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Lot of logistics around scheduling and it is very time consuming
Benefit of gatekeeping
Find you best rates on travel, hotels, et
Screen your calls
Looks more professional
In many cases, your screener can help the person
Sort email by priority
Filter reading emails to reading folder
Can answer simple requests for info
Bright, cheerful person who has the time and focus to help clients
Not the best use of your time
Probably not a professional bookkeeper
Will catch errors you might miss
Detail work, better handled by people good at detail work
Easier for a person to ask for payment if they weren’t the one with the client relationship
Internet is a rabbit hole
Get someone else to do the research and give you a report on the best options
Outsource this if you have no one in house
Lots of detail tasks
Content development
Social media
SEO
Email marketing campaigns
You aren’t an expert so hire someone
My graphic design skills suck
Even if you are a graphic designer with your own business, give the graphic design work to one of your team
Uploading new content
Updated information
New content for your site and social media keeps your site fresh and your followers interested
Have a good writer put your proposals together
Create modules so you can assemble proposals on the fly
Recruiting, hiring, benefits management
Programming and automation
When I start a new task I always start with a checklist
But now, I have my VA start new tasks with a checklist
Document everything so you can train new people
I use OneNote, Notion and Loom (video recording)
Big pile of filing you will get to someday
Easy to delegate
Bright cheery social media voice
Get a prescheduled series of messages that you approve
New articles
Get someone to put these in a calendar
Use a personal shopper
Don’t waste more than 10-20 minutes on a technical problem – get an expert to work on it
They have tools, experience and approaches you don’t