Forbes: Personal Outsourcing to Virtual Assistants

Virtual assistants are being used for personal tasks as well as back office tasks and professional services. Timothy Ferriss explains how he is able to take...

a relaxing vacation and not worry about a thing because his team of virtual assistants are handling tasks such as emails, phone calls, and web maintenance.

Outsourcing personal tasks can free up as much as 20 hours per week, while continuing or even increasing your business production. Elance and AskSunday in India are two companies that provide virtual assistance for these types of tasks.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/06/03/india-virtual-assistant-oped-cxˍtfˍoutsourcing08ˍ0604future.html