Sample List of One Hour Tasks I Can Accomplish for You

As a business owner, you are faced with many tasks that take precious time you could be using to focus on priority issues and necessary projects to build your business.  The issues and projects may take hours to complete due to distractions of tasks that you can outsource to a virtual assistant.  To help understand the true value of working with a virtual assistant, here is a sample list of what I can do for you in one hour’s time:*

1.   Phone a minimum of 10 clients for a specific project.

2.   Mail merge a minimum of 75 letters including stuffing and mailing.

3.   Create a viable prospect list of 25 contacts.

4.   Photograph your place of business or you with a client for marketing purposes. (based on your business being within 20 miles of my office)

5.   Data Entry of a minimum of 75 contacts in an Excel spreadsheet.

6.   Create correspondence for a client or prospect.

7.   Edit and proof a minimum of a five page report.

8.   Setup the process for an eZine or newsletter.

9.   Balance a monthly bank statement.

10. Basic updates to web site content.

11. Transcribe a half hour of audio.

12. Research for a specific project for one hour.

13. Type 5 handwritten notes/pages from a seminar.

14. Make edits to 1-5 web pages (depending on # of changes).

15. Post 3-4 blog entries.

16. Submit a press release to 5 sites of your choice.

17. Submit an article to 5 sites of your choice.

18. Follow up on a minimum of 20 pending requirements (ex. client requirements, or marketing requirements, or requirements based on company standards)

19. Create a PowerPoint presentation.

20. Research travel, hotel and meeting facilities.

21. Create a basic sales page layout (content provided by client).

22. Do follow-up research on a client, prospect, applicant, or competitor.

23. Convert document files to PDF format.

24. Build a basic custom spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.

25. Proofread a narrative of up to 5 pages.

26. Edit and proof copy for 5 Web pages.

27. Book your flight, hotel, and/or rental car reservations for you and/or your employees.

28. Delete spam accumulated in your e-mail overnight, and sort, answer, or redirect remaining messages.

29. Make calls to confirm your appointments, engagements, or reservations.

30. Copy edit and proofread a brochure.

31. Stuff, seal, label, and stamp a bulk mailing of 50 letters.

32. Write a blog entry.

33. Build an email distribution list.

34. Create PDF's for numerous company documents, whitepapers, charts.

35. Research best price/features for a needed service, technology, or item.

36. Collate and label personalized packets for your seminar or presentation.

37. Update old word files to reflect your company's new color, logo, font, etc. standards.

38. Design print-ready company letterhead.

39. Select and schedule 15 individual handwritten greeting cards for delivery, each with a personal message.

40. Order a shopping list for home or office delivery.

*Each project is unique. This list shows a sampling of what a virtual assistant can do and serves as a guideline only – these are actual project examples as they pertain to a particular project.