5 Ways to Effectively Use a Virtual Assistant

Jan 4
07:45

2016

Janul Porter

Janul Porter

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Most Virtual Assistants work from their homes thereby using their own office equipment, you don't have to pay for office supplies. Virtual Assistants shoulder such expenses. They have personal equipment such as; computers, printers, faxes and so on to use to provide services to you hence you don't have to deal with buying or the maintenance of any such equipment.

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Virtual Staff are highly skilled,5 Ways to Effectively Use a Virtual Assistant Articles independent professionals, working outside of traditional corporate roles and utilizing the internet and other emerging technology to customize their own work environments.Roughly speaking, a virtual assistant can save you up to 20 working hours every week, a time you can spend on other tasks, or spend it relaxing and enjoying life. There are always hours of work you can assign to your virtual assistant. And while there are many ways to use a virtual assistant, let's look at some of the most popular.

Virtual Administrative Assistant

Administrative tasks are the most boring and hassle troubling tasks in the business world. They take an enormous amount of time, they are repetitive, time-consuming, energy-consuming and they leave entrepreneurs with little to no creative spirit. Using a virtual assistant administrative tasks has been a revelation in the past few years. With the rise of cloud storage options, it is getting easier and easier to find someone else to enter all the data into an Excel data sheet or do some other administrative tasks.  Certain formalities are still necessary to engage a Virtual Assistant, such as; a contract has to be signed by both parties which lists in detail each party's responsibilities and expectations, also a reliable means of communication has to be established from the onset. Beyond these formalities, hiring a virtual assistant is easier than hiring an employee.

Virtual assistants are more dedicated and committed to their quality of work

Virtual Assistants derive their income by being very productive and delivering value to their clients. They offer administrative support which in turn frees up your time to focus on the activities that bring in the most income for your business. Virtual Assistants understand that their revenue is totally dependent on the positive execution of their tasks unlike full-time employees who get paid a salary sometimes times regardless of their effort.

Virtual Assistant as a Secretary

Another popular approach of using virtual assistants is to use them as secretary. This involves giving access to your personal calendar and other personal data. The job of the virtual assistant is to make calls in your name, schedule meetings, business trips,  remind you of upcoming meetings and much more.

Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping is an activity that can also be done over the cloud. Of course, the virtual assistant will need access to everything you do, all the products or services. But what the virtual assistant does is drop the time needed for calculations and preparing invoices. All you invoices and money will flow through your account without you needing to bother to send an invoice.

Virtual Assistants use their own office supplies and equipment

Most Virtual Assistants work from their homes thereby using their own office equipment, you don't have to pay for office supplies.  Virtual Assistants shoulder such expenses. They have personal equipment such as; computers, printers, faxes and so on to use to provide services to you hence you don't have to deal with buying or the maintenance of any such equipment.