Holistic Business

I told myself not to get my panties in a bunch over stuff like this. But - they are bunched up in the most uncomfortable way.

Or, to give it a day and see if I still felt the same way in the morning. But - I know I will.

And, after all - this is my blog and I can rant if I want.

I get Google alerts for many things - among them Virtual Assistance.

I was quite dismayed and ticked off to see something that came across today.

No link and no honor or increased traffic to the blog - the author, in my opinion, is rude by not allowing posts or linking to a business Web site or an e-mail address that’s easy to find for people to offer a differing opinion. So, I’m not leaving the link to his blog here. Just a matter of ethics.

Hence - my need to rant.

Someone, who by his own admission, has never worked with a Virtual Assistant, posted (and got listed in the alerts to boot) that he thought about “getting” a Virtual Assistant but decided to save himself some money and hired “someone else”.

OK. There are a lot of offenses and points I could run with, but I’ll limit myself.

He most likely hired a college student, home typist, or high school student. Fine and good if that’s the level of support you need.

But - why the comparison to a Virtual Assistant?

It’s a whole different ball game. There is no comparison.

He may as well advise people to:

• Hire a first year accounting high school student to prepare their business tax return
• Pay their dog groomer to cut their own hair before a major meeting
• Print their business cards themselves on card stock and get the cheapest paper cutter out there
• Get the town drunk to watch their children after school

OK -maybe I’m getting carried away here (not much), but you get my drift.

All of these things will - save you money.

But - at what expense?

Why can’t people that don’t know what they are talking about in certain subjects just keep their mouths shut?

I’m very passionate about what I do and this sort of thing just gets under my skin.

That’s it - got it off my chest - thanks for listening.

By the way - if you want to counter what I’ve said - I take comments and welcome e-mails.

Just go to my site - A Capital Solution - to e-mail me or leave a comment here. As long as it’s not spam or MLM crud - it will get posted.

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