Many new virtual assistants, as well as some seasoned ones, will subcontract for other virtual assistants. When doing so, it is crucial to take steps that will make you a valuable addition to another virtual assistant’s team.

If you think of those who subcontract to you as your client – you will be on the right track. While this is an arguable fact, I find that treating them as a client ensures that I give them the same respect that I would anyone else. Trust me, when you find the right virtual assistant to subcontract for, you might come to enjoy working with them even more than your other clients.

Tip #1 If You Cannot Do it – Admit It

I have heard this complaint over and over. A fellow virtual...

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When you need to have a project completed, you need it now or by your deadline. If you choose to outsource this task, it’s important that it be completed on time or it might throw your entire schedule off. In fact, you couldn’t run a business properly without deadlines.

Why are deadlines so important to our businesses? We have made promises to our clients and customers, and we want to keep our word. If we miss our scheduled completion date, they are unhappy and understandably so. This is why, that when the business owner has outsourced the task, it becomes imperative for the individual completing the work to understand that the business owner’s deadline is their deadline.

However, meeting deadlines goes further...

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When reading, I’ve noticed that most people leave out the final comma when separating three or more words in a series. In looking up the rule online, I have found that the final comma is always used. There is an interesting article on the subject that can be found online.

When you take a college proofreading class, you will find that the comma in a series includes the word before the conjunction. The Gregg Reference Manual, used in one such college proofreading class, states:

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When two or more items are listed in a series and the last item is preceded by and, or, or nor, place a comma before the conjunction as well as between the other items.

Many people, however, leave this comma out. This...

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