A Startup’s Guide to Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Learn how to effectively hire and work with a virtual assistant for your software company/startup. This comprehensive course covers everything from why you need a VA to finding and training the right one. Perfect for founders and aspiring founders of software startups.
What you’ll learn
- To answer every question you have about hiring a virtual assistant for your software company/startup
This course is a deep-dive into hiring a VA (virtual assistant) for your startup/software company. It answers every question I’ve been asked about hiring a VA. I’ve hired more than 20 remote workers over the past 6 years.
The course is broken up into 4 parts:
Part 1: Why a VA?
What is a VA and why would a startup founder want to hire one?
What kind of tasks can they help with?
Isn’t it faster to do things yourself (and be sure they get done correctly)?
Part 2: All Your Questions Answered
Can you hire a VA part-time?
Should you hire part-time or full-time?
Are they paid hourly or do you have to buy a block of hours?
Are there long-term commitments?
What are the pros and cons of hiring someone domestic vs. international?
Should you hire a firm or an individual?
How do you keep a VA from making off with sensitive data, code, passwords, etc…?
Part 3: Hiring Your VA
Where do you find good VAs?
What does your 4-step hiring process look like?
Job listing
Profile filter
Q&A filter
Task filter
Part 4: Working with Your VA
How can you ensure you aren’t being over-billed?
How do you send passwords and other sensitive data to your VAs?
What are the best types of jobs to delegate to a VA?
- What’s the best way to train a VA on a new task?
The course consists of:
- 4 video discussions
- Audio versions of each
- Course notes/outline for each
- A full transcript of each
- A VA job posting I’ve used to hire several VAs
- A sample VA training screencast & process document
Who this course is for:
- Founders and aspiring founders of software startups
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