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Why You Shouldn’t Hire Your Virtual Assistant on Guru.com

Tips From T. Marie

Places like Craigslist , Guru.com and Elance. Sites like Guru and Elance are bidding wars, plain and simple. Think Your Website Isn’t that Important? I’ve written here before about the differences between an employee and independent contractor and how important it is to not blur the lines. Think Again.

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How to Avoid Being Named in a Fancy Hands Type Lawsuit

Tips From T. Marie

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise. Although many people sought out the services at Fancy Hands , any logical person had to surmise that the virtual assistants doing those tasks couldn’t be making minimum wage at the rates the service was charging. Some of them say there’s no need to tip. I’m like why?

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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

I am at a point where there are some things I just can’t do anymore and a friend of mine once told me “delegate everything but your genius.&# So – I was off to find a virtual assistant. The first project – transcribe a one hour speech from an audio file. I started to look at their test scores. Shriram joined my team.

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Six Ways to Get More Juice from Your Freelancer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Freelancers are talented, but being talented doesn’t make them mind readers. Their ideas may take you to areas you hadn’t considered, which may make you uncomfortable – but consider their perspective carefully. Don’t try to hammer down their rate; that’s disrespectful. 1) Write a brief.

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