<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/feed/</link> <description>Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging</description> <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:25:54 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-31677</guid><title><![CDATA[Julie Hood replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-31677</link> <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 03:45:18 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/juliehood/" title="Julie Hood" rel="nofollow">Julie Hood</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Thanks all - great advice here! Best, Julie</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7894</guid><title><![CDATA[Keri K Silk replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7894</link> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:18:14 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kerisilk/" title="Keri K Silk" rel="nofollow">Keri K Silk</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> As a VA all of my clients have been word of mouth referrals. It just took letting people know that I enjoyed doing the things that they were too busy to get to.&#160;<div></div><div>If you wish to be a VA - I would suggest local [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7893</guid><title><![CDATA[Keri K Silk replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7893</link> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:18:11 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kerisilk/" title="Keri K Silk" rel="nofollow">Keri K Silk</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> As a VA all of my clients have been word of mouth referrals. It just took letting people know that I enjoyed doing the things that they were too busy to get to.&#160;<div></div><div>If you wish to be a VA - I would suggest local [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7413</guid><title><![CDATA[Sandra Pearson replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7413</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:05:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sandrapearson/" title="Sandra Pearson" rel="nofollow">Sandra Pearson</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Hi Africa,<div></div><div>Yes, sites like Elance and vWorker can be very saturated and highly competitive. That being said, they can also be a good place to get started and start building a good reputation. Also, I started out [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7402</guid><title><![CDATA[Diane Coville replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7402</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:32:24 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/" title="Diane Coville" rel="nofollow">Diane Coville</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> "Julie Hood:&#160; I have been a VA since 2005 and then&#160;niched my services to Inbound Marketing (with training and certifications) but I still do general administrative work as well.One of the easiest ways to find the [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7375</guid><title><![CDATA[Julie Hood replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-7375</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:52:26 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/juliehood/" title="Julie Hood" rel="nofollow">Julie Hood</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> What are some suggestions for finding VAs who will be a good fit for me and my business?There is such a wide range of VA fees... any suggestions for determining how much you should budget for a VA?Thanks for the info!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-6949</guid><title><![CDATA[Sandra Pearson replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-6949</link> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:22 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sandrapearson/" title="Sandra Pearson" rel="nofollow">Sandra Pearson</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Well, a Virtual Assistant can do almost anything an in person assistant can. They can't make your coffee but they can have it delivered.<div></div><div>The term Virtual Assistant has come to mean so many things that it is sort [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-6812</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant? in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/#post-6812</link> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:25:30 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/thinking-about-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/" rel="nofollow">Thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sandrapearson/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sandrapearson/' rel="nofollow">@sandrapearson</a> Hi Sandra. &#160;Maybe you could start off with ways you can help bloggers - both personal and professional bloggers?</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>