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	<title>Outsourced My Life</title>
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		<title>Outsourcing Updates 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I&#8217;d take a moment to update this blog with my current status in outsourcing my life. I&#8217;m still using oDesk as my primary source for talented (and inexpensive) worker bees.  At this point I feel like I&#8217;ve got a pretty solid group of individuals and am pleased with the services they provide and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I “Lend Out” My Virtual Assistant?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I received a saddening note from the virtual assistant I&#8217;ve been working with for the past year.  She&#8217;s been a fantastic part of my team.  Her English was amazing and she was fantastic at thinking &#8220;outside-the-box&#8221; and coming up with suggestions and improvements. While we parted on very good terms, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Initiative vs. Following Instructions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I currently have 4 &#8220;virtual assistants&#8221; on oDesk (by VA I mean personal assistant, programmer, designer, etc.) and each has very different degrees of skills and the ability to know exactly what I want from them. I&#8217;ve also worked with many different virtual assistants over the years. Each has had very diverse skills, experience, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Virtual Assistant Life on oDesk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been very impressed with my most recent virtual assistant from oDesk. His English is better than most I&#8217;ve used, and he mentioned that he enjoys writing. I asked if he&#8217;d write a quick bit about his background and experience / thoughts on using oDesk, so here it is: &#8220;oDesk was recommended by a friend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a video created by the team at oDesk. Here are a few of my thoughts while watching it: Transparent work:  I expect that as this happens, employees will have the option to telecommute more. From an employer point of view, the additional layers of transparent work will definitely translate to much more efficient [...]]]></description>
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