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Virtual Assistants... Even Santa Needs One!
By Janet Barclay, Organized Assistant
Trying to fit all the planning and preparing and celebrating of
the holiday season into an already busy schedule can bring a lot
of stress to a time of year that's supposed to be full of peace.
These days, even Santa needs help making his list and checking it
twice!
Fortunately, help is available. Virtual Assistants, or VA's,
offer a wide range of services designed to save you time and
lighten your workload, which is more important than ever at this
busy time of year. Here are a few ways a VA can help make your
Christmas merry:
1. Research gifts online
2. Plan work for the new year
3. Online Christmas shopping
4. Send e-greetings to your contacts
5. Make holiday travel arrangements
6. Plan your Christmas event or party
7. Add special holiday content to your website
8. Send out announcements of your holiday promotions
9. Send out "handwritten" Christmas or New Year cards
10. Handle some of your office staff's regular work so you can give them some time off
You can even give a gift certificate for VA services to someone
you know - you'll both save time!
Of course, Virtual Assistants can be an asset to your business
any time of year!
Many entrepreneurs, especially those working from home, find that
business ownership is not as rewarding as they expected, either
personally or financially, because administrative tasks are
keeping them from the work they are truly passionate about. By
using a VA for your word processing, spreadsheets, database
development, mailing list management, research, or other
administrative tasks, you'll have more time for the work that you
enjoy and which increases your bottom line - and isn't that why
you started your own business in the first place?
Clearing Office Clutter
The Oxford Canadian Dictionary defines clutter as "a crowded anduntidy collection of things" or "an untidy state." When we don'thave designated places for all our belongings, clutter is oftenthe result. Even if you have established organizational systems,you will face problems with clutter unless you have a plan tofind homes for every single article you bring into your office.Otherwise, it's too easy to set things on top of your desk,filing cabinet, or another surface "for now." All too often, "fornow" ends up becoming "forever" or at least until things reachthe point that you can no longer tolerate the clutter. If you'realready at this point, the following tips may help you get backon track.
Outlook... Not Just for Email! Using Your Outlook Contacts
If you use Outlook for your email, chances are you have a number,possibly a large number, of email addresses stored in the Contactssection. You've probably discovered that you can address messagesto one or more of your contacts several different ways with justa click of the mouse. But if this is the only way you use yourContacts, you're not using the feature to its full capacity. Hereare a few other ways you can tap into the full power of Outlook.
Outlook... Not Just for Email! Using Your Outlook Calendar
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