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#1 (permalink)   05-12-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant Has anyone ever got sooo bogged down(As a VA) you knew you needed to take on some help.. Good help is hard to come by.. Yes, I know.. But sometimes, we can take on too many clients, and then we are struggling to keep up with our own excellent standards.. I offer a piece of advice.. Use your spouse!! I know, it sounds cruel, but there are times when we need free, and I use the word nicely, labor..Being a VA is demanding, and there are times when we just need help. I say this as I recruited my own hubby this weekend. I just had too much to get done. Isn't that an awesome thing!!?? I hope business never slows down. As I love my hubby dealy, he is probably the best employee I will ever have!!! __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#2 (permalink)   05-13-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 That's actually how we ended up expanding our business from just me working as a VA to a full-fledged web design and programming company. My husband is a whiz with code - it's been so much fun to grow this thing together as well as help our clients expand both their businesses and their online hubs! __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#3 (permalink)   05-13-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 I hope you did bill for the time, even so...that can be a tricky one, but if the work got done to your own high standards and the client will be happily rec'ving the finished product that time is billable. __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#4 (permalink)   05-13-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 Thats what I thought.. And yes, I definately billed the time!! I would work with my husband all the time if I could.. He is just a inspirational guru of a hard worker... __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#5 (permalink)   05-13-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 That's fabulous Jackie - who knows, you may get what you wish for! The universe is funny that way __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#6 (permalink)   07-11-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 I'm just curious if anyone else has an assistant of their own or a partner/spouse with whom they work? __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#7 (permalink)   07-12-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 Besides me??!!! __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#8 (permalink)   07-12-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 Yes Besides you It's such a great way to develop a business *and* spend more time with the most important person in your life...I just wondered if anyone else is working in the same direction. __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#9 (permalink)   10-28-2007 mis4ta Contributing Member Company name: Virtual-MyGirlFriday   Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 58 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant wow! That's great! I'm waiting on the day when I CAN SAY I need a assistant. Must be nice. Congrats!

#10 (permalink)   10-28-2007 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 8,935 Blog Entries: 3 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant LOL. Well actually...Jackie and I both work with our husbands - mine is a custom programmer - so I don't have a true assistant - just a really amazing business partner/husband __________________ Stuck in startup? Stop dreaming. Start DOING! Get the Become a Virtual Assistant eBook for just $29

#11 (permalink)   10-28-2007 bsetc Contributing Member   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 144 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant My husband works for me sometimes It's nice because we can share info on the work and he can get an idea of what I deal with daily. Once we decide to have children, he's going to quit his job I think to stay home and take care of our babies and do some work with me. I can't wait for that! __________________ Sincerely, Erin Blaskie of Business Services, ETC

#12 (permalink)   10-29-2007 VBP Active Member Company name: Virtual Business Partners Virtual Assistant Blog: 7 Ways To Get Your Business Off The Ground Now My latest Twitter: 101 Secrets to Running a Successful Home-Based Bus...   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 858 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant My hubby is my IT guy! He makes sure that EVERYTHING is running from downloading Windows updates to being sure the necessary security is in place. I always bounce ideas off him and he is my go to person if I am in a state of flux. He has helped me out a few times and this wouldn't be possible without his support! __________________ Doreen R. Patrick, MVA, ACS, CIVA www.virtualbusinesspartners.net

#13 (permalink)   10-29-2007 winslowgirl Junior Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 426 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant That is soo cool!! don't we love our hubbies!! __________________ Winslow Girl Virtual Assistant www.winslowgirlva.com Taking Virtual Assistance to the Next Level

#14 (permalink)   10-29-2007 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,889 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant I am in the process of training my hubby on QuickBooks so that when I get overwhelmed he can "jump right in" and help! __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#15 (permalink)   10-29-2007 bsetc Contributing Member   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 144 Re: A Virtual Assistant's... Assistant Hubbies are the greatest and you can write off some of their income!! __________________ Sincerely, Erin Blaskie of Business Services, ETC