http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2006/12/05/you-ask-we-answer-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/ Living and loving the freelance life—on your own terms. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2006/12/05/you-ask-we-answer-hiring-a-virtual-assistant/comment-page-1/#comment-4130 michelle goodman Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:02:29 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=171#comment-4130 Thank you so much, Linda! (!!!!!) This is invaluable info. I do have a friend who's helping me a few hours a month with some updates for my website on an internship basis; she needed the intern hours for her MFA program, and I needed help, so it's a nice arrangement. But because she's in Antarctica and I'm, well, not, there is a time lag of a day, so it's all very loose, do it when you can. Also, because it's an unpaid assistantship, I have been very flex about what we do together and when. And it will all be over once she meets her 40 hours, sadly. Still, working with a helper is a new one on me, so I'm considering this a trial run for myself. I'm usually such a perfectionist and hate to turn stuff over to anyone else. But finally, being too busy to think clearly has won out. I think you advice will help me a lot when I go to pay someone. Thank you again! Thank you so much, Linda! (!!!!!) This is invaluable info. I do have a friend who’s helping me a few hours a month with some updates for my website on an internship basis; she needed the intern hours for her MFA program, and I needed help, so it’s a nice arrangement. But because she’s in Antarctica and I’m, well, not, there is a time lag of a day, so it’s all very loose, do it when you can. Also, because it’s an unpaid assistantship, I have been very flex about what we do together and when. And it will all be over once she meets her 40 hours, sadly. Still, working with a helper is a new one on me, so I’m considering this a trial run for myself. I’m usually such a perfectionist and hate to turn stuff over to anyone else. But finally, being too busy to think clearly has won out. I think you advice will help me a lot when I go to pay someone. Thank you again!

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