Monday 17 June 2013

10 WAYS A VIRTUAL PA CAN HELP YOU THROUGH YOUR DAY

BOOK THOSE APPOINTMENTS YOU’VE BEEN TRYING TO SORT OUT

Think how much more professional it will seem to your prospective customers if a PA makes the calls to book you in to their diaries, not to mention the fact he or she will be less likely to take no for an answer!

RESEARCH YOUR HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

Still being pressurised at home to book that long-awaited holiday? Know roughly where you want to go but no idea of the local areas and how far they are from the airport etc?  Your VA could easily do this for you and save you half a day better spent talking to your customers.

WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH

Other people are more likely to rave about a new product than you are if you’ve been working on it for ages. They will see it as exciting whereas you may see it as just another product to launch and get out of the way so you can start on the next one. Delegate the writing and wait for the enthusiasm!

DESIGN YOUR PARTY INVITATIONS

Keep putting off the party as no time to organise it? Ask your Virtual PA to design some cool looking invitations around your theme if you have one, or just around the BBQ if its going to be low key. He or she can send them on your behalf and, if a major event, can also book your caterers and entertainment.

ORGANISE YOUR CONTACTS INTO A SEARCHABLE DATABASE

If you are like most people, you will have piles of business cards lying around your office.  If you shove them into an envelope and send them to your online PA, they will find their way into your Contacts folder and excel database, ready for the next e-newsletter you plan to send.

ADD A NEW PRODUCT PAGE TO YOUR WEBSITE

If you’re about to launch your new product, surely it deserve a page on your website? Delegate this techie task to your Virtualwebsite manager who, if they're worth their salt, will provide professional fresh content, resulting in more visitors to your page.

FIND A NEW SCHOOL FOR YOUR KIDS

As anyone with kids knows, finding the right school in the right place can be one of the most stressful times a parent goes through.  Presumably you know where you’d like them to be so let your VA know and he or she can obtain the Prospectus and book the tour to suit you, when you’re available.

BLOG ABOUT HOW GREAT YOUR LATEST TRIP WAS FOR BUSINESS


Still not convinced that blogs will drive traffic to your website? If you write enough of them they will!
Delegate the writing so you can get on with whatever is most urgent in your day.



SET UP YOUR LONG-AWAITED FACEBOOK PAGE

If you’re still thinking about a Facebook page for your business, take the bull by the horns and send your logo / product images etc., to your virtual PA. You’ll have a page linked to your website in no time and your web-savvy customers can start liking your products and services - just one other way to bring more attention your way.

PRE-SET YOUR TWEETS


There must be hundreds of short statements you use during your meetings with potential customers. Write them down and send them to your VA  They will convert them to be posted at sensible times so they can be read on your Twitterfeed – not only will your customers benefit from your expertise but  you’ll gain credibility too! Hyper Smash

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