I think it is a blog anyway.

The $7-10 per hour assistant strikes again!

I have a Google alert set up for the phrase “virtual assistant” so when press releases, blog posts or articles are crawled by the Google spiders, I receive a notice.

And today I received yet another alert which showed that an off-shore assistant may NOT be the best thing for a solopreneur. Let me explain:

The following items were all included in a Press Released posted by an off-shore company encouraging entrepreneurs to use them as their Personal Virtual Assistant of choice.

(1) The title of the Press Release says “Vitual” rather than “Virtual” - and this error is repeated again in the text of the release.

(2) The first line reads: ” At XXX we believe in developing our team, and ideas are the vocal point in our staff. ”

Pardon me?

(3) ” Most of those inspiring peeps I learnt from the speakers at the seminar “.

Again, pardon me? A Press Release from a professional should not include slang like “peeps” and should use proper English (if the release is presented in English, as this one was).

(4) ” We are in Outsourcing, and help you with a difference finding made-to-measure staff for you“.

?????

Is this really the way you want YOUR company represented? This is what you get for $7-10 per hour.

Consider that when you see the cheaper rates and don’t be fooled by the promise of high quality assistance for pennies per day.

J
VA Diva

Hi Deanna, this is an interesting post - and straight to the point! The author, who has a great way of putting things, is actually a member here, her name is Jill. You'll find a few of her articles in the 'articles' section of the forums - she has great perspective on operating professionally as a virtual assistant.

Just FYI, when copying content from another website (any website, but especially a blog) be sure to include the blog title with a direct link back to the original source - it's so important to give credit where credit is due. (I've added the link above )

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sorry, though I did that.

No worries It happens to the best of us!
I think her post is a really good example of how *not* to write a press release...and the press release she's making an example of so completely backs up her point that 'cheap' isn't always (if ever) best...

I also have the Google alerts set up as she does, but must have missed this gem.

Thanks so much for sharing this!

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