How To Optimize The Use Of Your Virtual Assistant
When you have a virtual assistant you have a distinct opportunity to consolidate your business needs and provide yourself with the solace and stability that comes from having a few less things to think about.
Now when you have various tasks of competing priority, you have someone to turn to!
That alone is invaluable to a busy professional or entrepreneur, so why not get the most out of it? A common mistake many business owners/professionals make is that they do not optimize the use of their virtual assistant. They put their assistant in a box and either have a tendency to delegate only minute or personal tasks, or they want to do it all themselves so they only delegate things they absolutely cannot do themselves. Not optimizing the use of a virtual assistant is a mistake that is more costly than most professionals realize. In order to optimize the use of your virtual assistant it is always best to not only outsource the technical tasks that you do not have the skill set to complete, but also personal tasks that consume time.
If you hired your remote employee from the right firm, then your assistant is more than capable of handling versatile assignments. This would include the marketing tasks that increase exposure for your business but are massive consumers of time.
These tasks include putting together press kits, optimizing or updating websites, creating marketing materials, blogging, submitting articles or newsletters, social media networking and even email management. But they should also include non-business related tasks, such as calling a plumber, arranging for pet-grooming, scheduling a dental appointment, or coordinating a move. In order to maximize the benefits of your virtual assistant's services you must use their services in a wide variety of ways. Both personal as well as professional!
The more skills your remote employee has the more beneficial they are to the success of your business.
It is best to pay more for the most competent assistant's and use their services for a wide variety of tasks. Re-working your virtual assistant's projects to bring them up to standard, or working through mishaps due to language barriers is more costly than it is productive. In order to see the true benefit of your virtual assistant you must consider the average wage you earn for every hour you work compared to what you are paying your virtual assistant.
In the world of business time is ALWAYS either a loss or increase in revenue!
When you think of the income you lose with every hour you spend on non-productive tasks it's easy to see the financial benefits of handing off some personal as well as professional tasks to your virtual assistant. An hour spent on the line with customer service about the package you never received could be an hour spent creating a new marketing strategy to expand your business. You have the manpower on hand at any time for anything... use it!
Now when you have various tasks of competing priority, you have someone to turn to!
That alone is invaluable to a busy professional or entrepreneur, so why not get the most out of it? A common mistake many business owners/professionals make is that they do not optimize the use of their virtual assistant. They put their assistant in a box and either have a tendency to delegate only minute or personal tasks, or they want to do it all themselves so they only delegate things they absolutely cannot do themselves. Not optimizing the use of a virtual assistant is a mistake that is more costly than most professionals realize. In order to optimize the use of your virtual assistant it is always best to not only outsource the technical tasks that you do not have the skill set to complete, but also personal tasks that consume time.
If you hired your remote employee from the right firm, then your assistant is more than capable of handling versatile assignments. This would include the marketing tasks that increase exposure for your business but are massive consumers of time.
These tasks include putting together press kits, optimizing or updating websites, creating marketing materials, blogging, submitting articles or newsletters, social media networking and even email management. But they should also include non-business related tasks, such as calling a plumber, arranging for pet-grooming, scheduling a dental appointment, or coordinating a move. In order to maximize the benefits of your virtual assistant's services you must use their services in a wide variety of ways. Both personal as well as professional!
The more skills your remote employee has the more beneficial they are to the success of your business.
It is best to pay more for the most competent assistant's and use their services for a wide variety of tasks. Re-working your virtual assistant's projects to bring them up to standard, or working through mishaps due to language barriers is more costly than it is productive. In order to see the true benefit of your virtual assistant you must consider the average wage you earn for every hour you work compared to what you are paying your virtual assistant.
In the world of business time is ALWAYS either a loss or increase in revenue!
When you think of the income you lose with every hour you spend on non-productive tasks it's easy to see the financial benefits of handing off some personal as well as professional tasks to your virtual assistant. An hour spent on the line with customer service about the package you never received could be an hour spent creating a new marketing strategy to expand your business. You have the manpower on hand at any time for anything... use it!