It gives me profound pleasure to post this article on behalf of a great friend, ally and strategic partner, Ms. Jen Rai. She has bee featured on Lifetime television, as well as is a globally known subject matter expert in web design, SEO, Social Media and a host of other specialties.
Why You Should Hire a Virtual Assistant!
By Jen Rai, CEO
Today’s Admin
You will find that that you can get more done by adding something missing in your company. Regardless of size, there is always a project, deadline or urgent matter that puts stress on the organization. Too many of those situations demotivate staff, lower productivity on day-to-day operations, and can lead to customer dissatisfaction, should the deadlines slip.
Virtual Assistants are much more than administrative support personnel. VA’s not only perform routine tasks so that you can focus on day to day business without worrying about the little things, they are experts in many segments of today’s marketing trends.
Good virtual assistant firms have resources at the touch of a button, such as REAL SEO experts, copywriters, ghostwriters, web design; content marketing, video and audio marketers and more. It is truly cost prohibitive for most small and medium sized firms to employ this many experts and still make a profit, considering salaries, benefits, physical plant expense, and general overhead. A virtual assistant has an entire stable of professional individuals and companies on retainer to make them available at a moment’s notice.
Consider the time and attention Social Media takes. Did you know that virtual assistants can provide frequent blogging or Facebook and Twitter updates for you? What about the valuable content marketing information? A good virtual assistant service has ghostwriters available to write about any topic, deliver finished articles with a twenty-four turnaround, while offering affordability.
Traditional marketing models are broken; customers are looking for companies to do business with that care about them. Companies that offer pertinent information that helps them to have better lives. The offering of free information, like an eBook, Whitepaper or Special Report helps customers learn about the products and services without being sold something. Creating a relationship of friendliness and care goes a long way once the buying decision is made. Customers select those firms that they feel good about, that have displayed an active interest in who they are as people. Free communication tools like these do that, but who has time to develop these? Your virtual assistant has the professionals at their disposal.
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Jennifer started “Today’s Admin” in 2005, when she realized that an entrepreneur’s outsourcing needs do not stop with IT services. Starting with a strong local base of clients, Today’s Admin and its team of Virtual Assistants have grown quickly by word-of-mouth referrals. Jennifer’s sense of humor and innate leadership ability have fostered a company environment that is positive, hard-working and dedicated. Jennifer’s insight, understanding, and genuine interest in her client’s success enable her to make the perfect match between Virtual Assistant and business professional. This perfect match is the partnership and support a business owner needs to increase revenue and take their business to the next level.
There are still other people that are not convinced why virtual assistant can be a great tool to leverage their business . Though not for everyone else, mostly people who have VA’s will have enough time to focus more on things that can’t be delegated. Thanks!
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Most of the business owners are really hesitant on hiring a virtual assistant but for me, it is necessary because we have to admit that we can’t run a business and do most of the things all at the same time. It would be too stressful. And also hiring an in-house assistant would be expensive that’s why I agree on outsourcing this kind of service.
It is very cost effective but yes it is also risky because it is going to be very difficult to monitor your assistant’s productivity. But it just depends on the company where you hire your VA. Like on staff.com, they have an employee monitoring software to assure their clients that the staff they are going to hire, their work will be visible and transparent.
Thanks for the great post by the way.
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