Hasty Treat - Hiring an Assistant

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to hire an assistant — something that can make your life a lot easier as a solo developer.
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Show Notes 2:34 - Finding someone
Virtual Assistant Offset timezones can be handy
Flexible is great - two hours here, two hours there

5:55 - Types of tasks to delegate
Support
Email replies
Mail and shipping items
Invoicing
Expenses
Research - find emails for X
Blog post edits
Sponsorships
14:50 - Standard Operating Procedures
If something happens more than once, make an SOP
Common questions that come up
18:07 - Tools
1Password
Missive
Custom backend tools for: Managing courses
Issuing refunds

Chromebook
Google Docs
21:52 - Hours
Links 1Password

Missive

Notion

Freshbooks

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