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Virtual Assistants - The Top Ten Things A VA Can Do For Your
Business
By: Tawnya Sutherland
Have you ever
wondered, "What exactly is that virtual assistant that you keep
hearing so much about?" The answer is simple. A virtual
assistant, or VA, is an administrative professional who provides
immediate professional support, services, and skills to busy
entrepreneurs and business managers via the Internet.
But "What can a
virtual assistant do for me?" is a little more complicated. The
ways in which a VA can help you and your business are as unique
and diverse as the individual VAs are themselves. To help narrow
down the possibilities, the virtual assistants at the Virtual
Assistant Networking (VAN) forum were asked to list the top 10
things they could do for their clients. This is what they said.
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1. A VA can assist
you with marketing support, increasing you clientele and freeing
up valuable time to service your customers. They also can handle
all your marketing and publicity helping you to spread the word
about your product or services.
2. Many virtual
assistants specialize in web design and search engine
optimization. Once you work with a VA, they know your business
inside and out, who better to help you prepare your website.
3. A virtual
assistant can make your next presentation shine by giving it
that polished professional presentation which is sure to capture
your audience and promote all your products and services.
4. A virtual
assistant can be instrumental in proofing, editing, and typing
all your correspondence, pleadings, manuscripts, etc., thus
allowing a more professional edge to all your business
communications.
5. A virtual
assistant can take over all your bookkeeping, bills and accounts
payable. Let them worry about payroll so you can worry about the
important tasks of running your business.
6. A virtual
assistant can plan your next company event or outing providing
for an enjoyable and memorable time for all. Think how much more
enjoyable it can be when the burden of planning is removed.
7. Because VAs work
on an "as needed basis" and only when you have work, hiring a VA
can save you money. Clients only pay for the work done, and
don't have to pay for benefits, equipment, or supplies. What a
cost savings that can be.
8. A VA can save you
space because s/he work from his/her office as an independent
contractor.
9. Hiring a VA can
save you time because you will not have to spend time hiring an
employee or temporary help, as well as training the new staff.
10. A virtual
assistant can schedule your appointments, manage your calendar,
organize your desk, and make running a business that much
smoother.
Tawnya Sutherland,
founder VAN states, "By bringing "the best of the best" of
virtual assistants to the VAN Community, we make it easy for
clients to partner with successful VAs."
Hiring a virtual
assistant is a smart business choice. It leaves you time to
focus on more important issues which in turn will help you take
your business to the next level. M
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Contributed by Tawnya Sutherland, Founder
of the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) (http://www.VAnetworking.com)
and author of The VBSS System, a Virtual Business Startup
System. She is a Certified Internet Marketing Specialist
sharing much of her online marketing experience at VANA to help
aspiring and successful VAs turn clicks into cash at their
websites. Check out her new Virtual Assistant Talk Show, Where
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