The Most Successful Way to Supercharge Your Business!

The Most Successful Way to Supercharge Your Business!

 

The Virtually Assistant Industry Can Supercharge Your Business

Supercharge your business by utilizing the virtual assistant industry! Face it—as business owners, we’re all looking for the most successful way to supercharge our businesses. We need a way to focus on what we do well while having someone else do other things that still need to get done. The answer to this question is quite simple; hire someone within the virtual assistant industry. However, the secret to supercharging your business lays in hiring the right virtual assistant!.

Are They All The Same?

Let’s take the engineering industry for example. There are mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, and electrical engineers. You don’t just hire any virtual assistant; you probably want to look for the virtual assistant that fits the need and the industry—be it mechanical, chemical or electrical.

So when it comes to hiring a virtual assistant, the same applies. Many people think “virtual assistant” is a title, but it’s not. It’s the name of the industry. The virtual assistant industry has many different specialties and virtual assistants that specialize in those areas. There are Administrative Virtual Assistants, Remote Online Project Assistants, Executive Online Virtual Assistants, and the list goes on. They all have different focuses, education, and specialties.

Industry-Specific Virtual Assistants

Among the virtual assistants that are general administrative assistants, some are industry-specific. Online Business Managers, for example,  are similar to in-house office managers but instead work virtually and are not employees. Therefore, also saving you money on benefits, overtime, etc.

Online Administrative Assistants help with all the business’s administrative needs, like emailing and responding to client inquiries, answering the phones, taking messages, and even updating your website with new posts.

Project Manager Virtual Assistants help with any or all the projects you need to get done. They help from the inception to the completion of the project and are involved to the extent you need them to be.

To help make your company a success, you have to find the right fit. In order for you to supercharge your business the right way,  the virtual assistant industry is for you! Definitely have a consultation with anyone you’re thinking of working with as there are many types of different specialties.  Many, if not all, offer free consultations. Simply click here or select a time and day below that’s best for you and we’ll discuss your business needs and begin supercharging your business.

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Is the Virtual Assistant Industry Just for Small Business?

Is the Virtual Assistant Industry Just for Small Business?

The Virtual Assistant Industry and Large Businesses – A Great Mix.

Is the virtual assistant industry just for small business? Nope! The virtual assistant industry is not just for small businesses. The virtual assistant industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade. In fact, according to an article in Entrepreneur magazine, it’s grown in 2001 to over 50,000 in 2015.

Large companies are recognizing the value of the virtual assistant industry.

What do these numbers show us? It shows us that people are not “freelancing” anymore. They are making a verifiable full-time business out of it.

traffic-843309_640With the internet that has shrunk the world with a tap of the keyboard and the enter button, the world and all businesses are at our fingertips, literally. Are the days of the daily commute grind, tall office buildings, smog-filled high rises, buses, trains and pedestrians coming to an end? If statistics are any indication of what’s to come, then maybe so.

Companies of all Sizes are Looking to the Virtual Assistant Industry.

A lot of business owners from small, one-owner type companies to the large 1,000+ employees are looking to expand their staff to the virtual assistant industry. Just a few weeks ago, I spoke to a business owner of a large company outside of New York. Their reasoning behind wanting to hire a virtual assistant is that their own office manager and administrative assistant were overloaded with work and instead of bringing another employee on board they wanted to go virtual. So, in this case, for them, it was more financially beneficial to hire someone in the virtual assistant industry.

The reasons large companies may opt to hire someone in the virtual assistant industry are many. One reason could be due to an employee who is on a leave of absence. Another reason may be for a one-time project that needs to get done.  One-off projects don’t warrant hiring a full-time employee. This is not to say that companies won’t hire a long-term virtual assistant, definitely, a lot of businesses contract other more long-term projects as well.

“Most people in the virtual assistant industry have specific niches and some have more than one skill they can offer.”

Let’s say a company needs to look off-site for someone who can do some research for images for their marketing materials, website or blogs, looking for an Online Business Manager that specializes or offers research would be an excellent choice. Same thing for wanting a website, the company should search within the virtual assistant industry for someone who offers WordPress websites. Project management is another area where a specific virtual assistant can be immensely helpful. The Project Manager Virtual Assistant can usually get the project started, get the team involved and give proper direction as to the scope and deliverables of a specific project while never having to step foot in the office which may be located in another state.

You may also want to read: https://itaskvirtually.com/10-smart-ways-a-business-owner-can-outsource-to-a-virtual-assistant

If you’re a large company and need some assistance in any area of work, looking to the virtual assistant industry is not a bad idea. Take a look here and see if I can help. We’re always available for a free 30-minute consultation on any upcoming business needs your company may have.

10 Smart Ways Business Owners Can Outsource to a Virtual Assistant

10 Smart Ways Business Owners Can Outsource to a Virtual Assistant

The 10 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Outsource the Projects and Tasks They Hate Doing

As a business owner, you probably have a to-do list that encompasses a lot of little details that are holding you back from the larger more important and demanding projects. Below I list 10 ways the virtual assistant industry can improve your productivity by outsourcing to different virtual assistants.

Most business owners are always running late to meetings, forgetting notes and forgetting to reply to those important emails.

If you’re nodding your head as you’re reading this, then I believe it’s safe to say, as a business owner, you are overloaded with work. Look at your watch, is it 6:30 pm or close to? If you are still sitting at your desk, it might be the time you look into the virtual assistant industry. Being overloaded is not only bad for your health by causing you stress, it’s keeping you from accomplishing the things that motivated you to start your own business in the first place!

Successful Business Owners Delegate

Successful entrepreneurs know they can’t do it all. In this article, I’ve listed 10 essential tasks that any entrepreneur/business owner can outsource. By hiring a virtual assistant you don’t have to be in the office. You can work from your home. a coffee shop or be on vacation. Knowing that some of those pesky dreaded tasks are off your back and are being done will reduce the stress that’s been building up over time. Hiring a virtual assistant like iTask Virtually, LLC, sets your mind free to think of ways you can drive your business forward. Click here for the definition of a virtual assistant.

Ten ideas how the virtual industry can help business owners
  1. Project Liaison between you and other team members. This is a great task to outsource to a virtual assistant. Once you’ve initiated the project, the virtual assistant can manage the team members and the flow of information and keep you updated with daily or weekly reports.
  2. Email Management/Filtering. This is one task that can get any business owner feeling overwhelmed. Your dedicated virtual assistant can filter the important need-attention-now emails from the less urgent ones. They can also set up autoresponders.
  3. Book flights and hotels. Do you travel a lot for your business? A virtual assistant can make all those arrangements for you.
  4. Set-up and manage Social Media Accounts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, Youtube. We all know that having a presence on social media is a must when running a business in today’s technological world.
  5. Call clients and book appointments. Not only does having a virtual assistant do this save you time, it makes you look more professional too.
  6. Transcription service, such as transcribing voicemail, video or audio, podcasts etc. Typing up these notes can be very beneficial when reviewing for meetings, etc.
  7. Client/customer follow-up. For example, a virtual assistant can send out thank you emails, happy birthday emails or cards, etc.
  8. Research can take a lot of time; why not let the virtual assistant do the research for you?
  9. Create a WordPress site, write and manage blogs.
  10. Press Releases. Write and distribute them.

I can go on listing ways hiring a virtual assistant can help your company grow but I think the ten I listed will do for starters. Remember a virtual assistant is just that – virtual. They remotely assist you so there are no overhead costs weighing you down.

Don’t be tied down to things you’re not sure about or don’t have time for, outsource it to a virtual assistant that knows how to manage the details behind the scenes for you. Create the time and space you need to get your company looking professional and keep that forward momentum flowing. Try it today! Click on the Set Appointment tab on this page and let’s talk about freeing up your time!
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“Marion works diligently to help my business grow. She is always looking for clients, products, and opportunities for my business even when not “on the clock”. Her marketing skills and social media experience have proven very beneficial to my growth. I highly suggest you give iTask Virtually a call today!”

Bob Welch– Owner, AIP

A virtual assistant or a temp agency – What’s the difference?

A virtual assistant or a temp agency – What’s the difference?

In this article, I explain the ways a virtual assistant is different than hiring through a temp agency.

Why should business owners use virtual assistants instead of a temporary staffing company?

Temp agencies have been around for a long time.  The usual needs are when an employee goes on maternity leave or gets married and goes on their honeymoon or someone just goes on a leave of absence.  Sometimes there’s also just a need for the day. Depending on the level of assistance, the employer will look for either a temporary/contract worker or a replacement.

Virtual assistants work quite differently.  First of all, most are not looking to be hired by the firm.  Secondly, virtual assistants are executives in their area and diligently work to get the project completed on time.  Most temp agencies hire out who they have on staff at the moment needed.  This means that the temp you get may not have the desired skills needed to fulfill your company’s specific requirements! With a virtual assistant, you speak directly to the virtual assistant. 

So what’s the real difference between a virtual assistant and a temp agency?

Virtual assistants have specific skills that could suit your needs to a T.  Be it tax preparation, administrative tasks, project management or simply replying to email requests for more product/service information or setting appointments.

Besides getting your specific professional needs met, you don’t have to pay the overhead costs that come with temp agencies.  Another major benefit of hiring a virtual assistant is that the work done could be totally tax-deductible depending on your state’s laws!

In my opinion, if you’re an employer, it behooves you to compare and contrast the benefits of hiring a virtual assistant with that of using a temp agency.  Call me today at 330-573-2863 and let’s discuss your specific business needs from brochures to daily tasks to website maintenance!

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