January 29, 2008
- Other outsourcing/virtual assistant services
I just read an article in the print magazine Fast Company (February 2008) about how Pfizer used outsourcing to shave costs and increase productivity. They farmed out things like PowerPoint slide program creation and research. This freed up their skilled staff for more essential and profitable activities.
Here are two resources. Why should the big companies [...]
December 31, 2007
- Virtual Assistants: Hire a Virtual Assistant in China?
Virtual Assistants and Outsourcing in China
At this very moment you are probably using something and wearing something that was made in China - perhaps your shoes, a shirt, or your iPod. Manafacturing outsourcing in China has been going on for decades.
But what about hiring a virtual assistant in China? Perhaps you need someone to create [...]
September 24, 2007
- Do you need a virtual assistant?
I was on a phone conference a few days ago with a non-profit organization that I do consulting work with from time-to-time. The organization is going through some changes and challenges so I mentioned the topic of outsourcing some of their work. The goal? Save some money and more importanly - save time that [...]
September 4, 2007
- Free web store service
I just came across a site that looks like it is offering a pretty good deal for someone who is just starting to sell online products.
The site offers free setup and hosting for up to 250 products. Wow! I haven’t tried them yet, but I would if I were starting out. You still have to [...]
August 31, 2007
- Your own webstore on Amazon.com
If I were just starting out in e-commerce, I would consider using Amazon.com’s new webstore option. It provides instant ability to take credit cards and fulfill orders through Amazon’s already existing structure. They also pay you a 7% commission for any products you sell that are listed on Amazon.com. You can add your own products [...]
August 5, 2007
- Outsourcing and Virtual Assistants
In a previous post, Bill O’Hanlon listed several resources for finding a “virtual assistant” and outsourcing some of your business needs. I (Ryan) highly recommend taking a look at the websites that he mentioned, especially Elance and Brickworks.
Two years ago, when I first hired an overseas outsourcing ompany, I used a small web-design firm in [...]
June 12, 2007
- An all-in-one web commerce website
EBay has just purchased and enhanced a non-EBay shopping cart/website setup service that you can get for as little as $6.95 a month with 1.5% commision they take on every sale. You can upgrade to more sophisticated services as your online business grows. They say you can have your site and ecommerce store set up [...]
May 6, 2007
- Finding a virtual assistant
There are several sites that specialize in listings for virtual assistants (those people who work from afar to help you accomplish your business tasks).
Here are some:
International Virutal Assistants Association
http://www.ivaa.org/IVAA/memberDir.php
AssistU
http://www.assistu.com
Of course, they are less specialized, but you can find virtual assistants at
Elance
http://www.elance.com
and Craig’s List
http://www.craigslist.com
And if you want to go multi-national, you can hire your assistant in [...]
