Last summer, I was at a crossroads in my business.
Frankly, I was overwhelmed. I had just fired another VA who couldn’t handle the assignments I gave her. My accounts were a mess. I was behind on projects. This was become a lot more work than a ‘regular’ 9 to 5 job.

My family life was suffering. I was gaining a weight, just as I was getting it down. I wasn’t making the money I should have been. I even considered going back to the ‘real’ corporate PR world. I was drowning.
But a friend of …read more

Recent estimates say that outsourcing tasks to independent contractors can save as much as 30 percent versus hiring an employee.
And in today’s virtual marketplace, almost everything a company does can be outsourced, including engineering, marketing, and manufacturing. Yet only 6% of the companies that outsource are satisfied with the practice.
Why? According to the Harvard Business Review, too many make outsourcing decisions piecemeal, not focusing on a strategic view of outsourcing.
Take me for example. Before I thought strategically about outsourcing, I sent my virtual assistant projects I simply didn’t want to do or couldn’t get to. Although it …read more