This morning, I told this incredibly talented video editor that he would fail trying to work on my content. Despite his vast experience in video editing and his deep knowledge of all the tools, he would still fail. Because what matters most is actually understanding the content. Imagine you are a Greek language instructor specializing […]
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Do you see the chat I had with a Pakistani VA above? This is a common theme when it comes to my communication with international VAs. In this post, I’m going to dive deeper into the chat you see above, and explain how Pakistani VAs can learn from the mistakes of others to improve their
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Let’s chat about this whole 4-hour workweek thing that’s been floating around. You know, that idea where you’re sipping a cocktail on a beach, working just a few hours a week, and everything magically falls into place? Well, reality check—it’s not as simple as it sounds, especially for those diving into your careers or hustling
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Roger Wakefield (Google him and see his YouTube livestream with me a few days ago on SEO agencies) is well known among plumbers. Based on what we discussed in the livestream above, we need multiple landing pages for home service businesses to sign up for an audit. For now, collect their email and website url,
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I want to raise our minimum wage for virtual assistants to $10 an hour. That’s $1,760 per month– which is 10 times what most VA companies pay their people. This is not a slam at virtual assistant agencies, who bill $15/hour but pay their people $3/hour. Just because you live in the Philippines or Pakistan
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I just came to a weird realization. Everything I do is content production. Attend a meeting, respond to an email, write a few lines of code, build a landing page, film a course, negotiate a contract, speak on stage, run an ad campaign, and even make this post. It’s just content production. Contrast that with
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The journey to getting a $2,000 a month job and beyond is not a single step. You must diligently put in the time to learn communication skills, technical skills, and build connections. Once you have these 3 components solidly– to be qualified enough to work with the clients who expect excellence– then and only then can you begin
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I recently sat down with my buddy Gavin Lira to chat about hiring VAs from Pakistan. He shared some great insight. Starting his business from a young age, Gavin Lira always wanted to lead an innovative PR firm centered around client delight. The Empathy firm is the realization of this dream. Gavin has been featured
Rather, which VAs will you hire from what networks for what tasks do you need to be done? We love using Fiverr, onlinejobs.ph, and allstaroutsourcing.com. Fiverr is for general creative gigs. Onlinejobs.ph is for full-time VAs that manage a process for you. And All-Star Outsourcing is for busy service professionals that want to grow their
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In our system, we believe in earning every level you move up, rather than trying to negotiate for a position in which you haven’t demonstrated competence yet. This concept is rooted in our “Learn, Do, Teach” (#LDT) model, represented in the 9 Triangles. Many prospective virtual assistants (VAs) insist they should start at a higher
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