Virtual Assistants and What Coaches Need to Know Before They Hire a VA
August 31, 2022
#009 - In this episode, my guest Melissa Smith talks about the process of hiring your first virtual assistant and takes us through important steps such as doing due diligence, preparing financially, delegating, and more. We also talked about what a VA can do for us and what we can expect to pay for different types of virtual assistants. Give it a listen.
#009 – Hiring someone to help with running your coaching business can be a stressful process. How do you find the right person? Can you afford to pay them? What things do you need to know or have in place before you hire someone? All these questions can become overwhelming, but that doesn’t need to be the case.
Melissa Smith, my guest on this episode, provides an alternative. She has been matching clients with the right VAs for years and has developed a stress-free system for hiring the right virtual assistant for you and your coaching business.
Together we talked about:
- The biggest mistake people make when hiring a VA
- When is the right time to hire a VA
- What to expect when you hire your first virtual assistant
- What a VA can do for you and the types of VAs that exist
- How to budget for a VA to make sure you can afford to hire one
- How much you can expect to pay for a VA
- The pros and cons of working with VAs from emerging countries
Melissa Smith is the Founder & CEO of the Association of Virtual Assistants and The PVA, a firm that matches clients with the right virtual assistants.
Melissa is also the best-selling author of two books, Hire the Right Virtual Assistant and Become a Successful Virtual Assistant. Additionally, she also mentors for Remote-how Academy, the first global, online education and individual certification program.
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