Can virtual assistants be trusted?

[Jonathan Farber]

Hey all, I have been working with VA's on some projects lately and it has been helpful. Thinks like

1. -data scraping
2. -researching area's
3. -podcast edits
4. -follow up

My next projects are around sending people gifts, books, trinkets. This would require a VA to have access to some sort of financials to make a purchase on my behalf. Thinking either an individual debit card or credit card just for their access. Has anyone used VA's for anything like this or have recommendations on best practices for trust?

**Most of these assistants are coming from Freelancer, Upwork, 5Fiver**

Thanks!

[Julie Berks]

@Jonathan Farber Great question. From personal experience, (I am a VA with my own business), I have clients with similar concerns. We find a solution that they feel comfortable with, for instance:

1. Certain sites store a credit card as a preferred payment and the complete card number isn't shown. I will get approval to make the purchase before completing checkout.

2. I have also just put the approved items in the cart for my client to process payment.

Best of luck!