Locating A Great Virtual Assistant - How To Do This The Right Way

By Jeremy Ravi


Hiring a VA (virtual assistant) can be a blessing for your business, or a can be a curse you will regret. You know what can happen if you hire the wrong employee. The same thing can happen with the wrong VA. In the business world, you need to take heed of expressions such as "hire slow and fire fast". If a person doesn't know what to do when hiring a VA, then it will be hard to do it in a methodical manner. You can think of some obvious questions to ask a prospective VA. More than likely, there are some questions you already know, and others you have not come up with yet. If you receive replies from references, that's good. If you don't, contact them again to verify that they are real indeed.

Always know how long your work takes to complete before you even interview the potential VA. This is information that they will ask you. You get asked him how long it will take them to get the work done once you know this. Of course, there is always gray area in this type of discussion. They could be slow, but also produce fantastic results. Regardless if you choose, try to make the best call that you can. You will find that some VAs work fast, but the terrible work for you. Just think of all the things you need your VA to do and do your best to work with them to get the job done. Obviously you are going to have deadlines that you need to meet and you have to make this clear. Because the Internet is global and goes over many time zones you need to figure out ahead of time if there might be potential problems. Typically all you've got to do is synchronize the work flow and work around the deadlines that you know about. At the same time, it is in your best interest to learn about the work habits of each VA who wants you to hire him (or her). Some highly relevant information, for example, is when the work can be expected to be completed by the VA. Sometimes situations in life will cause the work to be finished during weird hours of the day or the night. If you aren't able to do this, you might encounter some problems until you can figure out what is going on and which adjustments that you need to make. That means that you have to take the initiative so that you will be able to avoid issues after you hire someone.

Almost every VA online will have a website. If they do, see what they have on it. Performing a whois is what you need to do next. You have to verify this information, especially if you're going to hire them. It is not necessary to mandate having a website. This is something most VA's will probably not have. But it seems logical that a person who is more professional will have a site. Anyone that doesn't have one is making a judgment call on their own. So just keep that in mind and avoid being critical in your judgments if there isn't a site.

You are going to come across a variety of people that are VA's. Some are go-getters, and others won't be. With some VA's, you'll find those who will subcontract the work to another person. When you ask them if they do this, they will probably tell you that they won't. You need to tell them up front that any work you give a VA should not be subcontracted or outsourced. If they sign a contract, make sure that there is a clause stating this provision. You cannot enforce this if you are crossing international boundaries by the way.

The tips in this article can help you and your business. Don't ignore them! You will lose money, as well as time, when you hire a VA that is not competent for the position. And if you do come to the realization you hire the wrong person, you will have to do this all over again.




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