How do VA services work?

[5holiday]

Has anyone used a VA service?

If so - what were the setup costs?

How did it work?

Why did you stop/or keep using your VA?

Many thanks in advance!


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[ShadowX]

I paid this guy from india £3 for 5 hours of work, I basically told him the stuff I wanted him to do and he did it. I did have to train him to do some things which wasted my time a bit but other then that it was worth the price. And I still use him

 

[Eskil]

It's not complicated.
Go to Odesk, Elance, or Fiverr and either find the right person matching your needs - or set up a listing and have people come to you.

 

[Vampyre]

Have been using VA services - because they can be really, really profitable for you if used right.
BUT they will need some initial time investment to guide/instruct the VA in order to keep up with your tasks and requirements.

My biggest problem with this was that it took me about 20 VA's to find 1 fitting one - but since you are done with that you can simply rely on the one you found for many months

 

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[HD_edacity]

Have been using VA services - because they can be really, really profitable for you if used right.
BUT they will need some initial time investment to guide/instruct the VA in order to keep up with your tasks and requirements.

My biggest problem with this was that it took me about 20 VA's to find 1 fitting one - but since you are done with that you can simply rely on the one you found for many months

Hi, Could you go into how you went about finding the VA? I tried one off elance and it was really just a money pit. I paid around $300 for 1 month and she could hardly do anything i asked her to do. I was really looking to find someone to answer phone calls more then anything but if they could do outbound stuff as well that would be a huge bonus.

 

[5holiday]

Does anyone have some seasoned advice around the hiring process? Management of VAs?

I have watched the videos from Melbourne SEO Services on YouTube - though I was seeing if anyone on the forum wanted to share their experience.

Could be helpful for those coming to the forum after us who want to hire a VA through different means.

 

[Jacquesvh]

Does anyone have some seasoned advice around the hiring process? Management of VAs?

I have watched the videos from Melbourne SEO Services on YouTube - though I was seeing if anyone on the forum wanted to share their experience.

Could be helpful for those coming to the forum after us who want to hire a VA through different means.

I would recommend checking out Chris Duckers' book - Virtual Freedom - http://www.virtualfreedombook.com/

It will layout what you need to know on how to work with them. I have a few VA's working with me, but instead of having me write out all there is to know rather just read the book

I would also recommend going to an agency such as - eahelp.com or live2sell.com they provide quality VA's and they match the expertise with what you need. There is small setup fees, I think it's like $395-$500 or something.

If used correctly, VA's will be the most profitable employees you will ever have.

Good luck

 

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