What is the value of one hour of service?

Sometimes with all the distractions a small business owner faces, a simple project can take on mammoth proportions. Besides, tasks seem to expand to fill the time you have available for the day. So what may take you hours to get done, a virtual assistant can accomplish in about an hour or less. Following are projects that your virtual assistant can accomplish in one hour:

1. Phone a minimum of 12 clients for a specific project.

2. Mail merge 50 letters including stuffing and mailing.

3. Create and implement an email campaign.

4. Data entry of a minimum of 75 contacts into an Excel spreadsheet.

5. Balance a monthly bank statement (or 2 or 3 month’s worth).

6. Update website content.

7. Type handwritten notes from a seminar.

8. Convert document files to PDF format.

9. Build a custom spreadsheet.

10. Edit and proof copy for 5 web pages.

11. Make calls to confirm your appointments, engagements, or reservations.

12. Copy, edit and proofread a brochure.

13. Stuff, seal, label, and stamp a bulk mailing of 50 letters.

14. Set up a blogging account/program and add the link to the site menu.

15. Research best price/features for a needed service, technology, or item.

16. Warm call 25-30 prospects.

17. Research travel, hotel and meeting facilities.

18. Update and manage your calendar.

19. Submit an article to 5-10 sites.

20. Create a basic sales page layout (content provided by client).

21. Book your flight, hotel, and/or rental car reservations.

22. Delete spam accumulated in your email overnight, and sort, answer, or redirect remaining messages.

23. Edit and proof a minimum of a 5 page report.

24. Order a shopping list for home or office delivery.

25. Setup and/or analyze Google Analytics and relative conversion reports.

26. Organize stack of messy files, label them appropriately, and pack them for shipping back to you, ready to drop into your waiting file drawer.

27. Gather info on grant opportunities and calendar deadline reminders.

28. Select and schedule 15 individual handwritten greeting cards for delivery, each with a personal message.

29. Type a guest list of 200+.

30. Generate a budget for your business.

31. Generate a potential budget for your event.

32. Coordinate inspection appointments for buyers’ agents.

33. Set up a webinar/teleseminar for product training.

34. Set up an email campaign to keep in touch with past clients.

Each project is unique. This list shows actual project examples as they pertain to a particular project and serves as a guideline only. This is a sampling of what a VA can do.

If you have any questions about how TimeSavers Virtual Solutions can help you, contact us by email at crystal@timesaversvirtualsolutions.com