Virtual Assistant Question

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First of all sorry if this is not the right forum to post this question.

Ever since my daughter was born I was thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant. I simply have no more spare time to invest in all the ideas and small tasks like I used to do before and of course right now I really want to spend as much time as possible with the little monster

Main tasks I need help with are;

- Update content on my mini sites. Sites are not running WP (they need to be simple HTML sites) and updates would need to be done using NotePad++ or any other text editor.
- Check RSS feeds and email potential clients.
- Send emails to companies/businesses and offer my design services (no need for the VA to create content. They would just copy/past the content and email it to Businesses.
- Update small Business Directories. Again, these are simple HTML pages and no WP is used.
- Upload content using FTP clients.
- Create FP and Twitter accounts and keep them up to date.

So - this is kinda what I need. To begin with, I would not have enough work to hire a full time VA but with the time I'm sure there would be enough work for a full time VA.

My main concern is how much to pay. I don't want to overpay but I also want to make sure the VA is happy and not overwhelmed with the tasks.

I have never hired a VA and all your feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Behar
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  • It's not a dumb question.

    You can do a couple of things:
    First, you can post an ad in the Warriors for hire section. Tell them what you need and shop around. That way you'll know exactly how much an experienced VA costs.
    Another thing you can do is look for VAs is outsourcing sites like bestjobs and onlinejobs.ph. The VAs there usually put there how much they expect for salary.
    Next thing to do is to set up a system to track their work, whether it's a simple task list, project management software or time tracking software like tracklabor.com. This is to ensure that you're getting your money's worth.
    Lastly, send out your job posts to as many applicants as you possibly can. Finding a good VA takes a bit of time but when you find a good one, it will definitely help free up your time for your family
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  • Yeah there's lots of people here that might help you out and a couple outsourcing companies. I think if you're going to outsource though, make sure you define everything step by step in detail. There's no, "here's what I want now go get it" with outsourcing, (in my experience anyway).

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    • Once again, you can try to place a job post on websites like easyoutsource.com, and interview which person you think fit the most.
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    Virtual Assistant Question

    First of all sorry if this is not the right forum to post this question. Ever since my daughter was born I was thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant. I simply have no more spare time to invest in all the ideas and small tasks like I used to do before and of course right now I really want to spend as much time as possible with the little monster