Virtual assistants…..are you kidding?
A good friend recommended I read “The Four Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferris http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/ . I am definitely an accomplished work-aholic and take some pride in that achievement. My wife and family don’t necessarily feel the same. But I figured I would read the book on such a strong recommendation from a good friend and besides the thought has occurred to me that maybe I should consider taking more time off… [family applause]
The book is quite fascinating and is basically a treatise on how best to utilize the current layers of technology to work smarter and make more money…who could disagree? It certainly gave me pause and caused me to think about the “new” way of doing business as outlined by Mr. Ferris. I think what I was most interested in was the use of “virtual” assistants capable of doing almost anything that doesn’t require their actual presence. Most of the organizations Mr. Ferris mentioned were in places far, far away and for what ever reason bothered me. I didn’t give the “virtual assistant” approach much thought since I just didn’t see how I would ever be comfortable working with people on opposite ends of the earth. Then one day I got an email from a young lady located in the Midwest claiming to be a virtual assistant and asking if I would consider using her services. It was just what I needed after having read Mr. Ferris’ book so I emailed her and asked her to call me. Call me she did…and we spoke on the phone for about 10 minutes with me concluding the conversation with I can’t think of anything right now… “but I will call you if I think of something you can do for me”. She said fine.
It wasn’t more than 15 minutes later that it occurred to me I needed to build a website and I wondered if this “virtual assistant” assuming she really existed….could help me. I called and of course she “no problem” and within 4 hours of work she had designed a beautiful website http://www.quickprobatepropertysales.com and I have become a believer and great supporter of my new “virtual assistant”. Every chance I get I tell this story and suggest that anyone interested call her….so if you are interested please do…. http://www.leyanisvirtualadministrator.com
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