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Here are 10 ways you can use a remote personal assistant to run your business better.

What is a remote personal assistant?

A remote personal assistant is someone whose job it is to do tasks for you, such as organizing your schedule, helping you find information online, or even doing chores for you. These types of workers typically work remotely, meaning they aren’t physically present in your home or office. They’re often hired via freelance platforms like DigiWorks, Upwork or Fiverr. As business owners or as individuals, it’s important to manage your time on the big things given the list of duties one has. With current technologies, hiring remote assistants is easy! Get back those monthly hours and have your personal assistant schedule appointments as necessary!

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Here are 10 things that you can do as a virtual personal assistant.

A personal virtual assistant can assist with anything related to running a home or office. These tasks include things like scheduling, managing calendars, making travel arrangements, booking flights, and even helping you with time management.

Personal virtual assistants can help organize events, social media management, meetings, and even make reservations. They can take care of your social media presence, handle marketing, and even answer customer questions.

The best part about having a personal virtual assistant is that they are always there to help whenever you need it. You don’t have to do everything yourself anymore.

1. Email management

Your personal assistant will save you hours every week by organizing your inboxes. You’ll spend less time sorting through emails and more time focusing on what matters most.

Clean up your inbox by creating folders and labels for each category of email. Then set up rules to automatically move messages into the correct folder.

Create folders and labels for each email type. For example, one label could contain all marketing emails, another could hold all support requests, and so on.

Unsubscribe to unwanted emails. When someone sends you an email without permission, it goes straight to your trash folder. If you don’t want to receive future emails from that person, unsubscribe from their mailing list.

You can ask your remote worker, whether they have this role as a remote job full-time or not, to help update your contact list when information changes or when you have new contacts. Make sure your virtual team are always sending personalized follow ups.

To make this all more efficient, it would be great to set up templated responses. Use templates to quickly respond to common questions like “How are you?” or “Can I help you?” so that these become easy 5-minute tasks.

2. Scheduling assistance

The scheduling process can be tedious and time-consuming and are often administrative tasks that people don’t enjoy. You might find yourself spending hours every week trying to set up meetings, events and appointments. This is where personal assistants come into play with administrative tasks. With their help, you can save lots of time and avoid wasting it on mundane tasks.

Personal assistants are people who assist others with their daily activities. Their job includes everything from managing calendars and emails to booking travel arrangements and even taking care of errands. These assistants are usually hired by individuals or companies and work remotely.

A personal assistant can schedule all these things and much more for you than just simple tasks. They can update your calendar and make sure nothing gets missed. If something does change, they can notify you immediately. And they can do all of this without you having to lift a finger (after providing them with the initial instructions!).

3. Shopping assistance

Shopping assistants are great for people whose main goal is to find products quickly and easily. These tools help you shop faster, save money, and avoid impulse buys. These types of jobs can be very fun for people – all you would need is to hire someone who has a positive attitude to work on your list of tasks!

4. Meal planning

Meal planning saves money and makes eating healthy easier.

If you want to make sure you are saving money while eating better, it’s important to plan ahead. Planning meals ahead of time allows you to avoid impulse purchases and cut down on food waste. You can use a variety of apps to help you plan out your meals, including MyFitnessPal, LoseIt!, and Calorie Count. There are plenty of free tools online too.

When you do go grocery shopping, try to shop during off hours. This way, you won’t find yourself tempted by deals on items you don’t really need. If you want to save even more money, consider buying groceries wholesale. Grocery stores often offer discounts on bulk quantities of certain foods.

You can also ask your remote personal assistant to research and compile a list of ingredients ahead of time. They might already know what ingredients you like and how much you usually buy. Ask them to keep track of your weekly budget and help you stick to it.

5. Travel arrangements

Personal assistants can help plan trips, book travel and book reservations for you. You can use your personal assistant to create a trip itinerary for you. Your personal assistant will check flight status and notify you if there is a delay or time change.

6. Household management

House managers are great because they do everything for youβ€”from scheduling your kids’ activities to setting up playdates. If you don’t want to spend hours every week organizing events and making sure everyone gets along, a personal assistant doing house manager tasks within their job list is perfect for you. This will help a lot with managing your kids’ school admin and school activities, which you would usually have to spend 10-30 hours coordinating.

7. Event coordination

Planning an event can be stressful. There are so many details to consider, like where you’re holding it, what food and drinks you’ll serve, how much money you’ll spend, and whether you’ll hire entertainment. Having good organizational skills is important. If you’re hosting an event yourself, you might even worry about making sure everything goes smoothly. You’re able to now give this task to a remote personal assistant who can take some of the pressure off you while still providing the support you need to make the party run smoothly. Here are a few different types of event planning parts that you will need to hire and coordinate, which your personal assistant can help you manage online.

A. Catering

Catering companies provide catering services to businesses and organizations. Your personal assistant will need to reach out to catering companies for you event and find quotes. If you’re planning a wedding reception, you could ask your caterer to prepare the food for you and your guests. Or maybe you’re having a birthday party for your child and want to serve cake, pizza, ice cream, and cookies. A good catering company can work with you to ensure that every guest gets exactly what he or she wants.

B. Entertainment

If you’re looking for someone to book entertainment for your next event, your personal assistant can look into various entertainment options. There are lots of sources online to find the best – your personal assistant can also check online classified ads sites such as Craigslist and Kijiji for suggestions.

C. Decoration

Decorate your home or office space for special occasions. This includes decorating the walls, tables, chairs, and floors. You can choose colors, patterns, textures, and styles. Some people prefer to keep their dΓ©cor simple, while others go crazy with elaborate designs. Whatever style you decide on, you can always change it up later. Your personal assistant can help with making your home or office into an event space!

8. Manage your finances

Your personal finances are just as important as your business ones. If you don’t pay attention to how much money you’re spending, it could lead to problems down the road. You might find yourself overspending because you didn’t realize what you’d spent. Or maybe you’ll miss paying bills altogether because you forgot about them.

An assistant can help keep track. They can remind you when bills are coming due and make sure they’re paid on time. And if something goes wrong, they can alert you immediately.

9. Online research

Researching online can take a ton of time. A professional researcher will save you time and cost. You don’t want to waste your time trying to find the best source of information. If you’re looking for to research things or book personal appointments, it’s easier to delegate these administrative duties and personal tasks to an executive secretary. It doesn’t have to be delegated to a full-time assistant, being remote, it’s a great job opportunity for anyone, anywhere. Having administrative experience is important but at the same time, these roles can be delegated to hard-working students!

10. Document & administrative assistance

An admin assistant will help you save money while freeing up your time to focus more on what matters most to you. You hire someone to do tasks that are tedious, repetitive, and sometimes mundane. An admin assistant does everything from scheduling appointments to managing your calendar to answering phone calls. They make sure all your documents are filed properly, answer email inquiries, and send out important notices. They scan, fax, mail, and file documents; schedule meetings; and keep track of your events. They also provide customer support and troubleshooting.

A good admin assistant must be organized and efficient. He or she needs to know how to use software programs such as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. He or she must be able to quickly find information online and research it thoroughly. A good admin assistant understands technology and knows how to work with different devices. In addition, he or she must be detail oriented and possess excellent communication skills.

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