Tag: virtual assistants

What Should a Virtual Assistant Actually Do? Start With a Time Audit

Most VA hires fail because the owner delegates loose tasks instead of whole processes. How to run a two-week time audit, what a generalist handles well versus what needs a specialist, the five-rung delegation ladder, an SOP template a stranger could follow, and how to tell in 60 days whether it is working.

What Nobody Checks Before Hiring a Virtual Assistant Overseas

Everyone asks where to find a good VA. The thing that bites later is the legal arrangement: contractor vs employee tests in the US, UK and Philippines, 13th month pay and SSS/PhilHealth, permanent establishment risk, EOR costs, and the data protection terms almost nobody signs.