Working With a Virtual Assistant is Like Taking an Alka Seltzer!

November 15, 2008

by Cathy Moody

You‘re a small business owner or SOHO (small office/home office) Entrepreneur and you‘re struggling with so much to do to keep your business up to date and all those day to day tasks just keep piling up. You might be surprised to learn that Alka-Seltzer® has a lot to teach you about getting relief quickly and successfully with getting it all done. Intrigued?

  1. Do you remember the old ad for Alka-Seltzer®? “Plop Plop Fizz Fizz, Oh What a Relief It Is”. Can you picture the man’s face after he drank it? No more scowl, stress, his face relaxed and he felt totally relieved. Well, that is just the kind of relief you will get when you work with a Virtual Business Assistant.
  2. Alka-Seltzer® also takes up very little space in your cabinets and a Virtual Business Assistant takes up no space in your office. You don’t have to give up or share your precious space in your home office to make room for someone else. She is a professional who works virtually using her own telephone, fax and computer from her own home office.
  3. The best part of working with a Virtual Business Assistant is you are not hiring an employee but you are getting a partner. You have no employee taxes to pay, no insurance benefits to pay, and no extra office equipment to buy. She is not an employee you pay even if you don’t have anything for her to do but she is a partner you pay only for the time she performs activities for you. She is always there for just when you need her like the Alka-Seltzer® on your shelf.
  4. When you work with a Virtual Business Assistant you can count on her getting done what you just don’t have the time to do. You know all those daily tasks that don’t need your personal attention will be accomplished and freeing you up to do what you really enjoy doing. Walla, “Plop Plop Fizz, Fizz” relief from all that worry and stress.
  5. Alka-Seltzer® comes in 7 different forms for 7 different ailments. Likewise, a Virtual Business Assistant has a mixture of skills and has a wide variety of expertise. When you have a trusting collaborative relationship with her you are not just getting a data processor or secretary but you are getting someone who really understands what it is like to be in business for yourself. She is there to help you take your business to the next level. She might also be your mentor, coach, brainstorming partner, organizer, and assistant to name a few of her talents. By utilizing the services of such a collaborative partner you will be able to free up time and energy to do a wealth of other things like:

♦ spending time with your family

♦ balancing your everyday jobs between home and work

♦ building and marketing your business

♦ and doing other things that you actually wanted to do

So the next time you feel overwhelmed by all the things it takes to run a business and know you just can’t do it all yourself just think of Alka-Seltzer® and “Experience the Power of Effervescent Relief” by having a Virtual Business Assistant as your partner.

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