I am a big fan of letting other people who can do the job better than I can and at a cheaper rate do the things I don’t like to do anyway.
Think of virtual assistants this way. If you don’t have an assistant then you are the assistant.
I have had a lot of people ask me what and how I do it. So, here’s a list of the tools I use in maintaining my relationship with my guys in the Philippines, Ukraine and India. I have 21 Virtual Assistants that run all different aspects of my business for as little as $1.50 an hour.
Take a look and let me know what you think:
- Jingproject.com – I use jing every single day, multiple times a day.
- Audacity – audio software
- Google Talk
- Email
- Gliffy.com
- Basecamphq.com
- Logmein.com
- Camtasia Studio
- ScreenSteps.com
Here’s a list of some of the tools I have my guys (VA’s) use:
- Onlywire.com
- EzineArticles.com
- WordPress
- jing (of course)
- Gliffy.com
- Google Docs (it’s easier to just share a spreadsheet than to send an excel file back and forth)
- TrafficGeyser.com
- Camtasia Studio
- Google Docs (creata a power point slide and turn it into a video)
- RememberTheMilk.com
- Filezilla
- MSN Loophole (the ebook)
- Super (video conversion software)
- Sony Vegas Pro
- Ebay (yes, they manage ebay stuff for me)
- Adwords (yes…)
I also found Skype useful, especially during the interview process. It provides the means to watch the “body language”. Subsequent to the hiring, it has been an invaluable aide to facilitate communications as the VA can also see my expressions. Double endorsement for Camtasia as a teaching tool.
Good stuff.
Also, if you want a free audio coaching training call I did on using outsourcing to grow a business please vist http://outsourcingxfactor.com
Leave a comment and tell me what you think. Thanks.
