How Hiring the Wrong Virtual Assistant Hurt My Business

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Over the past few days, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at an increase in productivity and “good work” by my newly hired COO. I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am. See, in the past, I’ve hired cheap labor to do “tasks,” like video editing, blog writing, graphic design and more.

Many of us small business owners hire freelancers to help fill in the gaps in our day-to-day business needs, and that’s good. However, there’s a tragic mistake many of us are making.

Freelance talent, or “virtual assistants,” can only take us so far. At some point, you get tired of answering all the

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