey S&J,

Great show. You really addressed all my questions about VA’s. – especially the idea of “I can’t afford it.” Nicely done.

Jay – I love that you’re in BA and it’s business as usual. That’s so awesome and inspiring.

I’d love to hear a future show devoted to…gosh…I don’t even know! I think you’ve done it all!

]]> By: Mark Mason http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-12991 Mark Mason Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:30:25 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-12991 Guys -- I just did this for the first time this week, based on your recommendations in previous podcasts. Check this out. I saw TheBigWordProject script for sale for 10 bucks. This is like the million pixel project from a couple of years ago. These guys sell dictionary words for one dollar per letter. Once you buy a word, you can link it to any web page you want. A viral dictionary. Cool idea. Then, I had my own idea -- why not sell the WORLD! So, I hired a VA to import a database of all the cities in the world and modify the php script to do cities instead of dictionary words. I launched <a href="http://www.thebigworldproject.com" rel="nofollow">TheBigWorldProject</a> last night - one day after having the idea. Small investment -- super high risk idea. It took the guy a few hours. I could have done it, but it would have taken me days. The cool thing is that the guy did it while I was at my day job. Talk about leverage. Anyway, thanks for the tips. Keep them coming! Guys — I just did this for the first time this week, based on your recommendations in previous podcasts.

Check this out. I saw TheBigWordProject script for sale for 10 bucks. This is like the million pixel project from a couple of years ago. These guys sell dictionary words for one dollar per letter. Once you buy a word, you can link it to any web page you want. A viral dictionary. Cool idea.

Then, I had my own idea — why not sell the WORLD! So, I hired a VA to import a database of all the cities in the world and modify the php script to do cities instead of dictionary words. I launched TheBigWorldProject last night – one day after having the idea. Small investment — super high risk idea. It took the guy a few hours. I could have done it, but it would have taken me days.

The cool thing is that the guy did it while I was at my day job. Talk about leverage.

Anyway, thanks for the tips. Keep them coming!

]]> By: Sterling http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-12974 Sterling Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:17:13 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-12974 @ Brett Brett, I just added your show idea to our content list, great idea. I don't outsource several things: Niche Generation Business Strategy Access to banking Marketing Plans That is all that comes to mind on the fly. Understanding how to pick a niche is one of two of the most important keys to starting, the other mindset related. @ Brett Brett,

I just added your show idea to our content list, great idea.

I don’t outsource several things:

Niche Generation
Business Strategy
Access to banking
Marketing Plans

That is all that comes to mind on the fly. Understanding how to pick a niche is one of two of the most important keys to starting, the other mindset related.

]]> By: Brett Stark http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants/comment-page-1#comment-12968 Brett Stark Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:39:57 +0000 http://www.internet-based-business-mastery.com/ibm-38-what-you-need-to-know-to-start-outsourcing-your-business-and-your-personal-life-with-virtual-assistants#comment-12968 Guys, I would love to see your thoughts (or hear via the podcast) a top ten of things learned from when you first started out. That is, looking back, how would have you done things differently to make more $$, save more time, quit your job earlier, get more freedom etc etc? Next - from what i can tell (at least the challenges i have) is that the idea/niche choosing selection is probably the 1 key. Everything after that IMHO can be systemized and probably outsourced. I have floated outsourcing niche generation and testing on a forum here and there and i think either the perception is it can't be done - or else, why would you since you'd be giving someone else (even if a VA in India) your secrets...Thoughts? thanks, Brett Brett Guys,

I would love to see your thoughts (or hear via the podcast) a top ten of things learned from when you first started out. That is, looking back, how would have you done things differently to make more $$, save more time, quit your job earlier, get more freedom etc etc?

Next – from what i can tell (at least the challenges i have) is that the idea/niche choosing selection is probably the 1 key. Everything after that IMHO can be systemized and probably outsourced. I have floated outsourcing niche generation and testing on a forum here and there and i think either the perception is it can’t be done – or else, why would you since you’d be giving someone else (even if a VA in India) your secrets…Thoughts?

thanks,
Brett
Brett

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