Virtual Assistance 101

100 Ways To Use A VA

interofficesolutions — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:20:19 +0000

Virtual Assistants are independent entrepreneurs providing professional administrative support services. Virtual Assistants use the most advanced means of communication and the newest and most efficient and time-saving office products and work delivery regardless of location. Virtual Assistants work from their own home office on a contractual basis, and abide by an established Code of Ethics requiring integrity, honesty, and due diligence.

The 2nd Way To Use A VA
You need to confirm appointments for the week. Simply fax or email a list to your Virtual Assistant (VA). They call the appointments and notes who is confirmed and who must be rescheduled. They fax or email the list back to you or even update your calendar online if you are using a mutually accessible calendar program such as Google calendar.

About Interoffice Solutions Located in Atlanta, Interoffice Solutions is a virtual assistance firm that provides professional Virtual Assistants to home-based, small, and mid-size businesses across the United States. Interoffice Solutions, a limited liability company, was established in 2006 to offer entrepreneurs and independent professionals a more cost-effective option for their administrative, bookkeeping, marketing, sales, and human resources needs. Interoffice Solutions helps their clients gain an edge over their competitors, substantially reduce their overhead, and help them grow their business to any size imaginable. More information about Interoffice Solutions can be found on the firm’s website, www.interoffice-solutions.com.

New Clients New clients that sign up for our services will receive a 15% discount. Request a consultation by sending an email to consultation@interoffice-solutions.com.

PODCASTS Stay tuned for the debut of our podcast, Your Business Today, designed to help small business owners grow their business into a solid foundation. The topic of our debut episode is “Establishing Business Credit”.

SEMINAR Be sure to sign up for our seminar with special guest, Michael Russer, who is a prominent author, keynote speaker, and Real Estate industry guru. To sign up send an email with your name, business name, and telephone to: info@interoffice-solutions.com. One lucky winner will receive a free copy of Michael Russer’s new book, The Obsolete Employee.

Introducing…the 100

interofficesolutions — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:15:58 +0000

For the next several weeks I will be showing you the 100 ways how you can use a Virtual Assistant. Virtual Assistants are independent entrepreneurs providing professional administrative support services. Virtual Assistants use the most advanced means of communication and the newest and most efficient and time-saving office products and work delivery regardless of location. Virtual Assistants work from their own home office on a contractual basis, and abide by an established Code of Ethics requiring integrity, honesty, and due diligence.
The 1st Way To Use A VA
You want the phone answered personally during your business hours. Your Virtual Assistant receives calls routed to their home office phone and your prospective customers do not receive voice mail.

About Interoffice Solutions
Located in Atlanta, Interoffice Solutions is a virtual assistance firm that provides professional Virtual Assistants to home-based, small, and mid-size businesses across the United States. Interoffice Solutions, a limited liability company, was established in 2006 to offer entrepreneurs and independent professionals a more cost-effective option for their administrative, bookkeeping, marketing, sales, and human resources needs. Interoffice Solutions helps their clients gain an edge over their competitors, substantially reduce their overhead, and help them grow their business to any size imaginable. More information about Interoffice Solutions can be found on the firm’s website, www.interoffice-solutions.com.

New Clients
New clients that sign up for our services will receive a 15% discount. Request a consultation by sending an email to consultation@interoffice-solutions.com or CLICK HERE to take our Needs Assessment Survey.

PODCASTS
Stay tuned for the debut of our podcast, Your Business Today, designed to help small business owners grow their business into a solid foundation. The topic of our debut episode is “Establishing Business Credit”.

iPhone? Yeah right…

interofficesolutions — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:00:12 +0000

Now that the hype surrounding the iPhone has finally subsided and droves of people are running back to AT&T retail centers to return their iGadgets, I want to tell you why I don’t need an iPhone. I’m not an iPhone “hater” or a person trying to rain on Apple’s parade. I applaud their iPhone marketing campaign. As the Director of Business Development for a virtual assistance firm my day is filled with email writing, telephone conversations, making appointments, file sharing, file transferring, and instant messaging to name a few. I wanted a phone that allowed me to continue to work in this capacity while I was away from my desk. Yes there are Blackberrys and other SmartPhones out there, but they were pretty limited in what they could do. So like any business person would do, I researched what products were out there that allowed me to have an office away from the office. My research, along with a catchy commercial, brought me to the Helio Ocean phone. The Ocean phone has many features that the iPhone doesn’t and its almost half the price! For all you techies out there, the Ocean operates on a nation wide 3G network as opposed to AT&T’s EDGE network. What this translates into for all you non-techies is that the 3G network is the fastest you can get with a cellphone. There is a learning curve with using the iPhone’s touch pad keyboard. With the Ocean, you have two keyboards at your disposal (QWERTY and numeric). There are no instant messaging capabilities with the iPhone. With the Ocean, you can use AIM, Yahoo, and Windows Live. I don’t even need a separate GPS navigation system in my vehicle. The Ocean has that covered. If I want to take photos, I can do so with the camera with zoom and flash. The iPhone camera has neither. The Ocean phone allows me to email clients and potential clients as well as communicate with my staff via Yahoo instant messenger. When I need to get directions to meet a client, I can use the Google maps feature and the Ocean will navigate me there.

So unless you have $600 to blow, don’t sleep on Helio’s Ocean phone.

Transform Your Business Without Employees…

interofficesolutions — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:31:40 +0000

I have partnered with world-renowned author, Michael Russer, to present a web-conference that will transform your business. Michael is the author of The Obsolete Employee and is recognized world-wide in the Real Estate industry. The web-conference will take place in August, I will give the specific date soon, so be on the look out for that. Successful business owners don’t spend time chasing every phone call, email, or document. Nor do they spend countless hours performing tasks someone else could do better. The question is, why are you? This web-conference will educate you on:

The basics of virtual assistance
Why a Virtual Assistant is great for your business
How successful business owners use Virtual Assistants
How to use a Virtual Assistant to grow your business

You need to attend this web-conference if:

You’ve missed out on opportunities because you forgot to follow up or didn’t have time to send a proposal.
You’ve sent out articles, proposals, or other important documents with spelling or grammatical errors.
You often work evenings or weekends to stay on top of administrative tasks.
You’d like to take your business to the next level — if you only had time.

Concerns surrounding the integration of a Virtual Assistant into your day-to-day operations usually come from just not being familiar with the context of what kinds of support are possible from a distance. This web-conference will show you how you can grow your business using a Virtual Assistant.

Registration is free and space is limited. Register now to be entered into a drawing to receive a copy of The Obsolete Employee .

To register, please email the following information to this address: mail@interoffice-solutions.com

Your Name
The name of your business
The type of business you operate