Working with a Virtual Professional can save you time and money. Many busy executives like the idea of having virtual support, but are not quite sure what a Virtual Professional can do for them.

Simply put,  a Virtual Professional can do any task that does not require their physical presence in your office. So, while you may still have to water your own plants, there are many tasks a Virtual Professional can help you get done.

How many hours a day do you spend on E-mail? Could you be making better use of that time?  To keep you from wasting time in your email inbox, a Virtual Executive Assistant can filter your most important emails and respond to the rest on your behalf.  E-mail management is easy to do remotely, but you will need to provide guidance on how to pick out key emails and have guidelines for what types of emails you need to handle yourself. In a short time, your Executive Assistant will learn what you need to handle and will handle the rest for you.

Another excellent task, especially during the holidays, is managing social tasks such as sending cards or ordering gifts for key colleagues and clients.  Your Administrative Strategist can also help you with organizing your contacts so you will have a good mailing list to work from when you need to send correspondence.  Keeping in touch, even if it’s as simple as an e-card for someone’s birthday or a check-in email with a past client, can foster better relationships and help keep you and your business top of mind when people need someone with your expertise.

Your Virtual Business Operations Manager can do project and team management and keep things flowing smoothly without you needing to spend your time making sure things get done. Is there software that would make your business run smoother that you don’t want to take the time to dig into deeply? Most Virtual Professionals are adept on many software platforms and many (like me) enjoy learning new software.

You will probably find that there are a lot of tasks that you simply don’t enjoy or that you aren’t really good at – these are excellent places to start when you begin outsourcing. If you don’t enjoy creating content or have a number of ideas but find yourself procrastinating about actually sitting down and writing, hiring a content creator can free you up for things you DO enjoy.

These are just a few of the things a Virtual Professional can do for you.