Virtual Assistants :: The Human Side to Real Estate Technology

We have received many inquiries from potential candidates about the "Virtual Assistant", also called a VA.  A Virtual Assistant can provide technology administration and support, along with an array of other administrative services to a top-producing, real estate agents, brokers and companies.  Acquisition of technology is imperative, the time to use and administer RE technology can at times, a limiting factor.

Team Double-Click^SM is a virtual assistant staffing company, pairing highly qualified virtual assistants to real estate agents, brokers and companies.  The pairing of VA to RE Client is a process of matching the needs of the client, with search against the thousands of VAs that are a part of Team Double-Click. Kendra Todd, winner of Donald Trump's hit reality show "The Apprentice", uses and recommends Team Double-Click.

Dawn Smith, Marketing Manager for Team Double-Click has this insight into the world of VAs.

Industry experts continue to extol the virtues of virtual assistants. Nevertheless, small business owners continue to undertake operations-related minutia that Internet-based professionals can easily handle. Some experts attribute this to technology. Simple word processing and desktop publishing programs convince some business owners that they can handle tasks outside of their core competencies. Other entrepreneurs opt for micromanagement because it gives them a false sense of security of their business’ bottom line. Regardless, proprietors who focus on daily minutia of running their business instead of its overall health inevitably fail.

Enter the support staff – something many small businesses cannot afford nor have the time or skill to manage. For entrepreneurs working out of their homes or with small budgets, hiring an assistant is out of reach. Conversely, attaining more profits without additional help is an uphill battle. Virtual assistance is a welcome solution to fledgling and established businesses. Internet-based contractors, working from their own offices, are paid only for the work completed.

The rigorously screened and trained professionals are not paid for coffee breaks or idle time like onsite staff. When a business consults with virtual staffing agencies such as Team Double-ClickSM, they are matched with a professional that meets their exact business needs. Gayle Buske, president of Team Double-Click^SM reveals, “Being overwhelmed is not an excuse for small business failure now that virtual assistance is so affordable. All businesses need good support. We can give it to them.”

VA assistance is provided virtually, many of times, across state lines.  Given the Internet and the array of online real estate applications, such VA support does not require face-to-face contact.  VAs are independent contractors, not employees, reducing the overhead for the real estate professional or agency to receive support.

Thanks Dawn for the insight! Team Double-Click^SM  is a partner of the National Institute of Webographers; sponsoring the short course on Virtual Assistants, 1 of the 11 courses inclusive of the REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ certification.