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By: The Newly Rich » Blog Archive » Outsourced Wedesdays: Going Local

The Newly Rich » Blog Archive » Outsourced Wedesdays: Going Local — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:41:22 +0000

[...] started in India, then moved onshore. A few weeks ago, we added a new assistant to the roster, and he lives right here in [...]

Scott — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:16:41 +0000

So did you use a service to find your new VA because I’m getting quite tired of the ones on odesk.

The Newly Rich » Blog Archive » Interview: Toronto Star — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:28:47 +0000

[...] left out the main reason I made the leap from a GetFriday client to starting our own service, but I won’t [...]

Jed — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:48 +0000

I started him at $10, and recently gave him a raise to $12.

Hoo — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:37:16 +0000

What is the going compensation for a college student hourly?

Around $15 an hour?

Tim — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:24:16 +0000

Sweet! I would love to bring this idea of “domestic assitants” to other overlooked people in the US. Great thinking out of the box!

kannan — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:21:19 +0000

I’m very happy to hear this. becoz I’m a getfriday employee

Devin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:16:22 +0000

Interesting… I’m going to have to see how hiring a personal assistant goes when you are a college student!

Michael Davis — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:09:01 +0000

Very interesting. I live in a town with a large university and will most definitely be looking into this as an alternative to overseas VA’s.

Also, thanks for linking to my video on your site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttyBPbdF-mo

I’m looking forward to seeing how another family makes these things work. It’s a lot of fun eh?

Michael