Virtual Assistants Can Help With Your Digital Marketing Tasks

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Have you had some “me” time lately? It is most likely your answer is “No,” but that goes for almost all business owners. Having no time for yourself or your family and other activities is often brushed aside when your top and only priority is your company.

Meanwhile, over the years, you will notice how you get burned out and how most of your relationships are strained. Well, you can continue with this kind of life or you can work on having life outside of work because literally, your life is not only made up of work.

This is where the virtual assistants or VAs come to the rescue. They help you with routine administrative tasks and all the other nitty gritty tasks that eat up most of your time. Now, VAs can also help with your marketing tasks and be very effective at it. You just have to find a service you can rely on and trust.

Today’s episode of The Digital Slice Podcast is about designing the life you want to live with the help of virtual assistants.

Jess Ostroff Tyson is a global entrepreneur, author, speaker, owner of Don’t Panic Management as well as Director of Calm. Don't Panic Management sets the bar extremely high as a virtual assistant agency with its people-first approach to success in the virtual assistant arena.

Jess has been on a mission since 2011 to match workaholic entrepreneurs with virtual assistants who can help them achieve focus and calmness. Through her company, Don’t Panic can assist you with content management, social media marketing, research, travel and calendar scheduling, and more.

Jess wrote the book, “Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business” available online at the bookstore of your choosing.

In this Episode:

• How you should be living the life that you love with a little help from virtual assistants
• How work-life balance is ideal while life integration is the better, realistic option
• All about Don’t Panic Management as a company
• How the virtual assistance industry blossomed into a budding business
• How virtual assistance has gone beyond admin tasks to marketing tasks
• The challenge of having virtual assistants who literally just disappear
• How Jess is working at uplifting the reputation of virtual assistance through reliable services
• The rising trend for the use of virtual assistant or VA services
• How mental health is an important offshoot of the virtual assistance revolution
• How millennials in particular enjoy the freedom that goes with being a VA
• The advantages to hiring a VA
• Client profile for those needing VA services
• What qualifies as admin tasks that virtual assistants can perform
• How having a VA can elevate your business status and help you earn more
• Jess’ book, “Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business”
• How a hiring a VA is more of a balanced, client-freelancer relationship than a boss-assistant
• How to look for VAs, the hiring process, and compensation
• How culture-fit is important in hiring a suitable VA
• How VA training is a worthwhile investment
• How tasks either need to be delegated, automated, or gotten rid of altogether

Quotes From this Episode:
“The reason I wanted to build my own business was because I wanted to design a life that I love.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”I like to get to know people on a deeper level because I think that makes our work more meaningful and it makes us do want to really make a difference in their lives” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”Ever since 2010, whenever I started, that has always been my purpose. I’m not trying to be the biggest. I’m not trying to be rich necessarily. But I really want to help make a difference in people’s lives in the way that I can.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“People who are entrepreneurs and wanna grow their business don’t just need help scheduling their meetings. They also need help writing blog posts or publishing a podcast or posting to social media sites.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“People are getting burned left and right by working with virtual assistants and its been my goal to change that reputation and change the way people perceive VAs because we’re not all crooks.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“People are seeing virtual assistants as another option of getting things done in a cost-effective way.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”I believe that everybody should have an assistant, whether it’s virtual or not.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
“We’re still people. You still have to check us out and make sure that we’re legit and what you want.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”I think its important to hire for the skills that you’re looking for instead of just typing in virtual assistant.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”You need to put some data in a gut feeling.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson
”Your time is worth multiples theoretically of what your assistant is charging.” - Jess Ostroff Tyson

Resources:

Jess Ostroff Tyson
Twitter: @JessOstroff
Instagram: @dontpanicjess
LinkedIn: @jessostroff
Websites: Don't Panic Management
Book: Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business

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Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

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