5 Good Reason A Virtual Executive Assistant Can Benefit You
Are you comfortable with just keeping up? Why not charge ahead with confidence? Not sure how to do this? A highly skilled Virtual Executive Assistant can benefit you. They can be your secret weapon. Here’s 5 reason why:
1. You look good without trying. Working closely with you, your Virtual Executive Assistant learns how to represent you well. Learning your business priorities and objectives, your Virtual EA becomes your alter ego. They fill in for you when you’re not available for conference calls. They answer your emails. Your Expert VA makes everyone feel vitally important to you. Excellent verbal and written communication skills create a very polished and professional persona for you.
2. You stay on schedule. Growing your company involves everything from meetings, conference calls, presentations, your social media, travel, and everything in between. The daily tasks can be overwhelming and stressful. Sometimes important things get missed. You may think managing your calendar is no big deal. But after just one day of cancellations, reschedules, and back-to-back meetings, your calendar is a total mess. Having a trusted Virtual EA can eliminate all of that.
3. Your support is constant. When you’re traveling and are unable to locate a file or email, your Virtual EA is there for you. Everything is organized. So they can quickly send you a file or a link. You think handling your travel arrangements is easy with all the available apps. However, there’s been a flight cancellation. You’re in the middle of an important meeting. With just a quick text, your Virtual EA is at your fingertips to make whatever changes you need.
4. Time is given back to you. Your Virtual EA will handle the tasks that consume your time. All of the sudden you find time to focus on the things that really matter. There’s time to grow your business. There’s actually time for family and friends.
5. You are more productive. Because your email, calendar schedules and all the other little tasks are no longer on your plate, you’re getting things done. You’re finding your daily routine is easy and effortless. Productivity is now a reality. It feels so good.
So why should you go Virtual instead of hiring an employee?
IT IS COST EFFECTIVE. This is probably the biggest reason. You are an entrepreneur and just getting started. You need to limit our capital expenditures. With a Virtual EA, there is no cost for office space. Your Virtual EA provides all the supplies and equipment needed to support you. Plus, you only pay for the time worked. You don’t pay for the office coffee breaks or water cooler chitchat. All you need to invest is upfront time for training.
Think outside the box.
Have you ever considered what other tasks or duties your Virtual EA could perform for you? Here are 7 other ideas you should consider.
- Make purchasing decisions for you
- Plan your events
- Research, learn and then train new technology to grow your business
- Be the main point-of-contact for communications
- Manage your budgets
- Initially screen and interview your potential new hires
- Create nurture campaigns and follow up
With the new wave of AI and other technologies, you may feel that a live person is no longer necessary to assist you. As a reminder, however, no matter how advanced the applications are, you still have to spend the time learning them and finding out which ones work best for you. No matter how good these tools are, there will never be an app that replaces the human spirit and intuition. A stellar Virtual EA will provide the emotional intelligence and intuition that is sometimes needed. They can create a path to a solution that may not seem “logical,” but it’s the right answer. Your Virtual EA can help you build great relationships. They maintain and nurture your existing relationships. A great Virtual EA feels free to give you feedback. Your business grows. In no time, you will find that your ROI is much greater with the right Virtual Executive Assistant on your team.
