Many virtual assistance companies charge variable rates. A few, like LongerDays, charge a “flat rate” for all services. When looking at the rates on various virtual assistant websites, you come across phrases like Basic, Premium, Executive Assistant, and other rates. This means the rate charged by the virtual assistance company varies, depending on what type of task is assigned. What are the pros? With a variable rate...
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What a terrific task to assign your virtual assistant: having them create and plan your meals. Recently, a client assigned this task to us – and the more I think about it, the more I’m appreciating just how smart it is! It will save that client a considerable amount of time and money. We created an Excel document that breaks down the menu for the week – breakfast, lunch, and dinner – taking his dietary...
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Lately, virtual assistance has been getting a considerable amount of media attention. As a fairly new way of doing things that not many people are aware of, it is great that the media is helping to spread the word! This post is simply a round-up of some of the coverage: Esquire – My Outsourced Life by A.J. Jacobs > U.S. News & World Report – How to Find a Virtual Assistant > CNN – More Firms Use Virtual...
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High performers are always in search of a way to squeeze extra productivity out of their day. They consume blogs, books, planners, gadgets, and hacks to produce the optimal workflow and maximize their efficiency. Inevitably, they experience a point of diminishing returns — having an organized to-do list, a prioritization system, a calendar, and a smartphone account for the 20% of productivity practices that make 80% of the difference....
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