71 Administrative Tasks That Can Be Outsourced to Distant Assistants
Administrative tasks occupy a big portion of the responsibilities at an office. They fill a critical role in day-to-day business operations. A lot of these administrative tasks that you do everyday can be outsourced with the help of a dedicated distant assistant.
Distant assistants have become assets to the evolving business landscape. They work from a remote location and are great at completing tasks with minimal to zero supervision.
Here is a list of administrative tasks that can be outsourced to them:
Community Engagement
- Announcing updates to the team
- Arranging meetings with the team
- Curating blog posts into downloadable files
- Keep customers updated on the latest releases
- Maintaining the company website
- Managing the company social media accounts
- Onboarding or welcoming new customers
- Posting on different social media platforms
- Scheduling regular content releases
- Sending birthday greetings to customers
- Sending birthday greetings to the team
- Sending regular newsletters
- Sending webinar invites to customers
- Spot checking performance of blog posts
- Suggesting product and service information
- Writing regular blog posts
Developing and Maintaining Systems
- Creating ways to streamline processes
- Developing an efficient filing system
- Identifying potential avenues for improvement
- Managing calendars for the executives
- Organizing company calendars
- Organizing company-wide events
- Organizing company-wide meetings
- Organizing files and folders
- Scheduling assignments for the team
- Suggesting ideas for work efficiency
Finding and Storing Information
- Conducting competitive research
- Converting multimedia files
- Creating slideshow presentations
- Creating weekly general reports
- Documenting systems and processes
- Documenting team workflows
- Encoding data to a software
- Fact-checking information
- Keeping product inventories
- Keeping record of team information
- Maintaining accurate customer records
- Managing payroll records
- Preparing the meeting agenda
- Preparing the meeting documents
- Processing data in a spreadsheet
- Researching industry trends
- Taking down minutes of a meeting
- Taking notes during meetings
- Transcribing exclusive audio or video interviews
- Transcribing regular audio or video files
- Transferring data from a PDF or image file
- Updating contact lists
- Updating customer accounts
- Updating property listings
- Updating the company manual
Managing Communications
- Addressing inquiries from customers
- Addressing inquiries from the team
- Dealing with upset customers
- Drafting email correspondence
- Engaging with potential customers
- Handling incoming phone calls
- Managing emails for the executives
- Reaching out to customers for payments
- Relaying instructions from the executives
- Relaying messages from customers
- Screening phone calls and emails
- Serve as the first point of contact
- Setting appointments with customers
Others
- Booking hotel reservations
- Coordinating team projects
- Creating travel itineraries
- Directing the issuance of paychecks
- Making purchases on behalf of the team
- Making travel arrangements
- Running errands for the team
Distant assistants can do the work for any size of business. They handle multiple functions, depending on your needs. At a grand scale, they help improve the overall health of your business.
The set of tasks to hire vary from one business setting to another. You have the liberty to decide which ones to outsource.
What is important is that you first identify your need. Think about those that you could delegate to someone else. They could be tasks that you are least skilled at.
They could also be tasks that are the most time-consuming but are less important to your primary role.
Consultations are free of charge should you be interested in hiring a dedicated distant assistant.
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About Jaime Jay
Meet Jaime Jay – a man who wears many hats, and wears them all admirably. He's a master connector, an entrepreneur extraordinaire, and a published author who knows how to get things done.
Before he found his way to the business world, Jaime served his country as a brave paratrooper in the U.S. Army. But that's just the beginning of his many accomplishments.
He's the founder of the renowned Bottleneck Distant Assistant Services firm, and his book "Quit Repeating Yourself" has become a must-read for entrepreneurs everywhere.
When he's not busy building his empire, you can find him on his beloved Harley Davidson, cruising through the countryside and taking in the invigorating effects of Uitwaaien – a Dutch practice that involves facing the wind to boost health and relieve stress.
He enjoys spending his free time outside building stuff with his wife, Nikita the dog and their two kittens (for now at least) Tommy and Tater.
He is ‘over-the-moon’ happily married to his wonderful wife Sara, his amazing daughter, Jessica, who is serving our country as a United States Army soldier. Jaime and Sara are the proud grand parents of two beautiful little girls.
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