This article contributed by Michelle Ulrich.
To ‘Do-it-Yourself’ or Not to ‘Do-it-Yourself’, that is the Question!
We live in a do-it-yourself society. We want to save money by doing tasks we don’t even enjoy, but are we really saving money?
Take Chef Michael Elliston who lives in Puerto Rico as an example. He hired someone to design his website, but it ended up being a template where he entered the information on his own. His professional image was certainly not improved by his lack of web design knowledge or multiple grammar and spelling errors. That’s when he decided to hire a trustworthy and skilled Virtual Assistant; someone who could visualize and project his professional image in a much better light. He is very happy now and can focus on cooking, which is his passion (and livelihood)!
Michael’s story is the same all over the world. We don’t concentrate on what we do best; we are conditioned by society to do everything by ourselves. What do you love to do? If you are doing almost everything EXCEPT the one thing you love, you are wasting your own time and your potential income on that time.
A few tasks to outsource to a Virtual Assistant: • Bookkeeping • e-commerce – shopping carts • Ezines – online newsletters • Graphic and web design • Remote Office Management
Virtual assistants are truly resourceful. Just ask a VA today about your ideas and even ones you might think are impossible—you’ll be surprised at the results!
About the Author
Michelle Ulrich is the Chief Villager and founder of The Virtual Nation, an educational destination for Virtual Professionals around the globe. Michelle is an avid believer in giving back to her industry and she does this by offering coaching, teleclasses, resources, and tools, in addition to providing a community of learning, a nation of culture, and a virtual village for her members. Education is the foundation of her organization as well as for her own personal and professional development. Michelle has been a community college instructor teaching a Virtual Assistant certificate program online. Aside from coaching and teaching, she is also a speaker and soon-to-be author on the subject of Virtual Assistance. She maintains her private practice where she specializes in working with authors, coaches and speakers who struggle to keep up with e-commerce and new technologies. Clients can check out her services at www.virtualbusinessmarketing.com, while Virtual Assistants can find her over at www.thevirtualnation.com. She can be reached by telephone at (916) 536-9799 in the Pacific Time zone.