We’ve had the pleasure of working with dozens of clients over the last few years. Most of these clients are small business owners who wear too many hats. They stretch themselves too thin trying to attend to every part of their company. The mentality has always been: “If I can do it myself, I can save more money.” And while we agree with that thought, wearing too many hats makes it difficult to grow a business and retain control of that business.  It also means that nothing receives your full attention – either the accounting piles up, or the customer service dips, or you can’t focus on making new contacts for future sales.

Many of the clients that we have spoken with have problems delegating responsibilities to other members of their company, after all, they are their business – or there simply is no one else to delegate to. As their business grows, and the number of clients increases, so does the attention required for each of those clients. Eventually, you will run out of time and your quality – your business – will begin to fail. This is where our Virtual Assistants (VAs) come in.

Delegating Your Responsibilities to a Virtual Assistant

Most of our clients come from referrals and word of mouth, typically from other clients that refer their friends to us. We sit down with all of our referrals for 90 minutes to determine the best course of action for their business. During this time, we figure out exactly what our clients need and how we can best support them.

We have found that many of our referrals don’t really understand what they can hand off to a virtual assistant. They have no idea what kind of work a VA can do or how fast they’re able to accomplish their tasks.

There are limitations to what we can do, but thanks to our client network and partners, we’re able to put our clients in contact with team members who can provide the services that they need. In short, our VAs help you “get more time in your day” by relieving you of duties that can easily be handled by an additional team member. Best of all, you only pay for the time you need, and there are no payroll, benefits, or HR hurdles typically associated with the hiring of a new employee.

Here are the top 20 tasks that our virtual assistants handle for our clients.

1. Scheduling appointments
2. Conducting online research
3. Booking hotels and flights
4. Transcribing video or audio
5. Preparing slide shows and presentations
6. Setting up and managing social media accounts
7. Updating websites and publishing posts
8. Filtering and replying to comments
9. Responding to e-mails on your behalf
10. Screening incoming e-mails to ensure you keep up with clients
11. Organizing virtual files and managing assignments
12. Preparing thank you letters and emails
13. Managing calendars and alerting you of upcoming events
14. Handling receptionist duties (answer calls on your behalf)
15. Helping you prepare for conferences
16. Creating basic reports for bookkeeping
17. Competitive research and analysis
18. Managing projects on your behalf
19. Managing your company while you’re out on personal days
20. Data Entry and Database Building

Virtual assistants help you run your business by becoming an extension of your team – and we just happen to work remotely. Take a look at some of the different services that we offer through our Virtual Assistant Program. If you would like to schedule a complimentary 90 minute consultation, don’t hesitate to contact us: 972-459-0418 to see how our team of VAs can help your company, today.