What Does a Virtual Assistant Actually Do All Day? (An Honest Breakdown)

A month before I started I didn't know Virtual Assistants were even a thing. So if you're reading this thinking "what actually IS this and would I even know what to give one," you are in the right place lovely!

So, in terms of what you can give a VA, it depends entirely on you. But that's a rubbish, wishy washy answer on its own, so here's what it actually looks like in real life.

The admin you're sick of thinking about

Inbox and calendar sorted, booking systems, proceses, socials, comms, chasing invoices, sorting the boring back office stuff that has to happen but that you didn't start a business to spend your days on.

The tech stuff that makes you want to cry

Setting up your Kartra or CRM, sorting your booking system, fixing the automation that's been quietly broken for three months, building the funnel you've been "meaning to get to" since January.

The content and comms you keep meaning to be consistent with

Scheduling your social media, writing and sending your newsletter, keeping your client communications running smoothly, even when you're mid-launch or on holiday. This really does help unlock some freedom for you.

The systems that stop everything living in your head

Project boards, processes, client onboarding, the stuff that means when you're away, or fully booked, or just having a rough week, things don't stop without you.

The "I didn't even know I needed help with this" bits

Genuinely, some of the best things we've taken off clients' plates are things they didn't think to mention on the first call, because they'd normalised doing them themselves for so long they forgot it was even an option to hand it over.

What we DON'T do

Run your business for you. Make decisions that are yours to make. Pretend to be you in a way that isn't actually you. We support the F out of you so you can run your business the way YOU wantwe'll not storm in and take over.

So what would you actually hand over first?

Most people overthink this bit. You don't need a perfect list. You need one thing, the thing that drains you most or matters least to be done by you specifically, and we build from there.

If you're still not sure what that one thing would even be, that's genuinely what the first call is for. Let's chat, no obligation, just a proper conversation about what your week actually looks like.

September's filling up, so if you like the sound of getting some of this off your plate before autumn, now's a good time to grab a slot.


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