Each VA can work differently depending on their experience. It is super-important to make sure expectations are made clear before any contracts are signed or payments made, this includes how tasks are communicated, timelines for completion or any specifics you need from them to understand that progress is being made. 

So you have decided that you need help and have decided to hire a virtual assistant. You  put out a call for help on Facebook or a site like HireMyMom and then wait for the unicorn of VA’s to find you. The clouds will part, a heavenly light will shine

The term “VA”, or “Virtual Assistant” conjures up multiple images of someone working in front of a computer, in a coffee shop, or with a child on their lap, or in in the Philippines (as talked about in Tim Ferris “The Four Hour Workweek”).  While all of these can be