Now that you've decided to hire a to enable you to focus on , you need to ensure that you're choosing the right person for the job. Toni Klym Mclellan offers these tips to help in your decision-making process: Read more

Are you considering hiring a Virtual Assistant? Here is some information that may help you make that decision. A VA is a tool that can be utilized by small and large companies who want to continue to generate revenue by growing their customer base but need to balance that growth with maintaining their business. A VA is a highly trained professional and they are generally available to you for any task from administrative support to bookkeeping. Read more

If a VA is too pricey, here are a few lower-cost options to consider:

• Use other business services. While these businesses charge more than you would pay an employee, using services for tasks like marketing or web development can still save you money since you pay only for the service you need when you need it. Read more

Outsource ONSHORE for savings and better service –US-based virtual admins provide cost advantages & fewer problems –

Average cost savings from offshoring operations are about 10% by ZDNet's ZDNet – Ventoro LLC survey found that only 9% of any cost shavings from offshore outsourcing was the result of lower overseas labor costs. The cost savings from offshore outsourcing was not in the 35-40% range that many corporations assumed they would gain went they decided to go overseas. Savings averaged slightly less than 10% for all [...]

The REAL cost of an employee is at least TWICE
the annual salary. Because you pay for time-on-task
ONLY, your employee’s 8-hr day can be reduced to
3-4 hrs by hiring a VA ().
The VA does NOT charge you for idle time, washroom
visits, personal phone calls, computer downtime,
lunch hours, sick leave, vacation leave, etc. so
a 15-20 hr week for a VA can save you money without
reducing the quality of work performance. (AVirtualPro)

Hi and G'day to y'all -

This is the first foray into cyber-breath to life for Connect2Pro -

an and for portal….Now we open the door and go to work!

Guess what, we're still home!

More to come will include posts on these topics:

Outsourcing, delegating and marketing strategies for small and home-based business –

How to find, hire and work with a virtual assistant –

Advantages and benefits of virtual staffing –

and lots more… Read more