Life Contained founder, Jan Wencel, works with people who want to cross more...and more important things off their list on a daily basis.
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Elance (most popular)
Local and international talent Search for virtual assistant, personal assistant or executive assistant Note client feedback/ratings for each Some are individuals, others are companies $4/hour+
Brickwork
Based in India Highly professional; business assignments only Company assigns talent based on request $15/hour+
Your Man In India
Based in India Company assigns talent based on request Not as professional; interview before assigning important tasks $6.25/hour+
These delegation guidelines are from Tim Ferriss, Four Hour Work Week author:
Request someone with excellent English skills, indicating phone calls are required (even if not) Request a replacement quickly if there are repeated communication issues Give precise direction and give it in 2nd-grade reading level Ask for assignment to be rephrased to confirm understanding Request a status update after a few hours of work to ensure they’re on the right path Use more than one assistant so you can spread the work around when you need to Break big projects into smaller milestones Provide short deadlines…72 hours or less Request one task at a time whenever possible
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