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22. Should you hire a virtual assistant? (with Caroline Marshall)

15 Minute Freelancer

English - June 11, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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At a certain point in your freelance career, you realise you can't do it all. Nor should you! Hiring a virtual assistant (VA) is one way to take the pressure off and let an expert take care of your admin and business management tasks, so you can focus your magic elsewhere.

Caroline Marshall is the founder of Upsource, an award-winning virtual assistant agency, and on today's episode she shares:

how a VA can support your freelance business so you can avoid burnout and focus on growing your businesshow to find the right VA (and get over your fear of sharing your passwords!)how to decide what tasks to outsource, and what to keep doing yourselfhow to get your head around the fact that someone might see the messy side of your business (and how they can tidy it up for you)favourite productivity toolshow to get started as a VA

If you're thinking about hiring a VA, you won't want to miss this.

Connect with Caroline:

Website: weareupsource.co.uk
Instagram: @weareupsource
LinkedIn: Caroline Marshall

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Louise Shanahan is a freelance health copywriter and content marketer. She's on a mission to help others build a freelance business that feels easy and works for them – in weekly snack-sized bites.

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