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. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. 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

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