Why hire a team?

There are many benefits to working with a team rather than with one single professional or virtual assistant (VA).

Many entrepreneurs get excited about working  with a VA, but soon notice it can be a lot of work to get the relationship going. Many VAs don’t have a marketing mindset and sit back and wait for the client to tell them what to do. This often happens because VAs usually come from an administrative background and are used to waiting for their manager’s orders.

This can cause a lot of frustration because the entrepreneur has hired the VA to save time, not to have less time available to spend on their business.

Marketing mindset

At PA Excellence we always use our marketing mindset. Heike Miller is a certified online business manager and has three higher level business and PR diplomas and knows how to work out your business’ strategy. Heike is trained in business planning and available to brainstorm and strategize with you to move your business forward successfully.

The team is run with this in mind and you won’t experience the confusion many entrepreneurs have by hiring only one solo VA.

Quicker service

Tasks get done quicker because it’s a team effort. Projects get divided into tasks and allocated to the specialist. So you can be sure that your tasks are done in time and most importantly, they are done well because the person who’s working on your task knows what she is doing.

More services on offer

As we work as a team, we can offer a larger variety of services. Many entrepreneurs require the full set of skills, ranging from blog design over graphic design to webinar set up in their business. Nowadays online business is very sophisticated and to have an effective, professional presence you need to have all the bells and whistles that are available in Internet marketing.

You may need several VAs to help you with the implementation, but managing several VAs can be a big ask for the solo business owner. Managing becomes a time consuming exercise that is simply not worth the worry.

At PA Excellence the team is managed by a certified online business manager, Heike Miller. This way you communicate mainly with Heike, but the whole team is informed and involved.

Highly trained, certified team members

PA Excellence has only trained VAs on their team. Five of our associates have undergone certification training in Internet Marketing and Social Media with VA Classroom (www.VAclassroom.com). Other training providers include Cindy Greenway, Tina Forsyth, Michelle Schoen (www.hotskillsvatraining.com), Erin Blaskie (www.bsetc.ca) and Ali Brown (www.alibrown.com). 

This gives you the assurance that the people you work with are skilled and have reached a set level of training and achievement.

You don’t need to train the team how to do the tasks, so you can save time and money because we can jump right in and hit the ground running. One of our associates is also specifically trained in ’multiple streams of income for coaches’ and knowledgeable in “pink spoon marketing”.

Our proactive VAs invest in themselves and upskill frequently. We have a learning culture. Our associates are currently upskilling in virtual event management,  Lifestreaming, blog design and Wishlist membership sites. This culture of learning is very important in the online environment as especially in social media trends move fast. You are assured that your VAs are up-to-date with the latest trends and technology.

No down time

When you deal with a team one or two of the team members can go on holiday and you won’t even notice it. Someone is always there to help you with your website updates, getting the teleseminar set up or do your weekly ezine. Isn’t it a relief to know that someone is always available when you need them?

Confidentiality

Our associates has signed confidentiality agreements upon being appointed to our team. The VAs in this team are mature individuals with high work ethics and understand that any details of the clients need to be kept private.

Our associate VAs all run their own virtual assistance in addition to being our associates and are keen to have a impeccable reputation among their peers and our clients.

Team spirit

A team of VAs can brainstorm when problems arise and work on solutions. When one VA is not available to do the task, another one can jump right in and take over. A team can work together on the growth of the clients’ businesses and create strategies to make things happen. You get the knowledge and experience of six people instead of only one.

At PA Excellence we are ambitious, mature and professional and we are enthusiastic about our profession and our work with our clients. If our clients win, we win. We don’t do a “job”, we work with you in partnership. We want you to succeed. 

And most importantly

We are REAL people, not an anonymous service provider. You can talk to us on Skype, email or by phone and depending where you live, maybe even in person! Many outsourching companies are agencies without ‘faces’ and you don’t know who you are actually dealing with. Not with us. We also welcome you to connect with us on Social Media.