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Many
small business owners love the concept of a virtual assistant
and want to work with one, but often they’re not quite sure
where to start or exactly what to delegate. Based on what type
of business you run, below are some ways that we can help you.
Don't think that it ends here, though--these are just starter
suggestions! Feel free to contact
us if you have additional ideas on how we can assist you.
Small
business owners & sole proprietors (various types)
Media
experts or life/business/career
coaches
Real
estate agents
Bookstore
or boutique owners
Authors,
playwrights or
artists
Company
executives
If
you’re a small business owner or sole proprietor:
- We
can write your blog entries, research information for upcoming
blog topics, and assist in overall blog setup & maintenance.
- We
can manage your income & expenses with our bookkeeping
services.
- We
can help set up your teleseminar by writing the promo copy,
researching teleseminar service options, and posting the recording
to your website, email newsletter, autoresponder (or wherever
else you'd like it distributed).
- We
can provide personal services such as sending invitations,
receiving RSVP's, researching venue pricing and vendors, etc.
(for your birthday party, anniversary party, event or outing).
- We
can do Internet research on things like topics for upcoming
presentations, appearances, articles, hotel conference rooms
(for seminars), advertising rates (for a particular ad campaign)--or
whatever you need information on but don't have the time to
look up yourself.
- If
you have trouble keeping up with email volume and are missing
important messages, we can retrieve your email, sort, respond
to routine requests, and forward items of importance to you
at your personal email account.
- We
can provide organizational services, such as contact list
maintenance, reminder services and travel arrangements.
- If
you're frequently out of the office travelling and can't check
voice mail on a regular basis, we can call and retrieve messages
from your voice mail, respond to routine requests and contact
you with urgent messages.
- We
can order office supplies (via email or fax) and have them
delivered directly to you.
- We
can proofread, edit, format, spell- and grammar-check marketing
literature, website content, flyers, manuals, proposals, etc.
- For
new or prospective hires to your company, we can verify past
employment, call references and report the findings to you.
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If
you’re a media expert or life/business/career coach:
- We
can write your blog entries, research information for upcoming
blog topics, and assist in overall blog setup & maintenance.
- We
can manage your income & expenses with our bookkeeping
services.
- We
can help set up your teleseminar by writing the promo copy,
researching teleseminar service options, and posting the recording
to your website, email newsletter, autoresponder (or wherever
else you'd like it distributed).
- We
can write, edit or distribute your email newsletters, helping
your message reach a wide audience.
- If
you don’t yet have an online presence, we can design
and maintain an attractive, easy-to-navigate website for you.
- If
you do workshops, lectures and teleclasses, we can assist
with creating PowerPoint presentations & handouts, and
phone calls in preparation for your appearances.
- We
can write press releases about your latest company news &
events, and help you distribute them to the appropriate media
contacts.
- If
you need information on a certain topic for an upcoming presentation,
appearance or article, we can do Internet research and provide
you with detailed results.
- Write
articles? We can compile them into an e-book (another good
source of income) and submit them to various online &
print publications for you. We can also ghost-write the articles
for you, if you're too busy to do it yourself.
- Other
possible tasks include contact list maintenance, reminder
services and travel arrangements.
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If
you’re a real estate agent:
- We
can write your blog entries, research information for upcoming
blog topics, and assist in overall blog setup & maintenance.
- We
can manage your income & expenses with our bookkeeping
services.
- We
can help set up your teleseminar by writing the promo copy,
researching teleseminar service options, and posting the recording
to your website, email newsletter, autoresponder (or wherever
else you'd like it distributed).
- We
can create or edit PowerPoint presentations for use in presenting
information to your new and existing clients.
- We
can create brochures and listings presentations for you, and
distribute them either via email or through regular mail.
- If
your listings are in our local area, we can also take pictures
of your properties and include them in a “We sold your
neighbor's house, can sell yours too!” –type flyer.
- We
can also handle your appointment scheduling and write/place
newspaper ads for you.
- For
an attractive, professional online presence, we can also create
and maintain your website.
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If
you’re a bookstore or boutique owner:
- We
can write your blog entries, research information for upcoming
blog topics, and assist in overall blog setup & maintenance.
- We
can manage your income & expenses with our bookkeeping
services.
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We can design & maintain your website, write copy for
your print or online catalog and create/write brochures for
your business.
- We
can brainstorm with you on ideas for possible events &
appearances held at your store, help coordinate the event
and write/help distribute the press releases announcing them.
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We can also do mailings to your customers (writing the copy,
mail merges, stuffing and send-outs).
- Other
possible services include writing/creating employee handbooks
& manuals, menu writing/layout, customer questionnaire
creation and even Internet research (for example, we can search
online for websites that you can exchange links with, and
submit your listing to sites that list restaurants, bookstores,
etc.)
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If
you’re an artist, author or playwright:
- We
can write your blog entries, research information for upcoming
blog topics, and assist in overall blog setup & maintenance.
- Everyone’s
online these days, so website design & maintenance is
definitely something we can do for you.
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Since one of your main goals is probably exposure, a press
kit (i.e. press release, bio, suggested questions, etc.) is
important—we can create that for you also, along with
additional press releases as appearances & events arise
on your schedule.
- If
you’re a writer, we can transcribe interviews and type
books and manuals for you—and submit pitches to editors/authors
via email and/or regular mail when your schedule gets too
crazy.
- We
can also do research to find appropriate markets to which
you can submit your work, along with guideline information.
And we can also help answer your phones or check your email
when you really need to make that deadline—uninterrupted!
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If
you’re a company executive:
- We
can manage your income & expenses with our bookkeeping
services.
- We
can research any industry-related conferences & seminars
you'd like to attend, and help organize your trip--from registration
to travel to ordering promotional items that you're giving
out at said conference.
- We
can work with you to create that killer PowerPoint presentation
that you need to knock ‘em dead with at next week’s
meeting.
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We can also help you maintain your schedule, arrange meetings
and make travel arrangements for you.
- We
can keep your office well-stocked by ordering supplies online,
and I can create/update employee handbooks & procedure
manuals.
- We
can also assist you with data presentations that need to be
distributed on a regular basis.
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