Top 10 Income Generating Tasks Virtual Assistants Can Do For You

According to research by The Keller Center, in real estate, cold calls are answered 28% of the time. In those who answer those calls, 1.7% turn into appointments or referrals.

With so much to do in so little time, real estate virtual assistants can cold call and follow up for you. This will give you more time in the day for your income generating tasks.

According to a McKinsey analysis, the average professional spends 28% of the work day reading and answering emails. For an average American worker, that is 2.6 hours spent on going through at least 120 emails per day.

Virtual assistants are well-versed in email handling and navigation which makes it easy for them to quickly scan emails and respond to inquiries, saving you time and effort.

An online forum suggests that any successful real estate professional spends at least 3-4 hours a day for generating leads. That’s 50% of a regular working day spent on gathering potential clients. Moreover, a survey indicates that most real estate brokers spend between $500 – $1000 a month just to gather up a list of leads

To help you generate leads efficiently, virtual assistants can search for and generate leads for you, saving you the time and hassle of doing it yourself for a fraction of the cost.

Marketing is one of the most vital strategies that all businesses should utilize. It is how your potential market gets an idea about what your business is all about. In real estate, it is very important to have a solid foundation in creating marketing content because it is what will lead your business to grow in terms of brand awareness, lead generation and referrals.

Marketing virtual assistants can create marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, and postcards to help you promote your listings.

In a 2021 NAR survery, 70% of realtors already have a website up and running. In addition, 81% of realtors put up their listings on their website, 69% have information about buying and selling, and 66% have a link to their firm’s website.

You should know that maintaining a website is not as easy as managing your personal Facebook profile. It needs constant updates on its content, visual impact and consumer navigation. Fortunately, that’s where virtual assistants come in. They can update your website, add content, and ensure it is up to date.

In the digital age where social media is the new hang out spot of people from all age brackets, leveraging on your social media marketing is a big YES in the real estate business. A 2021 survey by the National Realtors Association shows that 10% of the survey participants get 6-10% of their business transactions from social media.

To have a consistent and strong social media presence, virtual assistants can manage your social media accounts, post content, and engage with followers.

Virtual assistants can track and analyze data such as your sales performance, website traffic, and marketing campaigns.

One of the most effective and quickest ways to get attention from prospect leads or clients is through text message marketing. It’s a marketing method that doesn’t take too much time, effort and money to do. 

A text message marketing virtual assistant can manage your entire sms campaign, add leads to nurture campaigns and even call leads on your behalf. All these while you focus on your top prioritized tasks!

You can pass off tasks to a Virtual Transaction Coordinator such as opening escrow, creating and tracking deadlines, communicating between all parties, managing your schedule, and so much more!

With the help of an Administrative Virtual Assistant, you can pass off tasks such as email management, scheduling and calendar management, market research, data entry, updating/posting of listings, posting advertisements, and so much more!