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Where to find good and hard working VA's?

by Turnim
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Hi there, looking for good places to find quality virtual assistants.
Preferable from the Philippines, heard that they are really good workers.

Someone great at lead generation, native english speaker with the ability to contact construction companies, running a CRM and that's all to a affordable price.

Where would I find such a person? All leads and resources you can think of are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Uwe
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  • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
    Upwork.com
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  • Profile picture of the author magiclouie
    Originally Posted by Turnim View Post

    Hi there, looking for good places to find quality virtual assistants.
    Preferable from the Philippines, heard that they are really good workers.

    Someone great at lead generation, native english speaker with the ability to contact construction companies, running a CRM and that's all to a affordable price.

    Where would I find such a person? All leads and resources you can think of are greatly appreciated.

    Thanks

    Uwe
    I recommend, Hire the best Filipino employees and virtual assistants the Philippines has to offer!

    These are the things I suggest before hiring a VA

    » Short list interested people.
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    » See the difference between the quality of all the work provided.
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  • Profile picture of the author fpforum
    Have you tried any of the Freelance sites like oDesk or Freelancer?
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  • Profile picture of the author tsubibo
    Upwork,com formerly oDesk.com and Freelance.com seems to be the place to find VA's
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  • Profile picture of the author DIABL0
    Pretty much everyone I know uses and has been very happy with: http://onlinejobs.ph

    One thing you can do is rather than posting a job and getting a bunch of unqualified responses, is search for possible VA's with the requirements you need and contact them. You could also give them specific directions and tasks to do as part of the qualification process and see how well they do.
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    • Profile picture of the author Turnim
      Thanks to all of you. Certainly this will help me to get a good VA

      I have posted at onlinejobs.ph and Upwork

      i would like to know what will be the best way to protect myself from being screwed If i choose a VA through onlinejobs.ph
      Obviously Upwork has a escrow feature

      Any suggestions and advice will be highly appreciated

      Thanks

      Uwe
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      • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
        Originally Posted by Turnim View Post

        Upwork has a escrow feature
        You've answered your own question, haven't you?
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        • Profile picture of the author Turnim
          Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

          You've answered your own question, haven't you?
          Well, yes and no, Upwork i only got one person interested, but online jobs.ph is incredible. I have received over 80 mails so far and obviously need to filter that down

          Problem is still that i can't figure out a secure way for both parties (my company and the worker) getting handled fair

          I assume that some here using VA's out of the philippines, how do they handle payments?

          Sorry for asking such "dumb" questions, but i never used VA's before and i need to make sure that i do it as best as possible

          Thanks
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          • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
            Originally Posted by Turnim View Post

            Upwork i only got one person interested
            There may be an issue with your ad, then. I am both a buyer and a seller there, and there's usually a large number of people wherever I go. If you're comfortable, give the link to your Upwork ad and I'll take a look.
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            • Profile picture of the author Turnim
              Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

              There may be an issue with your ad, then. I am both a buyer and a seller there, and there's usually a large number of people wherever I go. If you're comfortable, give the link to your Upwork ad and I'll take a look.
              Here you go

              https://www.upwork.com/c/jobs/~0154c931ba27d15105

              Thanks
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              • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
                This is a good ad; I was pleasantly surprised. The only thing I would change is to drop all five qualifying questions. Try reposting the ad with no questions and just the (required) cover letter. There's nothing stopping you from asking more questions once you have applicants, and you're never under an obligation to hire anyone.
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                • Profile picture of the author Turnim
                  Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

                  This is a good ad; I was pleasantly surprised. The only thing I would change is to drop all five qualifying questions. Try reposting the ad with no questions and just the (required) cover letter. There's nothing stopping you from asking more questions once you have applicants, and you're never under an obligation to hire anyone.
                  Thanks David

                  I just removed all the screening questions and hopefully this will get me some results
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    As well as Upwork.com, you should consider this very forum and others like it. Places like WF are a great source for VAs: lots of potential candidates and you can get a feel for them by checking out their posts.
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  • Profile picture of the author alambd1963g
    Originally Posted by Turnim View Post

    Hi there, looking for good places to find quality virtual assistants.
    Preferable from the Philippines, heard that they are really good workers.

    Someone great at lead generation, native english speaker with the ability to contact construction companies, running a CRM and that's all to a affordable price.

    Where would I find such a person? All leads and resources you can think of are greatly appreciated. Thanks
    Uwe
    There are many freelancing market, you can use any site, as you wish. You can use Upwork, elance, freelancer, fiverr. Actually it is not important which site you are using, but if is too much important, which VA you are using. Before hiring any freelancer, you should check their previous work history & feedback. Then you can get a good VA. Thanks.
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    Best of luck.

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  • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
    OK. Also, if you don't get enough results today, one "trick" that I've used is to re-post (not just edit) after midnight or even later. Most Americans have stopped posting by then (less competition) and more folks overseas are awake. The laws of supply-and-demand are more in your favor then.
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    • Profile picture of the author Turnim
      I will do so

      Thanks again for your incredible help
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  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    build a good reputation on upwork.com and you will have no problem finding good help. I can post an ad today and have 70 new applicants in a few hours from now. I really like this site and there are others you see advertised here where you actually have to pay just to get access to potential applicants and I recommend against doing that. You can always re post your job a couple of times until you find the person that works best for you.
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