VA CORNER: (full story)
How To Earn And Learn From VAs Who Mentor You To
Top Online Productivity!
Joe Kehrig, Broker/Owner,
The Bayhill Team, Prudential California Realty, has sold more than a quarter of a billion
dollars in real estate. He says that, “By having
Virtual Assistant PJ Babcock of JPS
Consulting Group as my
technology coach, I have learned what I need to
know to save time and make more money. After
receiving my customized Outlook training I have
created a true competitive advantage in my
business. This 2-hour course taught me how to use
distribution lists to market to agents, create
e-mail drip marketing campaigns, and create rules to notify
me when important messages arrive.”
PJ is Joe’s VA who handles some of the details
of Joe’s business. However, her support of Joe
doesn’t stop there. She put Joe through her
special
Outlook training program so he could take
full advantage of the tremendous business-building
power that Outlook has to offer. For example, he
learned how to set-up rules to automatically notify
him when an important message has arrived. This
allows him to continue working and not have to
keep checking for correspondence he is waiting
for. In addition, he also learned how to use his
folders to organize incoming messages for specific
projects or closings he is working on.
Hands-On Training —From A Distance!
It's challenging for sales associates to find
the time it takes to effectively learn about the
powerful software and technology resources that
are available to the industry. Receiving the
virtual software training from PJ is simple and
fun. Her
Virtual Training Center helps real estate
professionals, their support staff, and other
virtual assistants learn what they need to know,
about the technology to help manage their business
and increase productivity.
Prior to any training, PJ discusses with her
students their particular needs and sends them a
course outline. She takes time to go over the
course outline and determine what they know, what
they think they know and what they need to know.
She then customizes the course to meet their
expectations. Once that is done, they are ready to
begin.
Despite the fact that PJ happens to reside in
California, she can provide true hands-on training
to any of her clients over the Net, regardless of
where they are located. The first step to begin
the training requires logging onto
the
Virtual Training Center and calling PJ on
the phone, (unless you have access to a PC Headset
then you do this completely on the internet!).
PJ
will then walk you through the steps to enable
real-time screen sharing during the training
session where she will be able to see everything
you are doing. With this kind of system she can
“hand-hold” you through even the most challenging
parts until you really “get” what you are
learning. It is that simple and it’s not limited
to just learning how to use Outlook. This process
can be used to learn just about any kind of
program you have on your machine.
The most popular training and consulting
sessions include: Moving to Outlook, Outlook -
More Than Simple Email, Backing Up Your Data, Drip
Marketing Systems, Estationery - Market Yourself,
and proprietary web-based solutions for real
estate agents such as Comstock, AgentLink,
Realtor.com, eHomes-USA, and
others. PJ also teaches Microsoft Office.
From Hand-Holding To Hand Shaking!
Is this kind of virtual support worth it?
Timm
Bauman, Agent/Owner, RE/MAX Exclusive Realty
Group sure thinks so! As a result of his training
he now uses e-stationary to help market and brand
their agency. PJ
created e-stationary for Timm and his team with
their photo, company logo, and contact information
including a link to their Web site. So now every
piece of email they send is branded with this
information and leads the reader right to his
website with a simple click.
In addition, Timm has also used Outlook to
create client deliverable email (CLICK HERE to see
an example) that greatly enhances his perceived
value with his clients. Here is how it works: PJ
posts all the new listings to Timm’s internet
marketing plan, and creates Voice
on Demand and Fax on Demand profiles. When this is
completed, Timm sends his new seller an email
(using the training he received from PJ) that has
all their custom links to their home on the
internet, ensuring them that his team is working
hard behind the scenes to market their home to the
fullest. You will notice in this case, PJ now
plays a role as an important member of Timm’s
virtual team. This is one of the huge benefits of
using Virtual Assistants, where they can
effortlessly switch from “administrative” (i.e. doing
tasks and support) to “mentor” (i.e. act as your coach) and
back again. Try finding an on-site assistant that
can pull that off!
Using virtual assistants to help your business
go and grow is the most powerful, easy, and
affordable way for you to have the business (and
life) you love. However, imagine how much more
exciting (and less frustrating) your business
would be if you had someone available to hold your
hand whenever you needed to learn something new.
It just doesn’t get any better than that! So give
it a try, stop by the
The Virtual Training Center
and sign up as a visitor. If you decide to use it
mention ePOWER! NEWS and receive 10% off any
services through December 31st 2002. You will
be glad you did!
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