How to find & hire a VA – Tip #1

Brain dump! Make a List.

You know you need help, you know it is time to start looking for a VA or specialist to outsource. But where to start, what to outsource?

Here is your first tip – make a list of everything!

Administrative:

• What tasks do you do during your day
• What takes you longer then it should
• What do you really not like doing
• What do you not know how to do

Projects:

• What has been on your to-do list forever
• What is on your project wish list

Marketing:

• Are you being able keep up
• Is there more you could be doing on Twitter but need help
• Have you started your Facebook Fan page yet
• Do you have articles that need to be submitted

Website/Blog:

• Are your blog posts getting published
• Do you need to upgrade your WordPress
• Need to add a new special report optin to you site

Shopping Cart:

• Do you need to clean up your database
• Do you need new autoresponders set up

Keep track during your day of what you do, how long it takes and if you like to do it or not.

This is the foundation of your search for a virtual assistant. You need to know first what you need help with before you can decide what type of va you need.