Ten Ways To Use Your Virtual Assistant
May 23, 2006
- Deal with your marketing. VAs can prepare your marketing materials, have them printed for you, and even get them in the mail for you.
- Cope with your bills. Let’s face it, paying bills is not anyone’s favorite thing to do. A VA can handle your bills and send you a report on what is paid and how much.
- Handle your invoicing. Invoicing clients is a real time killer. A VA can handle invoicing and soft collections, just as your office manager or credit manager would do. That will both free up your time to generate more business, and make the business you already have even more lucrative.
- Keep your books in order. When tax time comes, you want to make sure your books are in good order for your accounting firm. Your VA can make sure your expenditures and income are entered into your accounting software quickly and accurately, and can even keep your reciepts on file.
- Handle your mail. Most of what comes in the mail is junk, do you want to waste your valuable time coping with junk mail? Have your mail sent to your VA and let her sort and process the mail. She can send you the important stuff by FAX, email, or Priority Mail. Get the junk mail off your desk!
- Remind you of important dates. Yup, even including Valentines Day and your anniversary! Just think how impressive that will be to your wife! We can also remind you of clients’ birthdays and important dates. We can even send out cards to your clients, and build loyalty to you, you thoughtful person you!
- Manage projects. Yes, we can do that. Send us a list of what needs to be done and we can help you deal with the workload. We can generate the information and reports you need. We can also follow up with the folks that haven’t done what they need to do for the project.
- Screen your email. If you don’t want to see the latest ad for Viagra, have a VA screen your email and delete all that killer junk. Your VA can also handle routine requests, and forward items that really need your attention.
- Reconcile your bank accounts. Yes, it has to be done. It is also very time consuming. Let your VA handle it!
- Provide professional presentations. Send your VA an outline (or text) of your next presentation and let her provide you with a PowerPoint presentation for you.
Using a VA is usually limited only by your imagination. Check with your VA today to see what she can do to help you.
Donna Vazquez is the owner of Busy Bee Virtual Assistance, located in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She is available to speak to groups about the advantages of virtual assistance and virtual staffing, both from the business owner’s and contractor’s point of view. She is a mother of five children, a music director for her church, and a member of the world’s largest women’s organization. Contact her today to find out how she can help you.
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