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Virtual Executive Assistant — Buy Back Your Time With Chemistry

The last time I traveled to Warsaw, my Virtual Executive Assistant had already booked the train tickets, reserved the same steakhouse I liked from the last trip, and scheduled the dinner two hours after arrival so I’d have time to...

April 29, 2026

Dropshipping Virtual Assistant — Everything to Know After Trump’s China Tariffs

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Dropshipping Virtual Assistant — Everything to Know After Trump’s China Tariffs

In May 2025, the US government killed the de minimis exemption for Chinese imports. Every package from China — no matter how small — now gets hit with tariffs or a flat customs charge between $80 and $200. Per item....

April 23, 2026

How to Hire an Executive Assistant — 12 Mistakes I’ve Learned the Hard Way

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How to Hire an Executive Assistant — 12 Mistakes I’ve Learned the Hard Way

“I need to know everything about you. I need to know what you like, what you don’t like, how you work, how you prioritize your things, what I can remove from your plate, what I can delegate to other team...

April 21, 2026

37 Things You MUST Know Before You Hire a Filipino Virtual Assistant

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37 Things You MUST Know Before You Hire a Filipino Virtual Assistant

In 2016, I hired my first Filipino Virtual Assistant. Her name was Joxanne. She was from the Philippines. Cebu, if I recall right. $400 a month, full time, 40 hours a week. I was running a blog at the time....

April 16, 2026

Hire a Virtual Assistant from Latin America With Fluent English (Without Being Scammed)

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Hire a Virtual Assistant from Latin America With Fluent English (Without Being Scammed)

You say “Latin America” to most Americans and they think of Pablo Escobar. Narcos. Cartels. Maybe a beach resort they went to once in Cancún. That’s what Netflix gave them. And look — the show was great. But here’s what...

April 2, 2026

How to Find & Hire an Elite Amazon Virtual Assistant (2026 Guide)

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How to Find & Hire an Elite Amazon Virtual Assistant (2026 Guide)

“I’d rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person.” — Jeff Bezos And yet. Most people hire an Amazon Virtual Assistant by scrolling a marketplace (kind of like Amazon, ironically), picking the cheapest profile with...

April 1, 2026

Hire a Shopify Virtual Assistant — Ultimate Guide For 2026

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Hire a Shopify Virtual Assistant — Ultimate Guide For 2026

A Shopify Virtual Assistant costs between $1,000 and $1,500 a month for global talent. That’s a full-time Shopify VA, dedicated to your store/brand/business. The same hire in the United States will now cost over $50,000 a year in salary alone....

March 26, 2026

Virtual Administrative Assistant — How to Kill The Admin Hydra (Without a $60,000 Hire)

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Virtual Administrative Assistant — How to Kill The Admin Hydra (Without a $60,000 Hire)

You didn’t get into business to send invoices or deal with paperwork, and that, my friend, is exactly why you need a Virtual Administrative Assistant. Whether you’re treating patients, building homes, representing clients, or running an online business from your...

March 24, 2026

Where to Hire a Virtual Assistant — An Honest Platform-by-Platform Guide

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Where to Hire a Virtual Assistant — An Honest Platform-by-Platform Guide

I had a client tell me he’d spent six weeks trying to hire a Virtual Assistant on his own. Six weeks. He posted on LinkedIn. He tried OnlineJobs.ph. He put up a listing on Upwork. He even posted on his...

April 17, 2025

What Does An Executive Assistant Do? (The Most Important Hire You’ll Make)

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What Does An Executive Assistant Do? (The Most Important Hire You’ll Make)

I’m going to tell you something that might surprise you. Of all the roles we place at HireUA — SDRs, account managers, operations people, developers — the Executive Assistant is the one that changes the most lives. So what does...

April 14, 2025

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Category: Admin & Operations

Virtual Executive Assistant — Buy Back Your Time With Chemistry

Dropshipping Virtual Assistant — Everything to Know After Trump’s China Tariffs

How to Hire an Executive Assistant — 12 Mistakes I’ve Learned the Hard Way

37 Things You MUST Know Before You Hire a Filipino Virtual Assistant

Hire a Virtual Assistant from Latin America With Fluent English (Without Being Scammed)

How to Find & Hire an Elite Amazon Virtual Assistant (2026 Guide)

Hire a Shopify Virtual Assistant — Ultimate Guide For 2026

Virtual Administrative Assistant — How to Kill The Admin Hydra (Without a $60,000 Hire)

Where to Hire a Virtual Assistant — An Honest Platform-by-Platform Guide

What Does An Executive Assistant Do? (The Most Important Hire You’ll Make)

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