Archives for the ‘outsourcing’ Category

Marketing, Semantics & the Virtual Professional: What’s in a Name? And Other Bla Bla Bla

By Karri • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: outsourcing

A couple of interesting blog posts came to my attention this evening and I have to mouth off about what’s going on here (not the blog posts themselves) lest I lie in bed wide awake tonight wishing I had actually mouthed off but didn’t.
The posts that got me here tonight when I really should be [...]



If You’re Virtual, Toss the Paper But Not the Cards

By Karri • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: outsourcing

Most virtual assistants start their business like any small startup does, on a budget. The great thing about working virtually is the opportunity to create a paperless office. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say “an office with less paper?”
It’s my feeling that every business owner should carry professionally printed business cards. Whether [...]



Full Time Mom, Part Time Virtual Assistant: Urban Myth or Dream Come True?

By Karri • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: outsourcing

The beauty of entrepreneurship is that you can structure your business any way you want. Many successful businesses are in fact run by owners who only work a few hours a week. What you don’t see, however, is the time and energy it takes to bring a business to the point where it almost “runs” [...]



Finding the Right Virtual Assistant for Your Small Business

By Karri • Jul 21st, 2006 • Category: outsourcing

Articles abound advising the business community how to properly screen when looking for a Virtual Assistant (VA). Unfortunately, some of the advice may lead you astray, as it often ignores the fact that VAs are not employees but independent contractors providing professional business to business (B2B) services.
For example, I have yet to have a prospective [...]