How I Hire Virtual Assistants (And A Deluge of Free Shit)

by Clay on February 3, 2010

So conventional “marketing wisdom” says when I give away free stuff, I’m supposed to hype it up and rub it in your face (e.g. “FREE FREE FREE”).

At the very least, I’m supposed to make you opt-in to my email list in exchange for the kind of content that’s below . . .

. . . and then tell you over and over again how all my friends told me NOT to give this stuff away without charging, and how I’m afraid this will cost me my business, etc.).

And at a bare minimum, I’m supposed to tell you that everything below is worth AT LEAST $5k . . . and that you should use this stuff (see below) to make a pile of money so you can buy my 20 DVD homestudy course that’s coming out in a month.

Let’s just skip that.

Here’s some good stuff (no opt-in necessary) . . .

  1. First, here’s my virtual assistant hiring exam (this is the EXACT exam that I give to potential virtual assistants before hiring them, and it separates the wheat from the chaff).  Click here to download it.
  2. Second, here’s a market research survey that I’ve created.  You can use it IMMEDIALY by copying and pasting into and email and sending it to your list.  This survey (which I personally use) allows you to get inside the minds and hearts of your customers and make the exact product they’re looking for.
  3. Third, here’s a link for a free video (that I created) that explains a little-known SEO strategy that’s provided me with countless Google first page rankings within weeks.

Enjoy!

–Clay

P.S.  One spot just opened up in my 6-month-long intensive 1-on-1 mentoring, training, and consulting program (it’s called Project Sonora).  If you’re potentially interested in being considered for that spot, email tracy at tracy {at} projectmojave {dot} com (she’ll let you know about the selection and application process).

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  • http://blogtechguy.com/ Joel Williams

    Thanks for the resources Clay, very interesting stuff and useful too!

  • http://FinanceYourFreedom.com/blog/ Clay Collins

    Joel . . . awesome. Glad you like! I really hope they're helpful.

  • http://www.lifeofmatt.net lifeofmatt

    Great stuff Clay

  • http://FinanceYourFreedom.com/blog/ Clay Collins

    Hey Matt! It's been a while.

  • http://www.lifeofmatt.net lifeofmatt

    A While since what? :)

  • Steve Westman

    Hi Clay – That’s a great exam for the virtual assistants, but I’d like to know how many people actually complete it. I find that most people are too lazy to do a little work.

  • http://FinanceYourFreedom.com/blog/ Clay Collins

    Well . . . meant to say “been a while since I've seen you 'round here” but that's not true at all. You commented on the last post. Thanks for stopping by again.

  • http://FinanceYourFreedom.com/blog/ Clay Collins

    Thanks, steve . . . also, I'm going to fix those two errors. Thanks for pointing them out.

  • http://adventure-some.com/ Adventure-Some Matthew

    Thanks for the resources! I've saved them and am already finding ways to put them to work!

  • http://FinanceYourFreedom.com/blog/ Clay Collins

    Sweet. Would love to hear any stories about how you put the resources to work! Enjoy.

  • http://thedanielrichard.com Daniel Richard

    Watching the vid now. Dude, the market samurai thing looks pretty cool.

  • http://FinanceYourFreedom.com/blog/ Clay Collins

    I love Market Samurai.

  • http://ethanwaldman.com/ Ethan Waldman

    Definitely amazing that you're getting front page ranking on $$ keywords with no content posted!

    Question- when you say “buy the gold”- would you consider the domains you found in the example search to be gold? (englishteacherjobs.net at $500/day phrasematch)?

    Also- do you take into account the level of SEOC in the market before buying a domain name?

  • http://c3mdigital.com/ Chris Olbekson

    I love the VA quiz, I'm going to have to try it on some Craigslist ads I need to post.

  • stevescottsite

    Clay, thanks for the resources. I found the Virtual Assistant document to be really handy. What type of work do you usually hire them for? Personally, I'm still trying to get used to the idea of trusting a complete stranger with critical aspects of my business. Anyway…just retweeted this post.

  • http://www.liscarpenter.com/ Lis Carpenter

    I love you!!! That video was priceless.

  • http://www.homecures.org/ Brendan

    Hi Clay

    I just found this blog and what a great first post to read. I wish I would've had that exam a few months ago. Looking forward to reading more.

    Brendan

  • http://www.cellutitis.org John Cellulitis

    Thanks for tips. I hope that I’ll need an virtual assistant in nearly future (that means that business growing…).Nice post, indeed.

  • Sean

    Hey Clay,

    Lets get in touch. I run a similar freedom business / blog and would love to chat. I think we could both bennefit from some affiliate / brainstorming discussion.

    Drop me an email: sean [at] howtodjfast [dot] com.

    Talk soon,

    ~Sean

  • http://www.catchfriday.com/ Tina Pierce

    awesome! This is a very informative tip. Thanks for sharing this information, many will benefit from this post.

  • http://www.catchfriday.com/ Tina Pierce

    awesome! This is a very informative tip. Thanks for sharing this information, many will benefit from this post.

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