One of the questions I am frequently asked is “How long will this take and how much will it cost me to use a virtual assistant?”. Some tasks it is impossible to judge – but many are easy to complete in an hour or less. With offshore assistants often charging low rates but taking a long time to complete simple tasks, using a UK based virtual assistant is often more economical.
Our hourly rate is £27.50 – so each of these tasks will cost less than £30 and make them vanish off your To Do list!
These tasks give you some idea of what your virtual assistant can do in under an hour or less:
- Mail merge, print, envelope stuff and post 100 letters.
- Create and send an email campaign to prospects.
- Data entry – type all your business cards from a networking event into a prospects database.
- Type a 15 minute audio report and proofread it.
- Create a LinkedIn company page.
- Convert word documents into PDF documents.
- Research travel times, availability and cost for a business trip.
- Set up virtual office for marketing seminar including phone number, FAQs, invoices/credit control, email confirmations, reminders and follow ups.
- SEO report and recommendations for your website.
- Email your clients to tell them about a new product/service.
- Write newsletter article.
- Build a shared client list including email alerts when anything changes.
- Set up a monthly email newsletter.
- Write and schedule automated posts for your social media accounts.
- Research a competitor.
- Formatting documents, presentations and excel spreadsheets.
- Design a client enquiry form to use with new prospects.
- Check for broken links, missing meta tags or other problems with your website.
- Chase up outstanding invoices.
- Set up an E-course using Aweber.
- Submit a press release on your business to online article sites.
- Set up your Google Calendar and import all your appointments.
- Write a how-to guide.
- Send a bulk SMS campaign to your customers.
- Create a PowerPoint presentation.
- Create a flowchart of services for your business.
- Find suitable venues for your event.
- Set up online payment and delivery of e-courses/e-books.
- Write a blog entry.
- Copy type 6 pages of text from fax/PDF/hard copy.
- Mail merge and print address labels.
- Invoice your clients including automatic reminders if the invoice becomes overdue.
- Review your marketing materials and check for typos.
- Find potential partners for host beneficiary marketing.
- Review your Twitter followers and approve them.
- Scan LinkedIn for questions in your target market that you can answer.
- Send follow up materials either in the post or via email to new clients (e.g. welcome letters, postcards, terms and conditions etc.)
- Set up an alternative phone number for a different location (e.g. if you are based in 0131 Edinburgh, you may want an 0141 Glasgow number to attract clients from that area or vice versa).
- Create timesheets for staff and email automatic reminders to fill them in.
- Find the perfect picture for your website.
- Set up an Amazon Affiliate account so you get paid for books you recommend to people.
- “Spin” articles for better SEO and to avoid duplicate content online.
- Design a survey for your clients/prospects.
- Remind you of important dates either by email, SMS text or phone.
- Create a digital signature for signing bulk letters/emails.
- Thank all your clients for attending an event with a personalised letter.
- Set up an e-fax for you where faxes arrive as a PDF attachment via email.
- Research products/services such as CRM programmes, email marketing or web builder packages.
- Find journalists contact details for your press release.
- Find quotes and order your printing from a supplier.
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