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Publication Date: January 16, 2014
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He seems weighted toward using companies who have a 'stable' of virtual assistants, but also has worked with individuals. He has worked with and can speak about virtual assistants in many countries; both men and women.Loper addresses many concerns about security with solid advice as well as certifications and organizations that represent credibility for the virtual assistant. While there is no doubt that rates are important and we all know the differences in standards of living can lead to some lower and higher rates, I wish he hadn't used numbers. Figures change constantly and the numbers he used can become a 'standard' that new business people expect when beginning to work with virtual assistants. Loper also implies it is common to hire someone at low rates, but only barely discusses the point that the lower rate people may also be offering services that have demanded a lower investment in time and equipment for them. He recommends asking the virtual assistant applicants to do some tasks as an experiment. These are not necessarily free work, but more of a test. He uses the term resume and most virtual assistants use the term profile, but I believe this isn't a deal breaker once the need is defined. Clients need to know where and how a virtual assistant has or has not worked.The author wins all five stars for me in other similar reviews because he devotes a large part of the book to way an entrepreneur can sensibly take charge of business and the virtual assistant relationship. The leadership people I've worked with have been other virtual assistants as a subcontractor. Clients right out of the box have not been able or willing to do this and it has left me at a disadvantage more than once.
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