| If you need a virtual assistant, you are not alone. The | | | | It can be helpful to hire someone who has at least a |
| Internet is a vast place. It seems like the more work | | | | few good reviews. However, these people will be a bit |
| you get done, the more work there remains to do. A | | | | more expensive. Hiring someone with no reviews can |
| virtual assistant can help you get everything done | | | | be risky, but you can get a better bargain occasionally. |
| faster, if you can find the right one. | | | | It depends on how much risk you're willing to take. |
| There are a couple of sites you can use to start | | | | You will want to screen anyone you are considering |
| searching for a virtual assistant. The big freelance sites, | | | | hiring, especially if you will be working with them over a |
| like Elance, Guru, and Odesk are all good starting | | | | longer period of time. First, make sure that they |
| points. However, you generally have to kiss a few | | | | complete each task on time and in a satisfactory |
| frogs before you find your prince, so to speak. There | | | | manner. If they are consistently late, you may not want |
| are a lot of companies that post to these websites | | | | to hire that person. Also, whenever you hire a new |
| posing as individuals. You may find they make an | | | | article writer, be sure to check the work for plagiarism. |
| extremely attractive bid that later turns out to be | | | | You don't want to use the article only to find it's |
| beyond their skill level. So use caution when accepting | | | | already posted elsewhere on the web. |
| bids! | | | | |