Remember the 1970’s tv show “Kojak?” Telly Savalas played the Tootsie Pop lollipop loving police lieutenant who always asked, “Who loves ya, baby?” Virtual Assistants can easily answer that question with just one word – clients.
Our clients who represent small- and medium-size businesses, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, speakers, real estate agents, and the list goes on and on are the ones who love working with VAs.
So, what is it that is so lovable about outsourcing work to a virtual assistant you’ve never met in person and may only know as a voice on the phone or a friendly email recipient?
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VAs bring order to otherwise unorganized work patterns.
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VAs bring experience and skills to those needing extra knowledge with software and it’s applications, information on technology’s latest advances, and time to assist businesses in their business practices.
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Clients love that delegating tasks to a VA is more cost effective than hiring an in-house assistant.
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Clients love that they don’t need to provide an extra office or equipment in order to get relief from some of the daily tedious tasks that just must be done when you run a business.
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Clients love that they can commission a block of hours each month or just hire a VA for a specific project always knowing that they only pay for the time the VA is working on task.
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Clients love having a partner that is vested in their business success every step of the way.
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Personally, I think that clients like knowing their VA is only a mouse click, a phone call, or a fax transmission away so having contact regardlesss of physical location is really easy to do.
So, the next time you happen to catch one of those old “Kojak” re-runs and you hear Telly Savalas say, “Who loves ya, baby?” As a VA, you can be sure I’ll be smiling and answering, “My clients.” It’s mutual, you know, I really love the clients I work with, too!
Until the next leaf falls,
~Ruth “Enabling businesses to work smarter, not harder” is the motto of Maplewood Virtual Assistance, a Maryland based full service administrative office support business. Interested in learning ways to outsource your time-consuming tasks, how cost effective outsourcing can really be, and why going virtual with a skilled and knowledgeable assistant can be the right choice for you? Then contact me via email at MaplewoodVA@myactv.net or visit my website at www.MaplewoodVA.com.
3 Comments
January 27, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Great post Ruth. The other group of people I have found that love virtual assistants is other VAs. It is a great group to belong to.
January 28, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Great point, Darrell. I am remiss for not including them. VAs are certainly some of the cream of the crop.
February 10, 2008 at 2:58 am
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