Hiring an assistant is a major step in jumpstarting your real estate business. Usually the process would involve searching for and interviewing the right employee, negotiating salary, and providing a personal workspace. Most agents don't realize how much effort and responsibility is involved with bringing on an employee. The "online-assistant" is a great solution to the traditional assistant relationship.

The best part about utilizing an online-assistant is convenience. The online-assistant is there only when you need support. I'm sure there are certain tasks in your real estate business that take up valuable time you could be spending with your clients.

For example: Maybe you spend 10 hours a week maintaining your listing inventory. This doesn't sound like alot of time, but it is technically 25% or 1/4 of your entire work week. Contracting an "online-assistant" will allow you use that time doing "money-making" activities like face time with potential clients.

FIRST STEP: Contact the "online real estate assistant". I offer a free consultation. We organize a gameplan to implement as assistant into your business plans..

SECOND STEP: Once we've identified the task you can direct the "how & why". Every agent has a certain way of doing things. Clarifying work load like timeline, work quality, and consistency is an important step for your satisfaction.

THIRD STEP: Begin the working relationship. Once you start using an assistant there will probably be other tasks you need assistance with.

REAL WORLD EXAMPLE: Jeff is a top-producer in his market. He averages holding 12 residential listings at one time. Jeff realizes he is spending a large amount of time preparing for a new listing. He estimates each new listing is costing him 3 hours each. Preparing a CMA, filling out listing paperwork, entering the listing into the MLS, entering new listing data on multiple website, ordering signs, etc. The hours spend coordinating these tasks could be easily managed by an online-assistant. Jeff understands that this time would be better spent meeting with potential clients.

Jeff contacts the online real estate assistant and decides he wants to hand over all listing maintenance to the online real estate assistant. Jeff is very organized and using an assistant is an easy transition. He has now freed up 12 hrs per week, meeting with more clients, bringing on more listings, and closing more deals.