Tuesday 23 August 2011

Get the perfect Summer Holiday (and have your work done!)

To give you the perfect summer holiday why not use a freelance secretary? Everybody needs a holiday - even in the current economic climate so get someone in to help with your admin – just to give you some time away from the office! With the last long weekend of the summer approaching many are wondering how they can leave their work when they are away when they do not have anyone working in their office! SIMPLE!!
This is where freelance secretaries like me come into their own. Unlike an employment or temp agency I work on a completely flexible basis providing as much or as little cover as is needed so you can take that well earned break! Go on make that call There is a bank holiday weekend looming - go on have that well deserved break!

Thursday 4 August 2011

20 things that can be done in an hour

Sometimes it is hard to see what can be achieved in one hour – especially if you have not had the pleasure of working with me. I have listed below a few ideas of what I can do in one hour (or two!):

General Office
1. Stop a pile of papers from overflowing by sorting them into areas to be filed.
2. Sort through one carrier bag of receipts!
3. Organize a stack of messy files, label them and return them to you ready to drop into a file drawer (a good start can be made in one hour)

Documents
4. Mail merge 50-100 letters including printing (stuffing and mailing will take longer).
5. Create correspondence for a client or prospect.
6. Edit and proof a report – probably around 4/5 pages.
7. Type handwritten notes.
8. Transcribe up to half hour of audio or video (standard guidelines are 15 minutes of audio take an hour to type)

Presentation & Design Work
9. Create a PowerPoint presentation.
10. Convert document files to PDF format.

PA/Administrative Roles
11. Research travel, hotel and meeting facilities.
12. Update and manage your calendar.
13. Do follow-up research on a client, prospect, applicant, or competitor.
14. Book your flight, hotel, and/or rental car reservations.
15. Delete spam accumulated in your e-mail overnight and sort/answer/redirect others.
16. Answer your telephone and look after the office while you are at a meeting.

Data Input
17. Data Entry of at least 75 contacts in an Excel spreadsheet.
18. Build a spreadsheet to suit your purpose.


Marketing/Research
19. Compose article and press release submissions/post 3-4 basic blog entries
20. Research for a specific project.

Are you overwhelmed with all of the things you have to accomplish on a daily basis? Consider hiring me as your (pay by the hour) secretary/assistant. I will take those busy tasks off your hands so you can focus on the real business of running your company or life. This is only a short list, so if you have other projects in mind please email me.  

Monday 1 August 2011

The truth will out ...

The truth of what you should expect from me (a freelance secretary) ...
- a
reasonable price ...
- no holiday pay ...
- no sickness pay ...
- you only pay for the work done ...
- rapid turnaround of work ...
- truthful timescales ...
- years of secretarial and administrative experience ...
Just contact me or read my testimonials (on here and other sites - see my feedback on the UK sites I am registered with including FreeIndexes, People4Business and Linked in).
If you want the best ... get in touch and you will see for yourself the difference that one hour of my time can make to your time ....