Working with a Virtual Assistant: Here's What You Should Know.

In this blog post I have decided to list a load of useful posts, videos and services to help anyone using a virtual assistant (VA) to quickly find some help on the area they need to improve. You can also download our FREE Top Tips guide below.

When it comes to virtual assistants, the two main questions I get asked are:

1. What can a Virtual Assistant do for me?

2. How can I work better with my Virtual Assistant?

Now the first of these is almost impossible to answer. Almost the only limiting factor here is your time and what you choose to delegate. This sounds like a bold claim I know, but as with many a task, it comes down to recruitment and what you invest in the working relationship. Providing you find the right assistant who is intelligent and hard-working, then you can train them in almost anything. Now, I am not suggesting trying to instruct your VA remotely, to perform open-heart surgery is necessarily the right way to go, but you get the picture.

The second is equally flexible and depends on your having a good positive business relationship with your VA, but it is true that there a few rules which one ought to abide by to get the most out of this relationship.

So without further ado I am listing a few helpful articles from our blog which can go some way to answering the above.

What can a VA do?

General Tasks

• 10 Reasons You Should Hire a VA

• 10 Practical Examples of Work a VA Can do for You

• 5 things You can Outsource Now!

Social Media / Marketing

• Using a VA for PR (Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3)

• Ultimate Guide to using a Social Media Virtual Assistant

• Using a VA for Social Media Management

• Using a VA to Manage Your Blog

• Using a VA to generate Leads on LinkedIn

Property

• Using a Virtual Assistant to Manage your Serviced Accommodation

Admin

• Using a Virtual Assistant to clear your inbox

• Using a Virtual Assistant for e-Commerce businesses

• Using a Virtual Assistant for Small Business support

Case Studies

• Case Study: Work Hours and Location Independence

• Case Study: Virtual assistants for Customer Support

• Case Study: Working with a Virtual Assistant

How to work better with my VA?

• 10 Tips for Communicating with a Virtual Assistant

• Strategies for Delegating Work and Getting More Done

• A Great Hack for Communicating More Effectively

• 10 Common Mistakes When Working with a Virtual Assistant

• How to Give Feedback to a Virtual Assistant

If you want to add your own thoughts then please feel free to do so in the comments section below or get in touch.

This blog post was updated on 04/08/2020.

Author: Thomas Smallwood is an outsourcing specialist. Having worked in companies around Europe, from the support desk to the boardroom, he founded bizee.co to help small businesses grow through efficient delegation to skilled virtual assistants. He is an award-winning blogger and a passionate advocate for mental health awareness.

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