Industry Magazine Commercial Kitchen Spring 2016 | Page 14

5 REASONS NOT TO USE YOUR VA

Ari Meisel

Ari Meisel is an author,
speaker, coach and the creator
of Less Doing, More Living—
an effective set of practices and
principles designed to help the
overwhelmed become more
effective.

5 REASONS NOT
TO USE A VIRTUAL
ASSISTANT
Outsourcing is Key

ONCE UPON A TIME, I WAS A
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT ADDICT.
ONCE upon a time, I was a virtual
assistant addict.
Well, maybe not addict, but I used virtual
assistants and I used them A LOT. However,
in the last 18-months, I’ve started using
some hyper-specific outsourcing services
in lieu of a VA.
Cheaper, faster, and generally more
effective, these outsourcing services
allow customers to issue a tasks in a fireand-forget format—no supplemental
instruction, no mistakes, and no
unnecessary delays.
While I’d NEVER advocate abandoning
your VA, I do think these hyper-specific
outsourcing services are an indispensable
supplement to the more general work your
VA n