| I get a lot of questions from people regarding | | | | Culture Differences |
| what I charge my clients either being too cheap | | | | Again no one understands a US business as well |
| (which honestly I think it is) or being too | | | | as someone within the US. Not only that but if |
| expensive. I have noticed a trend lately from a lot | | | | someone is personally calling up my clients I want |
| of internet businesses and marketers trying to | | | | to know that my clients can understand them |
| "go cheap" and outsource overseas or hire an | | | | clearly and feel comfortable dealing with them on |
| inexperienced US worker to do aprofessional job. | | | | the same level that they feel comfortable with |
| There are several reasons why the old adage | | | | me. If you are working with cheap undereducated |
| you get what you pay for is so true especially | | | | workers or with someone who is classy, |
| online. | | | | professional, and has real business experience? |
| Experience | | | | A lot of people think that they can't afford a |
| Sure you can find a VA out there that will work | | | | professional virtual assistant but you really can if |
| for $6-$10 dollars an hour but I can guarantee | | | | you know what to outsource and how to assign |
| you are going to being paying twice that amount | | | | tasks to your assistant. When you hire someone |
| in the time it costs you to train, massage, train | | | | with experience you with not pay for training, you |
| some more, and explain simple tasks such as how | | | | will not pay for mistakes, and you will feel |
| to setup an email account in Outlook, what proper | | | | comfortable knowing this individual is as vested in |
| email and phone etiquette is, how to use | | | | your business as you are. |
| advanced features in PowerPoint and excel for | | | | Think of it this way if you went to the hospital |
| that matter. | | | | because you needed brain surgery, would you |
| Internet Marketing Knowledge | | | | want the most experience brain surgeon |
| Please raise your hand if you are 100 percent | | | | operating on you or a family member, or would |
| positive your foreign hired VA understands | | | | you want the cheapest guy in the room? |
| everything internet marketing related such as | | | | Everyone knows you would hire the top notch |
| what social networking sites are and why they | | | | provider and you need to think of your business |
| are important, how clickbank works, how to | | | | as a lifeline for you. Hiring and consulting with the |
| setup an autoresponder, or even how to setup a | | | | best is the only way to grow your business to |
| product in 1shoppingcart. Again these are tasks | | | | the level you desire. |
| that you must pay for. | | | | |