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		<title>3 Top Reasons Why People Don&#8217;t Hire Virtual Assistants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taryn Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://merrickmgt.com/3-top-reasons-hesitation-hiring-virtual-assistant/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.merrickmgt.com/images/should-i-hire-a-virtual-assistant.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="Should I Hire a VA?" /></a><p><a href="http://merrickmgt.com/3-top-reasons-hesitation-hiring-virtual-assistant/">3 Top Reasons Why People Don&#8217;t Hire Virtual Assistants</a><br/><br/>Post from: <a href="http://merrickmgt.com">Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant</a></p>
3 Top Reasons Why People Don&#8217;t Hire Virtual AssistantsPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant

The results of our survey on why people are hesitant in contracting with a Virtual Assistant have been tabulated. The results don&#8217;t surprise me. In fact, they are just what I thought they would be!
22%: Trust
 So, 22% of our survey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Your Virtual Assistant Do Custom Soundtracks For Your Podcast?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taryn Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://merrickmgt.com/virtual_assistant_custom_soundtracks_videos_podcast/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.merrickmgt.com/images/piano_keys.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="piano, soundtrack, music" title="Piano Keys" /></a><p><a href="http://merrickmgt.com/virtual_assistant_custom_soundtracks_videos_podcast/">Have Your Virtual Assistant Do Custom Soundtracks For Your Podcast?</a><br/><br/>Post from: <a href="http://merrickmgt.com">Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant</a></p>
Have Your Virtual Assistant Do Custom Soundtracks For Your Podcast?Post from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant

In case you were not aware, we offer customized music production for podcasts, videocasts, webinars and tele-classes.
Through our partnership with a veteran recording engineer and producer, we can offer this service included in your retainer fee&#8217;s and save you the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photographers And Designers Need Virtual Assistance too!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taryn Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://merrickmgt.com/photographers-designers-need-virtual-assistant/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.merrickmgt.com/images/artist.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Virtual Assistance for Artists and Painters" title="Artist" /></a><p><a href="http://merrickmgt.com/photographers-designers-need-virtual-assistant/">Photographers And Designers Need Virtual Assistance too!</a><br/><br/>Post from: <a href="http://merrickmgt.com">Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant</a></p>
Photographers And Designers Need Virtual Assistance too!Post from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant
 As a former executive assistant at a major design center, I worked with many interior designers. Two things often stood out to me. Their need for assistance and help with the “side work”, i.e.: customer service calls, mailings, marketing, and project management scheduling. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Results on Working With a Virtual Assistant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taryn Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://merrickmgt.com/the-latest-virtual-assistant-survey-results/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.merrickmgt.com/images/Using_A_Virtual_Assistant.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="Working with a Virtual Assistant" /></a><p><a href="http://merrickmgt.com/the-latest-virtual-assistant-survey-results/">Survey Results on Working With a Virtual Assistant</a><br/><br/>Post from: <a href="http://merrickmgt.com">Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant</a></p>
Survey Results on Working With a Virtual AssistantPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant
As promised, here are the results of our Virtual Assistant survey that we put together last month
Wow!!! 55% of those surveyed are gun shy because they don&#8217;t think they can afford high level administrative and virtual assistance.
My guess is that those 55% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Virtual Assistant Misconceptions</title>
		<link>http://merrickmgt.com/common-virtual-assistant-misconceptions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taryn Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://merrickmgt.com/common-virtual-assistant-misconceptions/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.merrickmgt.com/images/What_is_a_Virtual_Assistant%3F.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="Virtual Assistant Misconceptions" /></a><p><a href="http://merrickmgt.com/common-virtual-assistant-misconceptions/">Common Virtual Assistant Misconceptions</a><br/><br/>Post from: <a href="http://merrickmgt.com">Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant</a></p>
Common Virtual Assistant MisconceptionsPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant
Please don&#8217;t get the wrong impression about Virtual Assistants. My fear is, if you are on Twitter, you may.
There are many newbie Virtual Assistants who are so anxious to get experience and get clients that they do nothing to eradicate some people&#8217;s opinions of Virtual Assistants [...]]]></description>
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