Today, I’m going to talk about taxes, contracts and employees. First, a disclaimer. I am neither an accountant or an attorney. You should always consult either one of those professionals. Been hiring VAs since 2005. The accountant marks all their salaries under the line item “subcontractors”. Because they’re in the Philippines, they don’t need a […]
“There have been tremendous ups and tremendous downs, but it’s always been a journey that… feeds my soul.” Scott Marlow started Themeco in 2012 with one of his best friends and business partner, Kyle Wakefield. They began as an affiliate business, helping clients find WordPress themes to best suit their needs. Eventually, Themeco began to create […]
Paying a virtual assistant is pretty easy. Structuring their pay is the issue. What’s the better option? Should you pay your VA by the hour or a monthly salary. There are pros and cons to both. Personally, I pay a monthly salary. The advantage of paying your VAs hourly is you only pay for the […]
I understand this question and why you’re concerned. You want your VA to be working their hours, especially if you’re paying them $20/hr or $30/hr. But if you’re paying someone $3.50/hr or even $5/hr, the difference is between your VA working 15 hours instead of 20 hours for that week doesn’t really matter that much. […]
Outsourcing means having people work for you from across the globe. Most of the time, you see each other in video calls. It’s a rare opportunity to meet your VAs, and when you do, it’s more likely that you visited them in their home country. I recently had a rarer opportunity to have been visited […]
It was in 2005 when I hired my first VA. But it was only in 2007 when I finally read the 4 hour work week. After reading it, I realized I had everything I needed to live that lifestyle. All I needed to do was make a couple of tweaks. Since then, I’ve been working […]
There are some things that I do differently when I onboard a new virtual assistant. Things like: I don’t do trial periods. I hire people right away. My recruitment process is that good. I don’t do contracts. I don’t do time trackers. I understand why most people do it but I don’t. We don’t have […]
Updated for 2023 We’ve made significant updates to assist you in finding the perfect VA for your business needs. Moving forward, we are committed to providing you with annual updates for this guide. Despite time and inflation, the salary increases since our initial guide in 2019 have been relatively modest. This can be attributed to […]
I’ve been told by someone who works with female entrepreneurs that a lot of them are hesitant to hire employees or outsource. The great thing about women business owners in general is that they’re incredibly self reliant. They wear a lot of hats and take on a lot of responsibilities. They take on a lot […]
I hired my first VA in 2005. That guy still works for me. In fact, most of my VAs have worked for me for years. And they’ve received other job offers with promises of higher salaries. I know about it. They’ve told me about it. I’ve seen other business owners actually try to poach my […]