{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5afc793a028014b853c89db4/5f67e2b343c9cb24bc5347db?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Hire and Train Virtual Assistants","description":"<p>Are you starting to feel overwhelmed as your short-term rental (STR) business grows? Or maybe you’re just tired of doing EVERYTHING and wish you had a little more time to yourself? Either way, you may want to consider taking on a virtual assistant, or VA, to help. So, where do you go to find a qualified one? And what can you do to make sure your VA has all the information they need to do a good job?</p><p><br></p><p>Rebecca Slivka is the STR Legend behind <a href=\"https://pillowandcoffee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pillow and Coffee</a>, a fully-furnished vacation rental company out of Los Angeles, and <a href=\"https://www.hicksvillepalace.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hicksville Trailer Palace</a>, a unique vintage trailer motel in Joshua Tree, California. Rebeeca has five years of experience as a STR host, and in that time, she has created a team of VAs that she describes as ‘a lean, mean fighting machine.’</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Rebecca joins me to share her detailed process for finding and training a virtual assistant to support your STR business. She introduces us to the benefits of outsourcing work to a VA, explaining how her remote team of 6 performs 95% of the tasks in her business! Listen in for Rebecca’s insight on creating training videos for your VAs and get her advice on building a strong team that will perform well and stay with your business for the long term.</p><p><br></p><h3>Topics Covered</h3><p><br></p><p>How much of the work VAs do in Rebecca’s business</p><ul><li>Lean team, 6 VAs do 95% of work</li><li>Anything online or over phone</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Why a STR host would want to outsource work to a VA</p><ul><li>Want to grow business or more time for self</li><li>Transition from employee to business owner</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rebecca’s process for finding and training a VA</p><ul><li>List out everything you do for company</li><li>Create very clear job description</li><li>Determine if good fit in interview</li><li>Train in ‘bite-sized pieces’</li><li>Retrain and check in regularly</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rebecca’s advice for creating training videos for VAs</p><ul><li>Make video for anything you do more than once</li><li>Don’t worry about making it perfect</li><li>Consider having VA create or recreate videos</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rebecca’s secrets for building a strong team of VAs</p><ul><li>Take responsibility if they don’t perform well</li><li>Create step-by-step training and check work</li><li>Get feedback re: how they would do things</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The benefits of hiring VAs for your STR business</p><ul><li>Time to work ON vs. IN business</li><li>Better experience for you and guests</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Connect with Rebecca</h3><p><a href=\"https://pillowandcoffee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pillow and Coffee</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hicksvillepalace.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hicksville Trailer Palace</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hicksvilletrailerpalace/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hicksville on Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><h3>Resources</h3><p><a href=\"https://www.strlegends.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STR Legends</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.strprofitacademy.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STR Profit Academy</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Most-Businesses-Dont-About/dp/0887303625\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It </em>by Michael E. Gerber</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.loom.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Loom</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.virtualstafffinder.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Staff Finder</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.upwork.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Upwork</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.taskrabbit.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TaskRabbit</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.onlinejobs.ph/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Online Jobs|ph</a></p><p>Email <a href=\"mailto:jasper@getpaidforyourpad.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">jasper@getpaidforyourpad.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:support@strlegends.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">support@strlegends.com</a></p><p><br></p><h3>Sponsor</h3><p><a href=\"https://www.hostfully.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hostfully</a></p>","author_name":"Freewyld Foundry"}