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How A Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Photography Business

45m · Build and Bloom Photography Podcast With Jessica Whitaker · 12 Feb 08:00

Virtual assistants can provide administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients from a remote location. Belco Virtual Solutions is the agency I have been using for 2.5 years and what I have been recommending to my friends. They are fair pay and based in North America. Mention that you came from the Podcast & get 10% off your first month!

Set up a call to see how they can help YOU:

⁠https://www.jessicawhitaker.co/virtual-assistant⁠

WHAT’S NEXT:

  1. Join The B+B Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildandbloomjessicawhitaker/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
  2. Follow Jessica on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jessicawhitaker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
  3. Follow the Podcast Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/buildandbloom/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:

(0:00) What is a virtual assistant?

(4:06) Intro to Tamber

(6:11) Are VAs ethical?

(8:45) Pricing

(10:17) What I've Used a VA for

(18:08) When to outsource

(25:46) Where do you find a VA?

(29:22) Do you have to train them?

(31:06) What to do if a VA ghosts you?

(33:27) Why Belco is best

(35:08) What to expect

(39:20) Skip online courses

(40:00) Deligating Tasks

(42:18) How to get in touch with Tamber

Get in touch with Tamber: ⁠⁠https://www.jessicawhitaker.co/virtual-assistant⁠⁠

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