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Thoughts from Your Administrative Partner
My first business book of the year has been the 4 Hour
Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. I must say, I'm addicted to the idea of working
smarter and saving my time for things that I want to do. As small business
owners, many of us started our businesses so that we can have better work/life balance;
whether that means time with the your children or travelling around the world.
A key aspect of achieving that freedom is concentrating on the 20%
of activities which actually makes you the most 80% of your revenue (remember the rule - 20%
of the activities bring 80% of the profit). Virtual Assistants exist so that you
can concentrate on those 20% of profitable activities and not the
administrative tasks that need to happen but take up 80% of your time.
This month's newsletter highlights an interesting article
from a small business owner who figured out that communication and trust were key
factors in a successful relationship with her Virtual Assistant; understanding this allowed her
to focus on growing her business. A
virtual relationship CAN work. Trust me!
Get some tips on how in the article entitled "The Art of Delegating
Tasks to a Virtual Assistant" below.
Also, don't miss out on February's promotion which will help
you manage and organize your contacts.
All the best in business,
Tamika R. Johnson, MBA
Virtual Business Manager
administrative partners, llc
tamika@administrativepartners.net
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The Art of Delegating Tasks to Your Virtual Assistant
"It's all hype. Trust me, I gave it a shot. I worked with a
virtual assistant and it was a complete waste of time. Wouldn't do it again."
This is what a friend of mine said when I was thinking about
hiring a virtual assistant (VA) almost a year ago. Until I
tried it myself, I didn't realize that a great working relationship with a VA
goes both ways. While they have to be efficient at executing your instructions,
you also need to be good at the art of delegating if you want to make the most
out of their services.
How exactly do you become good at getting the most out of
your VA, thus freeing up much more of your own valuable time?
Get a VA that you trust 100%. Lack of trust is a sure way to waste your money. Not
because the person you hire is going to scam you, but you'll be spending an
awful amount of time worrying about it. I'm talking about the time that the VA
is supposed to free up on your schedule so you can work on other projects. If
you're going to spend the same time worrying about the tasks you delegated,
then there's no point to hiring a VA.
Here are some ways you can find someone
you can trust to work with:
- Ask
your friends and associates for referrals.
- Do
a thorough background check (if you're hiring an individual).
- Look
for online reviews of the service (if you're hiring a company or team).
- At
the very least, have a couple of phone or VoIP conversations with your
potential assistants before you hire them.
- Call administrative partners, llc at 301.249.1891 or 1.888.269.5421.
For more on these tips and link to the rest of the article, visit our blog.
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February Promotion
SAVE $5/hour
 Do you have business cards with notes all over your office?
Remember meeting someone, but cannot find their contact information anywhere?
Its time to organize them so that you can keep account of who your potential customers or partners are?
Get back in the networking game but organizing your contacts and create a system for ease of use going forward.
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administrative partners, llc is a virtual support practice that is committed to nurturing collaborative and efficient partnerships with its clients. We provide administrative support, RealtorŪ services, event planning, marketing and graphic design projects to our clients. We are confident that our extensive industry experience will enable us to service you in any way that will support the future growth of your business and discover new avenues along the way.
Learn about the many services that we offer by visiting us on the web at www.administrativepartners.net. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
We look forward to working with you, |
Tamika R. Johnson, MBA
Virtual Business Manager
Administrative Partners, LLC
office: 301.249.1891; fax: 240.823.9367 tamika@administrativepartners.net
www.administrativepartners.net
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