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Author or Speaker? How and When Do You Hire a Virtual Assistant? By Lorianne Vaughan Speaks
“You’ll want to think about spending your hard-earned dollars on an assistant (or a team) who knows your specific goals; and understands your purpose and mission as an author, speaker or podcaster.”
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ne of the biggest mistakes people make is hiring the kid down the street for cheap. Even though that kid knows some things about social media and technology they’ll never be able to help you run your business past those few minor tasks. And, they don’t have (normally) the experience to deal with changing business priorities. You’ll want to think about spending your hard-earned dollars on an assistant (or a team) who knows your specific goals; and understands your purpose and mission as an author, speaker or podcaster. Here’s a helpful list of what qualifies
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someone to be a VA: They are current or past fulltime admins who want a few extra hours to supplement their income. They are self-motivated They stay on task and aren’t easily distracted They have strong communication skills They have experience with the kind of work for the project you need help completing. When you hire someone, who has the time management mastery down, as well as the insider knowledge and resources specifically tailored to help your area of focus, the results can be magical. In the January issue, I gave many sources to find virtual assistants for any small business. This month, I wanted to focus on the speaker/ author/podcasting space. This community is filled with amazing people with great stories and programs they offer to the world. That doesn’t mean they are great business owners! As we all are learning to up our game in the Success Champions Facebook group, and other trainings from Donnie. He says you need to delegate so you are spending your time on your high-priority, revenuedriven capabilities. If you are a speaker/author/podcaster – then you should be focusing on your message, writing that book and taping your shows. Virtual assistants could take over tasks such as:
