Your Virtual Assistant will be the Key to your Success.

I just read a great post on Linkein, about Richard Branson's assistant Helen.

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130402091536-204068115-things-i-carry-smart-phone-i-prefer-a-brilliant-assistant

In the article Richard says that Helen is his other brain.. his memory.  Smartphones and tablets, calendars and reminders are great.  They help all busy entrepreneurs, employees and even stay at home moms.  We all benefit from having one or more of those gadgets that get us through the day. 

Remember the days before them though?

Then it was just your assistant or secretary and her typewriter and telephone.  You later added a telefax machine, a photocopier and then a computer.

Helen has my dream job!  Yes, when I finished high school (back in the early 80's) I used to dream about becoming one of those secretaries that traveled around the world with their sophisticated employers.   

Cary Grant, Louis Jourdan or even Clifton Webb.  My dream employer would be a world-class writer, an international business man, or even a charming and handsome prince.

I would screen all his calls, type all his letters, arrange all his travel. I would be indispensable.  I would accompany him to all his meetings and social events and meet other amazing people.

The movie Three Coins in a Fountain comes to mind.  :-)

The world has changed, but a need for a right-hand 'person', a human being, has not!  All successful business owners have amazing assistants.  Whether they are an Admin Assistant, an Executive Secretary, an Office Manager or a Virtual Assistant.

My goal is to become the right hand of a busy entrepreneur who is looking for someone special to become their 'memory'.  I succeed when you succeed.

Jen :)

http://www.JenSheaVA.com     

News Release

I finally finished my News Release.  Here it is:

NEWS RELEASE

February 18, 2013

Jen Shea VA

My Job is a Virtual Reality.   

Small business owners, could you be spending more time generating new business? Are admin or social media tasks filling up your networking and sales time?

An enterprising Ottawa, (Ontario) area woman has recently launched a business perfect for the technological age:   Virtual Administrative Consultant ~ more commonly known as a Virtual Assistant.

Jen Shea recently started her business, after working in office administration for more than 20 years.

“Just like a traditional personal assistant, I handle a wide variety of tasks using today’s technology.  The only thing I can’t do is get your coffee.   My tag line is 'Your Virtual Collaborator'.  I want to work with people who are building and growing their businesses and I feel very strongly about developing a relationship based on trust and compatibility.”

“I specialize in creating & maintaining websites using Wordpress, and also in desktop publishing, client services and social media set up, and other time-saving administrative tasks.”

With software programs such as Skype, email, e-fax and secure file sharing sites (for example Dropbox) almost anything can be done virtually. 

Small business owners can hire a ‘VA’ to keep costs down.  A VA is a self-employed contractor, not an employee, so you don’t have the expense of overhead costs such as office space, equipment and computers, etc. 

The most appealing part of outsourcing to a VA is that the client is only billed for the actual time spent working on that particular task or project. 

 “We are always furthering our skills and perfecting our techniques so that we can deliver superior work.  My clients do not pay me when I go on a personal appointment, take a holiday, or get sick.  Virtual Assistants are only paid for time actually worked”, offers Ms. Shea.

    

“You would be amazed at how much it costs to hire a full-time, or even a part time, employee.”

Ms Shea explains that some clients hire her to do one-time projects and others work with her on a retainer basis.  You can hire her to work a couple of hours a day, a few hours a week, or several hours a month.   

“Every client is unique and so are their needs.  After our initial discussion, a plan is put in place and a contract is signed.  Adjustments can easily be made along the way.”

Ms. Shea also works with a team of other VAs with specialties of their own and this enables her to offer a ‘Total Client Experience’.  The client doesn’t have to spend precious time looking for different VAs because she can do that for you.  “I only work with VAs who share my work ethics and whatever your need is, I have an expert who can make it happen”, she explains.

Contact Jen at jen@jensheava.com to set up a free consultation.  You can also visit her website at http://www.JenSheaVA.com for details on services, packages and rates.

 

Thoughts for Today...

How as your day?  

I had a pretty productive day, and accomplished a lot.  I did some research, I completed some administrative tasks and I did some networking.

I was reading the blog of a friend of mine and one of her posts was about having a theme song... and it reminded me of mine.  I think it 'fits' me and I have loved it since I was a little girl. It has taken me a while to get here...  I finally feel as though I have arrived. 

Here are the words:  

Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it

Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all


How will you make it on your own?
This world is awfully big, girl this time you're all alone
But it's time you started living
It's time you let someone else do some giving

Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all

Do you recognize it?  It's the theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore show.  When I was young, I wanted to grow up to be Mary Richards.  I loved everything about her.  She was fun, and sassy, had great style and was Independent!   And, for those of you who remember the show, she had that great little apartment.

Here's a clip.  Have a super night world, catch you soon.

Jen :-) 

http://JenSheaVA.com

 

One of those days...

Hi There,

You know those days?  The ones that never get going the way you intended...  For me, that was today.

I won't get into the mundane details but there were a few phone calls and things just got derailed.  It was family 'stuff', nothing to do with my business, but I am grateful that I could drop what I was working on, to deal with it.

After the dust settled and after dinner, and after helping one of my client's with their virtual banking issues, I got to read some information that I have been wanting to get to, for a week now.

I did see something I thought was amusing today though.  We had a dusting of snow overnight and first thing this morning the fellow who is contracted by the condo association came to 'plow'.  You have to see just how little it snowed to see how silly this is... but he was here.  After driving around the driveway 3 times, scraping the road, he stopped to clean the sidewalk areas.  He used a 'Leaf-Blower'.  I have to say, it was pretty high up on my list of unbelievable sights :-)

 

It's all good!  I'm going to head to bed and get a fresh start in the morning.

So, good night world, see you in the morning.

Jen :)     
  
www.JenSheaVA.com