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Understanding virtual assistants

Understanding virtual assistants

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Understanding virtual assistants

- Many people have heard about the idea of having a virtual assistant, yet, they don't know quite where to start. I want to make this a little bit easier for you by exploring four levels of having a virtual assistant, and each of these might work for you depending upon your budget. The first option is a one-off situation, in other words, you have one little project, one thing you want help with, and you hire out someone to help you with it. For instance, I might want to dictate an article and have someone transcribe it. There are many transcription options to help me with that. Really, any little thing that you need help with, you can go to a freelancer site, and they can help you with that. The second level is to have a traditional virtual assistant. This is one person who provides administrative assistant services for many different people, perhaps all around the world. They do a variety of different tasks, and their…

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