| Everybody talks about outsourcing nowadays. | | | | 2. Add a press page to the company website |
| They say it saves you time and money. Really, is | | | | Every website should have a press page. A |
| that true? Let's see: | | | | Virtual Assistant can create a press page, and |
| - Virtual Assistants only charge for actual time | | | | add links to articles in which your company |
| worked | | | | appears on a regular basis. |
| - Virtual Assistants use their own equipment | | | | 3. Help you distribute your press release and |
| - You don't need to pay employment insurance, | | | | articles on various directories It's very important |
| vacation pay, sick pay, or contribute to | | | | to write regular articles and press releases. But it's |
| retirement plans and worker's compensation | | | | even more important to distribute them online so |
| - There is no down time or training expense for | | | | people actually read them. A VA can help you |
| specialized skills, since Virtual Assistants are | | | | distribute them to various directories online. |
| already qualified | | | | 4. Translate your website Are you working with |
| - You pay no agency fees. Temp agencies usually | | | | many clients who speak another language? Or are |
| charge an agency fee to work with them | | | | you based in a bilingual country? Some VAs are |
| - You can benefit from time zone advantages, | | | | multilingual and can translate your website for you. |
| your Virtual Assistant works while you sleep | | | | They are usually not certified translators, but can |
| Hmmm, that's quite an impressive list of benefits. | | | | offer the same quality for a smaller price. |
| But what kind of tasks could I delegate to my | | | | 5. Organize venue arrangements: seating, meals, |
| Virtual Assistant? | | | | beverages, flowers etc Next time you have to |
| Let me give you some examples: | | | | organize a big event, why don't you hire a VA |
| | | | instead of trying to prepare your speeches and |
| 1. A VA can post your company videos on | | | | organize everything at the same time? A VA can |
| Youtube Youtube and video branding becomes | | | | get in touch with the venue provider and arrange |
| more and more important. Did you know that | | | | seating, meals, beverages, podcasting etc. |
| Youtube reaches 1 Billion views per day? You will | | | | 6. Setup an online backup system for your |
| have to agree that it would make sense that | | | | computer Honestly, when was the last time you |
| your company's videos get posted and marketed | | | | backed up the data on your computer? A Virtual |
| on Youtube. A VA can set up an account for you, | | | | Assistant can arrange an online backup system so |
| post the videos, send out links on Facebook and | | | | that you'll never have a nightmare about loosing all |
| Twitter or embed them on your website. | | | | your files again! |