What Tasks Can I Give a Virtual Assistant for Electricians
Being an electrician involves hard work, and seeking operational and administrative support is a smart move.
The Boutique COO virtual assistants have collaborated with numerous tradespeople and pinpointed effective strategies to support electricians while our clients are out in the field.
4 Tasks Electricians Outsource to Virtual Assistants
Here are some top tips and tricks on how to best utilize a virtual assistant (VA) to streamline your electrician business.
1. Taking Phone Calls For You While You’re Out in the Field
Missing calls while you're busy working can mean losing potential clients to other electricians who do answer right away.
By forwarding your phone to your VA when you’re tied up, you ensure there’s always someone available to answer calls and secure new business opportunities.
If you want, we can set up temporary phone forwarding when you’re out in the field. This way maximizing your productivity & minimizing the budget needed to outsource to a VA.
2. Manage Your Email & Scheduling Your Jobs
Sorting through your inbox after a long day is the last thing you want to do.
At the same time, you realize that a few emails often contain urgent inquiries from customers and details about upcoming appointments. If you don’t answer those, you could give a bad impression.
So how do you minimize this work?
Allow your VA to manage your inbox and schedule. This way, you only focus on a handful of emails that require your direct attention, while your customers receive prompt and efficient responses.
3. Send Proposals, Pay Subcontractors, & Reconcile Invoices
We can all agree that handling proposals, invoices, and payments can be complicated and time-consuming.
This is why many electricians simply assign all of these tasks to their VA. Everything from tracking and reconciling invoices to ensuring subcontractors are paid on time.
All the stress of financial management goes away almost instantly, so you can focus on what you do best.
We’ve found that outsourcing this task alone can significantly boost your collection efforts, helping cover the costs of your virtual assistant fees.
4. Manage All The Social Media Tasks Like Posting & Engaging
While managing the daily demands of your business, it’s challenging to think about maintaining an active social media presence.
Yet, in today’s digital age, social media is crucial for business growth.
Delegate this task to your VA to keep your business relevant and engaging online without adding to your stress.
Considering Virtual Assistant Support for Your Electrical Business?
If this blog has got you thinking about integrating a virtual assistant into your electrical business, we’re here to help.
We’re happy to teach you more about how our virtual assistants have transformed other electricians' businesses and answer any questions about us helping with your business.
Schedule your free strategy chat here and discover if having a virtual assistant is right for your electrical business.
