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Sunday, July 31, 2011

5 ways to make sure your partnership with your virtual assistant is a success

By Brooke Anderson


Here are five different ways to make sure your partnership will be a success 1. Good Communication Establishing a good communication with your virtual assistant is one main reason to success. Determine whether you would like your Virtual Assistant to contact you with updates on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as needed. When providing your Virtual Assistant with instructions ensure they are always direct, precise and understandable. Also ensure your Virtual Assistant is aware of your preferred method of communication.

2. Be Open and Trust the Partnership In order to have a healthy working relationship you and your Virtual Assistant it's important that you be open to this concept. Being open, to your Virtual Assistants ideas and suggestions would help you improve your relationship. Trust is an important factor to any relationship. You should be able to trust and delegate work to you Virtual Assistant without any kind of doubt in your mind.

3. Have Patience Make sure you let your Virtual Assistant know how you would like to operate your business. Set rules and regulations on how you would like your work done and explain your expectations. Ensure that you answer your Virtual Assistance question and guide them. Also ensure that your Virtual Assistant have enough time to learn about your business and preferences. This will lead to your partnerships success.

4. Give up Control Virtual assistants are an expert when it comes to handling administrative tasks like checking mails, answering calls, data entry etc. It's important that you outsource these tasks to your virtual assistant and allow them to take control. By doing this you will get plenty of time to concentrate on important areas of your business like expansion etc. By giving control to your virtual assistants you can be sure that nothing will go wrong as they handle their work very professionally.

5. Plan Ahead Remember that in most cases, your Virtual Assistant has other people they work for so keep that in mind when you provide them with work. Don't leave things until the last minute. It is important that you make yourself available ahead of time especially if there are deadlines to beat. Virtual assistants are professional workers. They know how to handle pressure as long as they are given enough time to prepare for it.




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