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Whether you choose to believe it or not, Twitter boasts an astronomical growth of over 1,444% in the past year, beating blogs and even Facebook, with an estimated 45.5million unique users. These statistics are quite impressive for something that i...
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A comprehensive & practical 4 hours over 4 weeks online training series taking you from beginner to Twitter winner! Learn all the strategies, tools & tricks you need to make a memorable impact & potentially attract new business!
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Lindy Asimus
About Me:
I'm an Australian Virtual Assistant (VA) based in Sydney interested in our industry and social media! If you want to find out more about me or my services, please drop by my blog.

Have a great day! ;)

Alex Popovic
VIP Virtual Solutions 
Virtually taking care of your business...
Main Website:
http://alexandrapopovic.com
Merchant Circle Profile Website
http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Design.Business.Engineering....
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http://www.vipvirtualsolutions.com.au
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http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/269/923
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At 1:44pm on June 15, 2009, Lindy Asimus said…
Love the Makeover, Alex!
At 2:54pm on December 24, 2008, Arié Moyal said…
Nice to see you too :)
At 12:41am on August 29, 2008, The Diaper Baker said…
Have a safe trip back to Sydney. Looking forward to picking back up with you in October.

Wishing you the very best,
Angie
At 11:29am on August 20, 2008, Kelly's Sweetie Room said…
Dear Alex,
You have a beautiful kids ;)

Sincerely,
Kelly
At 3:35am on August 20, 2008, Sally Witt said…
Hi Honey,

Thanks for checking in! Nice to see you.

Sally
At 2:27pm on August 14, 2008, Yana Berlin said…
Your kids are beautiful and you look like you are in your early twenties, you go girl!!!!
At 7:55pm on July 12, 2008, Janet Rothstein said…
Hi Alex, I saw your photos after I had just added mine. Your kids are beautiful! I love old country & scenic photos, too. Best wishes, Janet
At 8:07pm on July 9, 2008, Alexandra Popovic said…
Hiya Ric!

In answer to your question, what is standard practice for all Virtual Assistant's is quoting clients beforehand which ensures they are clear on the cost and timeframe before proceeding with any job. As you stated, communication is vital and it is up to the VA to make sure they also have a clear understanding of what the client requires and expects from the get go. If the job was a big one, or ongoing (ie a Retainer's Plan), then I would offer to do a few pages as an example and base my quotation on that making sure the client understands it is an approximate.

Initially there has to be a certain level of trust which is also the case when you ask any other contractor to do work for you ie a mechanic, plumber, architect etc I temped in Sydney for 5 years and often recall having to sit there "looking busy", and then there were times I would be run off my feet and be paid the same hourly rate! Also, a contract would be in place, and hopefully in time a relationship would develop built on trust and mutual respect.

Virtual Assistants are business owners already experienced in their field, and a high quality of work is imperative in order for us to earn a living. The term VA has been around since the mid-90's so it isn't new, although people are still learning about it.

Ultimately, it's all about constant communication and in this day and age with phones, emails, instant messaging, Skype, sms's there is no reason why a client and a VA can not work together effectively!

Here's a few links that may be of interest:

- NBC report from the Today Show  
- A series of client case studies conducted by A Clayton's Secretary from an informative blog about the industry   and
- More client information  

Have a great day!

Alex
At 4:01pm on July 9, 2008, Ric Vatner said…
Hello Alexandra, Thanks for the invitation.

We employ many people overseas as virtual employees, I would be interested to share ideas on how to make it work efficiently. I have found that the onus is really on us to improve our communication process to make sure they understand what we require and what the milestones are i.e. how we measure their success or otherwise. Sometimes that can be quite hard to do especially with admin type work which one would normally pay an employee an hourly rate to do.

Hourly rates can be unworkable for virtual employees as one does not know how long it should take them to do the work. How do you address these issues?
At 9:44am on July 9, 2008, Jackie Gawlik said…
I love your picture!!!! Too cute.
Jackie

Alexandra Popovic's Blog

Alexandra Popovic

Twitter for business? Are you serious?!

Whether you choose to believe it or not, Twitter boasts an astronomical growth of over 1,444% in the past year, beating blogs and even Facebook, with an estimatedContinue

Posted on September 10, 2009 at 1:48pm —

Alexandra Popovic

A Clayton's Secretary - not just a VA network


Recently, I was fortunate enough to interview Kathie Thomas, owner of "A Clayton's Secretary" (ACS), an Australian Virtual Assistant networking group established in 1994, now supporting members in 17 countries.
I discovered ACS last year, and i… Continue

Posted on January 22, 2009 at 5:00pm —

Alexandra Popovic

Sharing the love!

Howdy All!

Y'day I did my bit to be part of something fun whilst promoting myself and this group. Check out link Problogger's Social Media Love-in and you'll find me Comment July 22nd 11:06pm as part of this great experiment.

Since then, my inbox has been brimming with invitations and I'm sure that's just the start. It'll also be interesting to know if/how this affects my blog tra… Continue

Posted on July 23, 2008 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

 
 

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