As a small business owner, it can be hard to take a proper break. Then, if you do manage to get away, it’s almost impossible to relax and turn your phone, email and social media off. Fortunately, a Virtual Assistant can help make sure you get a proper break.
There are a million things they can do, but here are 20 to give you a starting point:
- Research destinations, flights and accommodation so you can organise the best possible trip
- Handle your travel bookings including flights, car rentals, trains, busses, cruises and any other travel arrangements you may need
- Book accommodation and make sure you get the room you want with the amenities you need
- Organise bookings for theme parks and experiences so you don’t have to worry about booking when you’re on holiday
- Organise travel insurance
- Research visa requirements
- Take a copy of your passport & other travel documents as backup
- Organise currency exchange
- Create an itinerary containing contact details and all information needed for you and your family. They can also store a backup in a shared drive online for easy access
- Find a locum to take care of your business in your absence
- Advertise and shortlist house sitters and/or pet sitters to take care of your home
- Organise things such as pest control, computer upgrades, major cleaning, renovations etc to occur in your absence so it doesn’t impact on you
- Monitor your email accounts while you’re away to make sure you don’t return to thousands of junk emails
- Take care of incoming calls so clients aren’t left hanging wondering if you even got their messages
- Monitor social media accounts so that client enquiries are answered, and irrelevant or inappropriate comments are removed
- Post to social media accounts to keep your business front of mind
- Create email signatures with season’s greetings and details of when you’re available
- Update your website with the details of your closure and who clients can contact during your absence
- Update your social media accounts with details of your closure (and remember to change them when you return)
- Organise your calendar for your return, so you can have the start you want, whether that’s a few easy days to start with, or appointments all week so you can start earning from day one.
Is there anything else you’d like a Virtual Assistant to do so you could get away for a proper break?
