Comments on: The Personal Outsourcing Olympics: Bangalore Butler or American Assistant? http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/comment-page-1/#comment-63095 James Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:50:33 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/#comment-63095 I have signed up to locate a VA with odesk for the last week. I have 10 offers for my price listed in the process of interviewing a couple works. This will be my first time hiring a VA and not sure how to keep track of their work. Somebody needs to sell a program for this service on the hiring process. Thanks for your information i will add you to my favorites. I have signed up to locate a VA with odesk for the last week. I have 10 offers for my price listed in the process of interviewing a couple works. This will be my first time hiring a VA and not sure how to keep track of their work. Somebody needs to sell a program for this service on the hiring process. Thanks for your information i will add you to my favorites.

]]> By: Phil Hope http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/comment-page-1/#comment-62659 Phil Hope Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:02:48 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/#comment-62659 Great Post! I've tried Asksunday and it really was awful! Ive also tried getfriday…didnt like them at ALL. Finally last Month I started working with this new company called Uassist.me they are kinda new I guess but so far the experience has been terrific! First their english is excellent! no weird accents, I was asigned a personalized phone line and my assistant works for me all day. Im really surprised! (BTW I got 1 week for free to start with them) You should definetely try them! (www.uassist.me) Great Post! I’ve tried Asksunday and it really was awful! Ive also tried getfriday…didnt like them at ALL. Finally last Month I started working with this new company called Uassist.me they are kinda new I guess but so far the experience has been terrific! First their english is excellent! no weird accents, I was asigned a personalized phone line and my assistant works for me all day. Im really surprised! (BTW I got 1 week for free to start with them) You should definetely try them! (www.uassist.me)

]]> By: Kaja Marie http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/comment-page-1/#comment-62311 Kaja Marie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:07:15 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/#comment-62311 Issue: Language. Thank you for a good post and a good book. I want to try out a VA, but a part from a few tasks, most of mye work needs to be done in Norwegian. Do anyone know of VA companies with mulitilingual skills? There's always the option of hiring someone in Norway, but that would be ridiculously expensive, and I wouldn't get the benefit of the time difference. Issue: Language.

Thank you for a good post and a good book. I want to try out a VA, but a part from a few tasks, most of mye work needs to be done in Norwegian. Do anyone know of VA companies with mulitilingual skills?

There’s always the option of hiring someone in Norway, but that would be ridiculously expensive, and I wouldn’t get the benefit of the time difference.

]]> By: Jan http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/comment-page-1/#comment-61512 Jan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/#comment-61512 I was reading through the log and saw that Udaiya from Get Friday was mentioned. Udaiya also works with our team and as my PA. Udaiya is GREAT -- she softly keeps me on track and gets our tasks done quickly and correctly. I love having her as part of my team. She and her supervisor go out of their way to assist. Could go on and on -- but if this is the vote -- GF // Udaiya gets our vote....hands down. I was reading through the log and saw that Udaiya from Get Friday was mentioned. Udaiya also works with our team and as my PA. Udaiya is GREAT — she softly keeps me on track and gets our tasks done quickly and correctly. I love having her as part of my team. She and her supervisor go out of their way to assist. Could go on and on — but if this is the vote — GF // Udaiya gets our vote….hands down.

]]> By: Alexander Sedgwick http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/comment-page-1/#comment-61294 Alexander Sedgwick Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:31:29 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/06/the-personal-outsourcing-olympics-bangalore-butler-or-american-assistant/#comment-61294 I should clarify in my last sentence "but I can’t recommend GF and Udaiya specifically, highly enough." I should clarify in my last sentence “but I can’t recommend GF and Udaiya specifically, highly enough.”

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