What Can You Delegate To Your Virtual Assistant?

Implementing delegation can be a boost to your business of course, yet it can also be a huge boost to your morale as well as your sanity. Effectively communicating delegated tasks, and letting go of having complete control over the task allows you more time to manage your business as well as establishes trust with your VA. Sometimes as a business owner it can be hard to let go of tasks that you have always had full control of. With letting go, you will find peace of mind when you are working with an experienced, professional VA.

A lot of small business owners are not sure which tasks to delegate to their VA when they are new to using virtual assistant services. My first suggestion is to start small. Start with the task that you just do not enjoy doing, something simple. Do you dislike filing? Become annoyed with repetitive data entry? No time for website updates? Organization falling through the cracks because you just don't have time?

As trust and rapport grow with your VA, you will feel confident delegating more complex tasks to them over time. Long days completing bank reconciliations, editing large documents, keeping track of inventory/staff/clients, creating spreadsheets for more efficient operations will now be a thing of the past! Your time will be spent seeking new clients and growing your business as well as maintaining the client base you currently have!

Here is a few ideas of tasks you can delegate:

• Data entry - Spreadsheets, documents, database, software.
• Bookkeeping - Invoicing, paying bills, reconciliations, tax calculations, budget tracking & reports.
• Digital Filing - Do you have piles of paperwork everywhere that need to be scanned in and organized electronically? This is very time consuming without the right equipment or time to tackle the task!
• Website Maintenance 
• Editing - Documents, transcription, etc.
• Organization - Email cleanup, in-office, files, etc.....
• Marketing - Material creation, ad posting, social media.....

The list is endless based upon your needs and the skill set of your chosen VA and the tasks your specific industry requires! 

Happy delegating!

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Blog created by Colleen Tapia - Owner and Manager of Innovative Administrative Services, LLC
Visit our website: http://www.innovativeadministrative.com

What Is A Virtual Assistant Video!

We have a new video up on YouTube about what a Virtual Assistant is, and what we have to offer! I love Powerpoint and Windows Movie Maker!!! We do offer this service for your small business as well! Let us create a commercial for your business to put on your website!

Enjoy!
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Blog created by Colleen Tapia - Owner and Manager of Innovative Administrative Services, LLC

Visit our website: http://www.innovativeadministrative.com

What Is A Virtual Assistant?!

The profession of virtual assistance is a new and rapidly growing field. Many people imagine someone at home in their bunny slippers typing away all day (Guilty! Homer Simpson slippers if you must know!) but that is the perception, not always the norm! Being a VA is hard work but can also be very rewarding!

What is a virtual assistant?

A virtual assistant is someone who has chosen to help other businesses by shouldering some of the workload that the business owner may not have time for or interest in handling. A virtual assistant often works remotely from an office or their home handling tasks such as bookkeeping, data entry, document creation, scheduling, phones, social media, web design and digital filing. The services offered vary by the individual VA. Many VA's choose a "niche" market and only work within a particular industry. A smart VA will choose a niche or service that they excel at and concentrate their focus mainly on that service.

What are the benefits of hiring a VA?

One of the first benefits a client will see is their time freed up to pursue more business or get in some much needed down time!

A huge benefit to the business owner is a reduction in staffing costs. A good VA will save your business money in the long run. You will not need to pay full or even part time staff to handle tasks that the VA can handle. Having a VA will save the small business owner costs on training, office equipment, non-productive downtime, payroll taxes, workman's comp, benefits and vacation time. A VA will have less interruptions (phones, clients/co-workers, emails, etc) and will be more focused on your tasks which will increase productivity. $300 a month for VA services or $1600 a month + payroll taxes and benefits for hired staff. Which would benefit your business more?

A Virtual Assistant can save you thousands of dollars a month!

In order to be a VA you have to be organized! That quality will certainly benefit any small business owner! A VA will help you organize your books, files, website, email and your office (if they offer that service). Organization leads to a more productive work flow for you and for your VA. A good VA will also be able to help you set up procedures to make your office and business run more smoothly.

If you haven't considered using a virtual assistant for your business I highly suggest it. Start doing some reading and gather information about virtual assistants. Begin shopping around for pricing and meeting with VA's until you find one that you feel comfortable with. You may just find the answer to organizing the administrative aspect of your business so that it is more manageable which in the long run will save you money, time and stress! Good luck on your search and may your business grow and prosper!
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Blog created by Colleen Tapia - Owner and Manager of Innovative Administrative Services, LLC

Visit our website: http://www.innovativeadministrative.com