Where’s the best place to hire a rockstar freelance virtual assistant? Two of the largest platforms for online workers are Upwork and FreeeUp. Both of these sites have a deep talent pool and your diamond-in-the-rough virtual assistant is probably out […]

My favorite productivity hack of the year? That’s easy: theme days. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it means to compartmentalize your schedule by day (or segment of the day) to allow for more “deep work” and fewer task-switching […]

Deena Anreise, the Marketing Manager for Prialto, contributed this post. Take it away, Deena! ********** Teamwork is the cornerstone of every successful business, but achieving team cohesiveness can be a challenge. Leaders, managers, and business founders often struggle to understand what […]

A couple weeks ago I told you about my latest VA hire, and how for the first time I had to calculate the projected return on investment of the position in terms of more than just freeing up hours of my time. […]

No, no, it’s not just a “new” way of explaining the 80/20 rule. I was listening to a podcast the other day (this one) and at the end of the episode the host explained his 10/80/10 framework for outsourcing. How it […]

When I was making my first virtual hires, I saw it as a cost. Since I was doing everything myself up to that point, it was just an additional expense. Well it didn’t take long to realize that hiring a […]

For the past 5 years, I’ve been asking people a few questions on this site in the hopes of pointing them in the right direction on their virtual assistant search. Perhaps ironically for a site dedicated to delegation and outsourcing, […]

Accounting is one of the first things most business owners hire out. The tax code is so complex — and the penalties for messing up so severe — that it just makes sense to bring on an expert, right? Well […]

This year I’ve been letting a new VA into my inbox. I felt like I was fighting a losing battle against the constant barrage of email, and even though I had what I thought to be a pretty robust system […]

If you’re looking to hire a freelance virtual assistant, you might be wondering the best place to find a rockstar VA. Two of the largest platforms for online workers are Upwork and OnlineJobs.ph. Both of these sites have a deep […]