Sisyphus was a cruel Greek king who, for his misdeeds, was punished by having to push a large rock up a steep hill, only to find it rolling back to the bottom when he neared the top. His punishment was for eternity.
Do you ever feel like Sisyphus? I’m not suggesting you are a cruel and evil Greek king, but do you have an endless list of bits and bobs that you must do, but that get in the way of having the time to meet with clients, on board new clients, and/or get profitable work done?
What kind of administration feels like a daily Sisyphian feat?
· Endless emails
· Database management
· Answering phone calls while you’re with clients
· Chasing people to book appointments
· Following up on delinquent invoices
· Keeping up with your social media or website
None of these actually make you any money – but you have to do them in order to keep the business ticking (like a Timex watch), growing and earning an income.
Why continue to push the boulder uphill when The Virtual Alternative can do it for you? Let us do the heavy, repetitive lifting while you focus on your clients, maybe even find some family time and dare I say it – take some much needed vacation?!
Published by J. Liz Saunders
With over 30 years of experience, J. Liz Saunders delivers exceptional office and sales support to a wide range of businesses. More importantly, she does so with creativity. Her ‘can do’, ‘can solve’, ‘can source’ attitude results in the most efficient and effective completion of her clients’ requirements every time.
Upon first meeting, Liz’ her most notable quality is her energy. When preparing for and running the Toronto marathon in 2004, Liz channelled this energy with discipline and determination. She uses those same qualities when organizing her many clients and delivering high quality support services in a timely manner.
As a virtual assistant, Liz cold calls and generates leads for sales people; researches sites for meetings; schedules appointments and provides client support; offers transcription services, manages broadcast emails, arranges printing, handles basic bookkeeping; writes correspondence, proposals, quotes and invoices for clients; and acts as a call centre taking registrations for seminars.
Liz is a certified Virtual Assistant with extensive experience in Microsoft Office. She has a BA from the University of Toronto and studied Fundraising Management at Ryerson University. She has experience in legal services, construction, insurance, real estate and facilities management. Liz builds her business based on trust, quality and a commitment to exceptional results.
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