Hiring A Virtual Assistant — How To Make Sure They Don’t Steal Your Money | TBS #107

I’m not trying to make you feel paranoid, just saying that you shouldn’t do dumb stuff. There’s nothing like taking precaution to avoid problems further down the road. So let me share some tips to stay safe and secure.

Here’s a few points to have in mind:

1) Never give access to PayPal, Stripe or Merchant Accounts

2) Never give them or show them your CC number

3) When giving access to software, social media or platforms you’re using, create a new password you don’t use anywhere else

4) Make sure the email address that’s linked to the account is private and only you have access to it, so if you get locked out of your account, you can reset the password with your email

5) Don’t pay before the freelancer has done and delivered the work. And if you have to, make sure you do the research to check their legitimacy.

6) Carefully select and review your freelancers in the hiring process

7) Understand that most freelancers and VA’s are super hard working and honest and won’t ever rip you off, so don’t get paranoid

If you follow these basic rules, you should be fine.

There’s no need to panic. Your building a business, shit is going to happen. But these fears that people have usually don’t come true.

Relax 😉