One of the biggest reasons why entrepreneurs these days struggle to expand their businesses is because they are merely wearing too many hats.They do everything in their business.They ARE the business! It's a slippery, downward spiral that most entrepreneurs are suffering from, what I frequently refer to as 'Superhero Syndrome,' will ultimately face - if they don't change the way they are doing things. Fast!Hiring a Virtual Assistant to off load the low hanging tasks that burn up your mental time an energy will allow you to focus on the things that matter most - the growth of your business. By hiring the right people, this will allow you to build an amazing product or service. Virtual Assistants help you 'buy more time' in your work day, alleviating entrepreneurial stress and allowing you to start working on your business, instead of being trapped, working in it, instead.25 Tasks to Outsource to a Virtual Assistant1. Email Management/Filtering2. Setting up Autoresponders (Aweber, Mailchimp)3. Booking appointments with clients4. Following up with clients/customers (sending thank you and happy birthday emails)5. Receptionist duties (answering occasional calls)6. Calendar Management7. 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 others10. Personal errands (purchasing gifts for loved ones / family members online)11. Hotel and Flight Booking12. Transcription (transcribing voicemail, video or audio, podcasts etc.)13. Taking down minutes of meetings14. Creating basic reports (reports on weekly tasks, deliverables, sales)15. Preparing Slideshows (Powerpoint Presentations)16. Liaison between you and other team members17. 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 Accounts20. Manage your Blog (Basic WordPress Skills)21. Publish posts on your Blog (content you provided)22. Filter and reply to comments on your blog23. 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 (more promotion!)
