The Virtual Assistant

Ways a Virtual Assistant can SAVE you MONEY

Dale Blair — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:50:17 +0000

Generally, small businesses or entrepreneurs do not have a large budget for hiring staff when demands warrant it. Business owners tend to think that it is more cost-effective to do the work themselves rather than spend money on part-time staff. The following list spells out the ‘cost benefits’ of contracting with a Virtual Assistant giving you an ‘affordable option’. Putting a VA on your team is a wise investment that will have long-term effects on your productivity, time management, and ultimately the bottom line!

A VA can research suppliers and suggest more cost-effective alternatives, allowing you to be more informed when making purchasing decisions.
In order to optimize your marketing plans and budget, a specialized VA can show you where to concentrate your efforts and achieve a better return on investment.
When planning your next business trip, you can leave it all in the hands of your VA. They will search out best prices for flights, accommodations, and car rentals providing a complete itinerary when everything is confirmed.
Because a VA works on as needed basis, you will be able to save money by not having to hire additional part-time staff. A client only pays for the work performed with no extra expenses such as wage deductions, benefits, office equipment or supplies.
A VA can assist you in designing a web design that is user friendly and presents an image that potential customers will enjoy. Through utilizing SEO techniques, a VA will improve your web site’s rankings, resulting in increased on-line sales leads.

For more information on how The Virtual Assistance Group can help you
please visit our website at http://www.virtualassistancegroup.com
or call us for a free consultation! 215-968-4593

Why Coaches and Speakers need Virtual Assistants

Dale Blair — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:40:29 +0000

A Life or Business Coach is an entrepreneur who provides support to clients to help them grow personally and/or professionally. A Professional Speaker is an entrepreneur who is often a learned expert in a particular field and thus they speak for a living by offering workshops, seminars and conference talks. Many Coaches often grow their businesses through Public Speaking.

In order to succeed, both Coaches and Speakers need to stay ’top of mind’ to various industries by maintaining contact lists, email newsletters, social networking and blogging.

Here are a few of the typical services a Virtual Assistant can offer to a Coach or a Speaker:

One Sheets, Bios, Services/Products Overviews
Speaker Presentation Packets and Press Kits
Affiliate Program Maintenance
Lead Management
Prepare Speech Handouts
Manage Email and Print Campaigns
Website maintenance and administration
Social Media Assessment, Set-up and maintenance
Special Reports and Tips Sheets
Article & Press Release submission
Blog posting and maintenance
Ezine maintenance and distribution
Proofreading & Editing books, manuscripts, ezines, articles, etc.
Customer Service/Client Support
List Research & Development

To learn more about how The Virtual Assistance Group can help you grow and manage your business, visit our website:

http://www.virtualassistancegroup.com

The Top 10 Things a Virtual Assistant (VA) Can Do For Your Business

Dale Blair — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:34:54 +0000

So what exactly is a “Virtual Assistant? Very simply, a Virtual Assistant, or VA is an administrative professional who provides immediate professional support, services, and skills to busy entrepreneurs virtually or via the internet.
But understanding what at VA can do for YOU is a bit more complicated because the ways in which a VA can help you and your business are as unique and diverse as the VAs themselves.

To help you narrow down the possibilities, here is a list of the TOP TEN things a VA can do to help you in your business:

1. A VA can assist you in marketing your business to increase your exposure to new clients thus freeing you up to service your customers

2. A VA can help you in web design and search engine optimization as well as maintain your website with updates, blog entries and social media.

3. A VA can schedule your appointments, manage your calendar, organize your desk and make running your business a much smoother process.

4. A VA can plan special events on your behalf, research venues, book speakers, organize attendance, and assist in the overall management of your event.

5. A VA can take over all of your bookeeping, bills and accounts payable.

6. A VA can handle proofing, editing and even writing all of your correspondaence thus offering a more professional edge to all of your business communications.

7. A VA can create your presentations and give them shine to professionally present all of your products and services.

8. A VA can research suppliers and suggest more cost-effective alternatives.

9. A VA can bring expert technical knowledge to the table and will review your existing systems and make recommendations on methods or technolgies to streamline your operations.

10. A VA can help you plan your next business trip, by searching out the best prices for flights, accommodations, and car rentals, and provide a complete itinerary when everything is confirmed.

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 worry about beneifits, equipment or supplies.

To learn more about what The Virtual Assistance Group can do for you visit us at www.virtualassistancegroup.com