What are the examples of tasks that your virtual assistant does?
Virtual Assistants mostly do administrative tasks though they can be used for any kind of tasks.
Mostly you use a Virtual Assistant for doing tasks that are too time consuming or tasks which are important but you hate doing.
Some examples are given below.
1. Email Management/Filtering
2. Setting up Autoresponders (Aweber, Mailchimp, any other email marketing software)
3. Booking appointments with clients
4. Following up with clients/customers (sending thank you and other reminder emails)
5. Receptionist duties (answering occasional calls)
6. Calendar Management
7. File Management (organizing files using Dropbox etc)
8. Database building (eg. updating email or contact lists on your CRM)
9. Research on certain topics for blogposts, newsletters or others
10. Personal errands (purchasing gifts for loved ones / family members online)
11. Hotel and Flight Booking
12. Transcription (transcribing voicemail, video or audio, podcasts etc.)
13. Taking down minutes of meetings
14. Creating basic reports (reports on weekly tasks, deliverables, sales)
15. Preparing Slideshows (Powerpoint Presentations)
16. Liaison between you and other team members
17. Recruitment (source for other team members like writers or graphic artists)
18. Set-up Social Media Accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube)
19. Manage and update Social Media Accounts
20. Manage your Blog (Basic WordPress Skills)
21. Publish posts on your Blog (content you provided)
22. Filter and reply to comments on your blog
23. Answering support tickets (with the use of Zendesk)
24. Blog commenting (to increase links to your site)
25. Participating in discussion forums or message boards.
26. E-Commerce Management/Product Sourcing
27. Backlink Outreach
28. Basic Photo Editing
29.Excel Spreadsheet Tasks
30. Audio Transcription
31. YouTube Channel Management
32. Develop websites
33. Manage newsletters
34. Handle billing and accounting
35. Specialized internet research
36. Preparing and editing of slideshows, documents, essays, etc
37. Writing - write articles for your website or publication
38. General administrative tasks
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