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.