Terrific Teleseminar with Erin Blaskie on Using Virtual Assistants to Handle Your Marketing and Grow Your Small Business

This blog post goes out as a big Thank You to Erin Blaskie of Business Services Etc. and http://www.vamatchmaker.com for joining me at dinnertime, her time, for a terrific teleseminar!

Although I’ve used Erin as a VA myself for about a year, I was able to pick a few powerful tidbits that are sure to give me even more bang for my buck during the interview. I know that a lot of the folks on my Bright Ideas subscriber list haven’t even begun to tap the power of hiring a Virtual Assistant, so hopefully this teleseminar got them going in the right direction.

For those of you reading this post who haven’t ventured into the world of VA’s, Here are just a few of the reasons I believe every small business owner needs a Virtual Assistant:

#1 – You don’t have to pay all the taxes and extra costs that go along with hiring a traditional employee

#2 – They’re extremely flexible. You can have anywhere from a little to a lot of work to do any given week. Doesn’t matter to them. Bring it on as you need it.

#3 – They come pre-trained. If you’re having trouble figuring how to blog, use your shopping cart, update your Website, start a Facebook page, use social networking, or anything else technical, they already know how to do it. Just tell them what you want done and you’re off and running.

#4 – Because they work with lots of different business owners, a VA can be a terrific resource for solving problems or finding other service providers. This saves you time, money and frustration.

#5 They don’t waste time. Most VA’s track their work time to the minute and only bill you for time spent on your project. So you won’t be paying them to surf the Web or answer personal emails.

#6 – They keep you from having to do everything. You know that newsletter you’ve been planning on writing? Or the blog you want to start? Or the PR campaign you need to launch? Well, they can make all that happen for you and more. So you can get on with doing the things that grow your business and bring in revenues.

If you’re looking for a VA of your own, I can’t recommend Erin enough. Check out her services here.

Want to find out about other, info-packed teleseminars coming up in the near future? Become a Bright Ideas subscriber at http://www.success-stream.com for practical ideas and advice on growing your small business, plus notice of future events.

If you’ve already got a VA, I’d love to hear how it’s gone for you…What do they do for you? How has it worked out? And any tips for hiring or working with a VA would be much appreciated.

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