What can a virtual assistant do to assist you? What's on your "To Do" list that doesn't need your personal attention? Some of the tasks that a virtual office assistant can perform for you include:
√ Answering email and snail mail
√ Follow-up call or correspondence after the “sale”
√ Mailing or faxing information requested by potential or current clients/customers
√ Making “warm” calls to potential customers
√ Returning phone calls
√ Setting up/confirming appointments
√ Assisting your customers by providing information on your products and/or services
√ Brochure design
√ Creation and distribution of newsletters
√ Mailing holiday and/or birthday cards
√ Market research – competitor information; search for new customers; search for information on current customers
√ Search for sites where your business can be listed
√ Writing content for your e-newsletter
√ Setting up your e-newsletter and maintaining your distribution list
√ Contacting vendors regarding invoice disputes
√ Searching for new vendors for cost savings
Website
√ Assist/oversee web design
√ Handling email inquiries sent via website
√ Locating a web host
√ Making changes to website
√ Submitting website to search engines
General Administrative
√ Answering software-related questions
√ Assisting in locating a venue for holding a seminar
√ Assisting in creation of hand-out materials for seminar participants
√ Creating forms
√ Creating PowerPoint™ presentations
√ Ordering office supplies including stationery/business cards
√ Ordering stamps from post office
√ Proofreading/editing materials created by/for you
√ Researching for new office equipment purchases (computer, monitor, printer, fax, copier, etc.)
√ Tracking expenses
√ Transcription
Virtual Personal Assistant
√ Calling a plumber to fix the leak in the bathroom
√ Calling the vet to schedule Fluffy’s annual visit
√ Making dinner reservations at your favorite restaurant
√ Purchasing gifts/send flowers
√ Reminder service of important dates
√ Research for travel plans (air, hotel, car rental) to locate best prices
√ Searching for a new doctor, dentist, chiropractor or optometrist near your new home or office
√ Starting or canceling your newspaper or magazine subscriptions
All of these are just a small sampling of the tasks that a virtual assistant can perform to help you in your business.
TIP: Start your own list - keep a tablet handy and create a list of the items that are waiting for your attention. This is a terrific place to start your delegation list for your assistant.
Getting You from "To Do" - "To Done"
Susan Schmidt - Virtual Assistant
Phone: 352-382-2393
Fax: 206-888-2383
Email: Susan@VirtualAssistanceOnline.com