So you've heard about using a Real Estate Virtual Assistant, you've heard how its a great way to amp up your productivity and allow you to do more business.
You've heard that you can use a VA only when you need one..sort of pay-as-you-go and that sounds like it actually might suit your budget. All you need now are some hot prospects and to shop some pricing and rates..easy enough. You are are sure you can find your VA for $10-$12 an hour real quick.
But...you get a rude awakening. Your ideal VA is going to cost you between $30-$55 an hour, depending on the service.
Why? I bring this up only because of a common MISCONCEPTION. The word "assistant" is giving you the wrong impression.
Running a real estate business takes business savvy. Tech savvy, Marketing savvy, Financial savvy, Internet savvy, Social savvy and think outside the box savvy. It takes alot of talent to keep the momentum going..contacting leads, managing your database well, planning and EXECUTING marketing campaigns, learning all the new technology and staying on top of your online precense. All of this is an investment in your time..time that could be overwhelming you, to the point that you are having a hard time keeping up the momentum. I won't even mention balancing your people skills, phone skills, sales skills..that is your department.
So in the corporate world, busy executives like you know that having team members that can handle some of the time consuming tasks is what it takes to be the best CEO of their companies. They don't do it all. They have people. Talented and effecient people. Let's take a look at some of the salaries of these talented individuals who keep the CEO on top of his or her game.
From PayScale.com
Executive Assistant: Salary: $40,000-$60,000 annually plus benefits
Internet Marketing Specialist: $50,000-$70,000 annually plus benefits
Social Media Marketing Manager: $60,000-$120,000 annually plus benefits
Transaction Coordinator: $30,000 annually
Webmaster: $45,000-$55,000 annually
Photoshop Professional: $40,000-$55,000 annually
Website copywriter: $50,000-$60,000 annually
Add in for free: real estate knowledge, training and experience
The above positions are the basic specialties that you will find in my particular business and many VA's like me. We are trained, we are experienced and we run our own companies as our own CEO's. We pay our own taxes, our own insurance etc. just like you. We pay for our office equipment and supplies. We pay for our training. All of it..just like you! We are worth our pay-scale just like you!
40 hours per month with a VA is an average of $1400. $1400 equals $16,800 a year. No employee taxes, no office equipment, no benefits. So when and if you start looking for your "assistant" ....get that word out of your head, and look at what you are really getting. You are getting a full fledged professional who takes their business very seriously..as much as you do.
Get to know your partner, they will get to know you, and after a while you will be amazed at the fabulous and effecient business you are running. Partnering with a real estate virtual assistant is an investment, an investment in you!
Ready to Get Creative? Laura Monroe | Real Estate Virtual Assistant
| Creative Agent Solutions.com| Copyright 2009
Delegation Day Two
Problem: Your web-generated leads & past clients are not being properly followed up with, put into 8 X 8, 12 Direct, 33 Touch, or 5 or 10 Year Campaigns because you are too busy taking care of other day to day tasks. Before you know it you are back logged with leads who are not being followed up with.
Solution: Have your VA design and create a system of email drips in your Top Producer or other CRM program, as well as setting your Touch system up for you in an Action Plan. Then delegate your VA to make sure your touches are going out. If you are not consistently touching your leads, someone else will!
There's one good reason to delegate something to a Real Estate VA!
A real estate virtual assistant is like the missing piece of your business' puzzle. Having someone available to you to help you with the the 'small stuff' while you focus on the big picture - the things that will earn you the most income is key. Once you get that into place, you'll be growing your business faster than ever before.
(P.S. If you don't want to wait for the rest of the series and are needing more info..check out Real Estate Virtual Assistants: The ULTIMATE GUIDE)
Ready to Get Creative? Laura Monroe | Real Estate Virtual Assistant | Creative Agent Solutions.com| Copyright 2009
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Real Estate Virtual Assistant company Creative Agent Solutions.com assists real estate agents virtually with creative real estate marketing techniques, listings coordination.
Creative Agent Solutions.com, founded by Laura Monroe, is a premier Real Estate Virtual Assistance company specializing in virtual online support for Agents, Brokers and their businesses nationwide. Combining our 5 years of knowledge in real estate Internet marketing, Listing/Marketing Coordination, and creative marketing design we impact the real estate professionals business with customized professional service, cost effectiveness, elegant branding, and results!
If you are a real estate agent, then chances are you are well aware of how many tasks are involved in todays' real estate transactions, and in the marketing of your listings, your business, and YOU! You probably have every tool imaginable to make your life easier. You are solicited constantly by real estate vendors of one product or another that vows to bring you the newest and greatest for you....sometimes at a cost of thousands of dollars that goes nowhere! What if you could spend a fraction of those costs, gain 20%-60% more productivity, and only pay for it when you NEED it..?
Using a professional real estate virtual assistant is fast becoming a viable option for real estate professionals to find administrative and marketing assistance. Making the decision to use a "VA" can be vague without having the proper information, tools and references to evaluate, where to look for a real estate VA, what to look for in a VA, and exactly where to start. We hope to become your resource full of information, conversation, and brainstorming to help you make the most of this option that has the potential to elevate your career success now and for years to come!
For info on getting started with Real Estate VA's, check out...
Real Estate Virtual Assistants: The Ultimate Guide Series
More Questions? Give us a call! We're here to help!
"Creative Agent Solutions.com has been working with us for 5 years helping to establish our marketing products; luxury brochures, flyers, postcards, newspaper advertising and website marketing. Laura's marketing experience and talent has helped enhance our professional image. Laura always gets the job done, quickly, effeciently, and professionally!"
Keller Williams Tri-Valley Realty, Pleasanton, CA
"Leveraging Laura as my virtual marketing assistant allows me to focus on the most important 20% of my business. I get to spend more time face-to-face with clients, and I leave the marketing work up to the professional. Laura understands what I want, she always has great ideas and she is focused on producing materials that reflect the image I want to promote." Shannon Witters~Keller Williams Realty
Within a couple of days I had a finished product ready to upload to Express Copy for printing. Three days after that I had beautiful, jumbo, laminated postcards in my hands! She was fast, fast, fast - and easy to work with and just "got" what I was trying to say even though I probably wasn't communicating it totally clearly. Thank you Laura- I will be back for more virtual help! " Catherine Meyers, Alain Pinel Realtors
Catherine Meyers, Alain Pinel Realtors
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