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Upgrading HR Teams with Workbright and MyOutDesk

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You don’t automate to get rid of the human; you automate to empower the human. And that’s essentially the name of the game for Workbright; a set of HR tools built for small and medium businesses. We’ve chosen to highlight this particular product in our monthly tech blog because it’s one of the most commonly used services by our clients in the HR industry. Not to mention it’s the kind of software that pairs perfectly with virtual assistants, for several reasons which we’ll cover below. So if you’re in the Human Resources business and exploring ways to increase efficiency, team morale, and revenue… then read on and see why virtual assistants paired with Workbright is such a potent combination.

What exactly is Workbright?

Workbright is a professional toolset built to handle the repetitive and time-consuming tasks that slow down the hiring process. Just like our virtual assistants! The entire platform is online and has an emphasis on being mobile-friendly. With busy professionals being on the go so often, plus the leaning towards working remotely as of late, having an expansive platform like Workbright accessible from virtual anywhere is immensely useful. Just like how our virtual assistants work remotely, and thus are accessible to their teams and leaders from virtually anywhere as well. Starting to see the parallels? Workbright has all of the features and flexibility necessary to help HR teams do their jobs as efficiently as possible. As well as to allow new hires to get through the onboarding process in the same manner. This software guides both HR teams and new hires through an efficient and intuitive process, that gets everyone to work faster. What’s not to like about that? 

Here are some of the things that Workbright has in common with our own virtual assistant professionals.

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What can Workbright do?

As we mentioned above, the entire platform is useable 100% remotely. Being able to work from anywhere is a hot topic in the professional world, and Workbright was ahead of the curve with this toolset. Using technology to automate not just mundane tasks but important time-consuming tasks are imperative these days. Most job hunters are doing so from a tablet or their phone, or even just a laptop in a coffee shop. They need software that will fit itself to the device they’re using, in an easy and effective way. Workbright does exactly that with its highly intuitive and customizable interface. Everything can be tailored to fit different business needs, adapting it to fit your established processes. Workbright doesn’t need to take over your entire HR department, it just needs to empower them to do what they already do, only better. 

Safe and Secure

With all this talk of technology and ease of use, what about accountability and accuracy? Workbright thought of that too, by enabling granular control of all forms, fields, reports, and admin permissions across the platform. Not to mention an extensive reminder and alert system. Automated event reminders and notifications can be customized and enabled for both the HR professional and new hires. Ask for digital signatures, send secure documents, report and export data, make adjustments in mass, and even check for tax credits automatically. The entire hiring process can be monitored remotely, with pinpoint accuracy and up-to-date information. Imagine handing over software this robust to an experienced virtual professional. It’d be like having an entire HR team in one person! 

Forms and Compliance

One of the most important aspects of HR is keeping everything safe and legal for the company and the employee’s sake. With Workbright you have access to a robust forms feature as well as a safeguard for compliance concerns. Convert existing hiring packets into a library of smart forms, and send for digital signatures. Even Form I-9 can be done 100% remotely and instantly submitted for E-Verify cases. No more manual entry with more opportunities for human error. Everything is audit ready because all of that data is auto-stamped with time, date, and the IP address of whoever worked on it. Never worry about an audit again! An HR virtual assistant can manage and review all documents and packets for an HR manager, ensuring everything is where it needs to be when it needs to be there, and with everything, it needs to have. Workbright even comes with guarantees that can result in a refund if any promises are not kept or expectations are not met. 

Human Automation

As you can see, automation technology isn’t about removing people from jobs and letting some artificial intelligence take over. It’s about simplifying, streamlining, and overall improving the processes that humans must do, by integrating technology into those processes. Workbright aims to do just that, by giving HR professionals the tools they need to make the entire hiring and onboarding process a breeze for everyone involved. When you combine a platform like this with a virtual assistant like ours, you get a recipe for a strong and effective HR team with half the calories so to speak. “Empowering people to get to work” is the motto of Workbright, and it might as well be ours too. Because that’s exactly what we do, just with remote working professionals rather than software. So mixing the two creates a professional powerhouse. And if today’s professional climate is any indicator, HR teams could really use a helping hand.

MyOutDesk + Workbright = Future Proof

The world of HR is tumultuous, to say the least right now. Recruiters are desperately trying to attract the right talent, while the talent is extra cautious about where they devote their time and energy. The average time to hire someone new in the US is 43 days. Do you have over a month to spare, just to hire someone whom you don’t even know will stick around? If you’re a growing business, then you probably don’t, and shouldn’t be anyways. Time is money, stop wasting both. You can hire an assistant for your HR team, from us, in just one week. Then pair them up with your local HR leader and software like Workbright, and watch your HR woes melt away. Don’t believe us? Have some questions? Hit the link below to request a Q&A session with one of our experts. They’ll answer all of your questions, and determine if our service is right for you.

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Virtual Assistants Use Your Favorite Legal Software Better: Clio

The effectiveness of a tool is only as good as the person using it. This sentiment also applies to software and applications because those too are tools. Modern tools of today’s professionals in just about every industry. This is why here at MyOutDesk, one of the skills we screen for when bringing on new virtual professionals is how tech-savvy they are. Because every business has its own processes that often rely on a specific technology, and law is no different. Due to the importance of scheduling, time tracking, document review, and sensitive data entry, attorneys and the like need a reliable and adept professional assistant. There is very little room for error when dealing with legal-related tasks. We’ve been providing virtual assistants to help companies grow successfully since 2008, and lately, the legal industry has taken notice. When you combine the immense value of a virtual assistant with software specific to your industry, you get a potent combination of productivity and reliability. So let’s talk about how our virtual assistants can use your software to make your office a well-oiled machine.

Virtual Assistants Can Use ‘Clio’

If your firm is anything like so many others, you probably use a legal software called Clio. For those who don’t use it yet, it’s a very popular and high-rated legal web-based service for clients, cases, billing, etc. But we’re not trying to sell you on Clio, as you probably already know the value of that software. Besides they’re not paying us to! Instead, let’s go over how our virtual assistants can use Clio and similar software to keep your business running better than ever. And at a massive discount compared to the price of someone local! 

Client Intake

Our virtual assistants are all very experienced and often trained in the ways of various common tasks for different clients. “Busywork” is the broad term that encapsulates a lot of what our assistants do for companies looking to be more efficient. Things like customer support, appointment scheduling, processing payments, document review, and inbox management. Those are all things our assistants already do for thousands of other businesses.  Well, those are also all things that can be done in the Clio platform. As efficient and successful as they are doing things manually, imagine how much better they can do with dedicated software? Some of our professionals may even be familiar with Clio already, and those who aren’t are already proven to be tech-savvy. So a bit of training, coupled with their existing abilities, and a virtual assistant can be up and running for you with Clio in no time.

Case Management

A lot of our virtual assistants have experience with other tasks that kind of go beyond “busy-work”. Often times more sensitive or important tasks, that a member of your team simply needs help with to lighten their load. Clio has built-in features for tasks like appointment reminders, e-signatures, and custom fields for inputting accurate information for each case. It can even auto-sync data and documents to keep case files cohesive and accurate. Since our professionals are already doing that stuff manually in some cases, it’d only make them even more efficient using an app like Clio. They can upload your docs, ensure they’re filled out correctly, add custom data as needed, and send for signature. Then, they can notify clients and attorneys of their needed attention, and then review and file appropriately. Since they’re already familiar with a variety of other applications like GSuite, Outlook, and Dropbox, they can take advantage of Clio’s integrations with those platforms. Making the whole process incredibly smooth for everyone involved.

Billing and Payments

Last but certainly not least, is the handling of money. With legal-related business, the exchanging of large sums of money is very common and thus needs to be entrusted to the most capable professional. Our virtual assistants have been doing work for our clients regarding accounts payable and receivable from the beginning. They are aware of the sensitive nature of dealing with client transactions and are more than capable of following specific directions. These are just other examples of tasks our assistants are already doing for clients across many other industries. Thus, learning how to continue doing these kinds of tasks in software that’s dedicated to it, would be a piece of cake for them. Tracking time and expenses, generating bills and sending payment reminders, accepting credit card payments, and filing checks; are just a few examples of what they can do for you as it is, but even more so with an application like Clio. All of those examples and more can be done from a single dashboard in Clio. Making it a breeze for our technology experienced assistants to learn the process and execute on your behalf, confidently.

Your Concerns

We’ve gone over what our assistants can do for you already, and even better with something like Clio. Now let’s clear up what you don’t have to worry about. Because no amount of promises can convince someone to try something new if their concerns aren’t first addressed. So let’s go over some common questions/concerns we face when a business is unsure if our virtual assistants are right for them. 

  • Language – Since we outsource to the Philippines, we can assure all of our virtual assistants speak fantastic English. It’s one of the most common languages there! That’s one of the biggest reasons our CEO Daniel chose to build the foundation of MyOutDesk there. We’ve even had clients say that their assistant spoke better English than some of the people right here in their office!
  • Cost – Some will say they can find an assistant for $10 on Fivver. Well, would you trust sensitive legal-related tasks with a budget assistant that no one reputable is vouching for? We would hope not. But that also doesn’t mean you have to pay a premium to get a little help. Part of the whole idea here is that you can get the same quality of help that you’d find locally but at a major discount. We’re not the cheapest assistant service, and we’re also not the most expensive. But we are one of the most well-reviewed and longest-lasting services. We’ve saved clients up to 70% off the cost of a traditional hire. All while still giving them the high quality of employees they expect and need. 
  • Training / Onboarding – You might be hesitant to commit to training a remote employee on how to use Clio, as well as how to navigate your other in-house procedures and practices. Well, nothing changes if you hire someone locally to do the same job. You’d still need to get them up to speed. While we’ve already promised that our tech-savvy assistants can learn Clio and whatever else you need in no time, as they always do, we can also speak to the hiring process itself. The average time to find, interview and hire a new employee is about a month and a half in the US, as of late. At MyOutDesk you don’t have to create a job ad, post it all over, wait for applicants, filter through them, pick a few, interview them, etc. You tell us what you need and we provide you with a handful of virtual assistants we are confident fit your needs. You then select from the best and start training them. So our average time-to-hire is a month or less. You’re not just saving money here, you’re saving time too. One is just as valuable as the other.

Conclusion

Long story short; a virtual assistant from MyOutDesk is already verified to be many things, including tech-savvy. Because in today’s world everything is “high-tech” in some way or another. And when your business deals with sensitive legal matters, every single person on your team needs to be up to speed. So if you were thinking that outsourcing some of your tasks to a virtual assistant was too risky because you use specific software like Clio, think again. These people can tackle anything, and they’re happy to do it. They’re hungry for the opportunity and the experience. Clio is just an all-encompassing, intuitive way of doing many of the things they already do! 

If you’d like to talk to one of our experts yourself, you can use the link below to request a consultation. They prefer to hear you out first, understand your needs and concerns before determining if we’re even a right fit for you. Then, they pitch a plan involving one or more virtual assistants to get you started. Our goal is to help you scale up your business more efficiently, and cost-effectively. Because it is possible to do both at the same time, and we’ll show you how.

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iOS 15 – The Future of Digital Marketing with Virtual Assistants

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When Apple releases a big software update to their iOS devices, they often come with some exciting and/or controversial changes. Their latest update, iOS 15 released only weeks ago in September, is an especially important one for marketers and advertisers. So if you’re in either business, you definitely will want to read on as I break down everything in this update that’s relevant to us. Luckily most of these changes will have a minimal impact, for the time being. Being as mostly the more tech-savvy Apple users will dive into these new features and actually utilize them. But over time, customer education will spread and adoption will grow. Meaning eventually, this update can and will affect your business if you’re not prepared. Having a support system for your marketing efforts like a virtual assistant can help you juggle all of these changes. But knowledge is key! So read on, and brace yourself for the evolution of marketing in a new era of digital privacy.

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SKAdNetwork

More than just a clever name, it’s a set of software and protocols created by Apple that allows marketers to determine and aggregate data from mobile app marketing campaigns. In iOS15, this program specifically allows developers to define an endpoint that will receive copies of “winning” postbacks, sent directly from the network. Before this update, these postbacks went to ad networks first and were then forwarded to devs. This change allows for increased transparency with marketing data for advertisers, giving them ownership from start to finish. A marketing virtual assistant could compile this information and better report and execute on continued marketing campaigns. 

 

Mail Privacy Protection

The first time an Apple user opens Apple Mail after receiving the iOS 15 update they’ll be presented with a prompt offering new data-sharing options. Users can now elect to hide their IP address and GPS location, and even anonymize email-open trackers. Suffice to say, enabling these privacy features will greatly affect marketing efforts. In these cases, we’ll no longer be able to track open rates for emails and compile data about user locations. This obviously will make it difficult to gauge how successful a marketing campaign is, or grow a database of user knowledge so as to better market to them. 

 

Hide My Email

This is a new feature that comes with the paid iCloud+ subscription. It’s similar to the mail privacy feature above, in that it adds another layer of privacy for users. This feature allows users to hide or mask their email when completing an online form, such as a survey or promotion sign-up. When activated, the recipient doesn’t get the user’s true email address, and any replies go to the “fake” inbox which forwards to the user’s real email inbox. This helps users keep their email out of spam databases, as well as protects them from unwanted emails. They can simply cancel the “fake email” at any time and stop receiving any more contact. 

 

App Privacy Report

Another feature bundled with the iCloud+ subscription, this one allows users to record and access network activity from specific apps on their device. Users can record up to 7 days of activity, giving them greater transparency over who exactly the applications on their device are communicating with and potentially sharing data with. This means that marketers should create new communications strategies for their users. It’s important to make clear the reasons for communications between MMP’s and 3rd party tools. So as not to create any concern among users and negatively impact their adoption rate. This is definitely something to get your team along with the marketing virtual assistants working on, right away. Getting ahead of changes like this will go a long way towards solidifying trust among your customer base. 

 

iCloud Private Relay and IP Blocking

Yet another feature that comes with the paid iCloud+ subscription, the Private Relay part of this feature will come with a future patch. But the IP Blocking feature is live within iOS 15 now. This allows users to redirect specific types of network traffic from Apple devices through Apple servers. This means users can hide their IP address and mask it with a fake one. This greatly increases their privacy when engaging in online activity. For marketers, unfortunately, this means we could no longer see a user’s location or browsing history. Making it difficult to build user profiles, and thus curate marketing campaigns more accurately to their needs and interests. 

 

Custom Product Pages

Now that we’re past all of those user privacy features, here’s one that really helps marketers. The Custom Product Page feature allows developers, to create multiple custom pages for their products on the App Store. This is a whole new level of customization, that allows companies to have up to 35 differently designed pages. Allowing us to present our product in different ways to different users, based on their interests/demographics. For example, we can tailor a page to appeal to the interests of someone who is a parent by highlighting the child protection features first. That same product could have an alternate page designed to get the attention of gamers, by highlighting cross-promotions associated with trending interactive titles. And all of this can be monitored with Apple’s built-in App Analytics. If you have the bandwidth on your team, put someone to task reviewing user data and creating concept pages to match your top demographics. It’s a perfect job for a virtual assistant.

 

A New Age of Digital Marketing

As you can see there is a lot to take in with the iOS 15 update. These new features are just as important to users’ privacy as they are to marketer and advertiser jobs. All of this is great news for users who want to protect themselves from malicious marketing practices. However, it does stand to impact how authentic marketers engage with their community. If we don’t begin new efforts to properly navigate these privacy tools users have, we may regret it in the long term. So how do we circumvent these new obstacles? It starts with knowing how all of this works, and the content above should have you already started on the right foot there. Adding extra support to your team, like a marketing virtual assistant, will also prove invaluable going forward. With a new era of digital privacy upon us, you’ll need all hands on deck to keep up. Expect a future write-up from us on that subject, as we too work through these changes. 

 

If you’re at all curious about how a virtual assistant can help with your marketing efforts, don’t hesitate to reach out. It’s free and it’s personal; our expert will get with you for a one-on-one consultation to better understand your specific needs, and discuss a plan for how we might be able to help you. Just hit that link below to schedule it. And we promise your privacy is safe with us!

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9 Awesome Real Estate Apps

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There are so many Real Estate apps out there and some of them can be expensive. How do you know which ones are essential? How do you choose those that will be helpful for your business and your remote team? We’ve put together this list of free and affordable Real Estate apps to help in your research. Let’s dive in!

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Trello

Trello is one of the most popular projects management tools for real estate for many reasons. It has a free version which would be adequate for most teams but for bigger teams, it has upgraded tools that can scale with any size. Philadelphia Realtor, Jennifer Geddes, uses Trello to streamline her transactions. You customize your Trello board to fit your business processes and gives everyone on your team the ability to see where the project is at and what needs to be done next. She talks about it here:

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HubSpot CRM and Sales Tool

With over 30,000 customers in 91 countries, HubSpot is one of the most widely used free CRMs real estate apps and sales tools on the planet. The best part? It’s FREE. HubSpot is a CRM that also offers marketing and sales tools. Furthermore, with the free version of HubSpot’s software, it offers contact management, deal and task pipelines, email scheduling, email templates, and more. Hubspot reported a 100% traffic increase in the first three months for Rever.VN.

HubSpot CRM and Sales Tool

Clozio

Custom checklists that keep you (and your team) on track. Elegant calendars to keep your clients informed and engaged. All in one central place. A starter account is free! Realtors usually go for Clozio to stay organized. Additionally, it allows you to keep clients on the same page for all the dates and to-dos that come along with a typical real estate transaction.

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Broker Assist

Broker Assist is the on-demand agent-to-agent referral network real estate app and collaborative marketplace for real estate professionals. BrokerAssist connects agents and brokers in real-time on their outbound referrals and notifies them of inbound referral opportunities in their area. As well, BrokerAssist offers a marketplace solution for agents and brokers to collaborate on fractional assistance for deal-specific tasks (showings, open houses, inspections, etc). Broker assist is Free to sign up, free to request & assist, free referral networking.

Broker Assist

Spacio

Spacio helps you maximize open house lead generation opportunities and increase ROI by automating lead capture for 100% follow-up. Make the best first impression at your open house by inviting visitors to check-in by filling out Spacio’s professional and elegant digital sign-in form. Accurately collect visitor information and automatically send follow-up emails after your open house ends. No more unreadable handwriting no more lost leads. Spacio offers a 30-day free trial and offers affordable packages for as low as $25 a month depending on your needs.

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Propertybase

Propertybase is a powerful website builder website / CRM combo for advanced lead generation and nurture. Its well-equipped CRM does pretty much everything a Realtor could need from managing projects, opportunities, and contacts. It makes lead and pipeline management easy with a customizable lead scoring platform. You can request a demo and decide how you want to proceed after that.

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Amitree Folio

Folio attaches to your Gmail account and automatically organizes transactions, documents, and deal timelines. This gives you the ability to share with your clients. You can also sync calendars, set reminders, and even loop in service providers to make sure everyone is on the same page. It automatically detects a real estate professional’s transactions and organizes them in real-time into Smart Folders. Sign-up is free.

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Zillow Premier Agent app

Zillow Premier Agent offers a surprisingly robust free CRM real estate app that lets you import leads from Boomtown! or Realtor.com through Gmail. You can set up tasks, reminders, texts, and emails like any good CRM. Additionally, it also gives you a granular look at what your leads are searching for on Zillow in detail if you sign up for their My Agent program that makes you the only buyer’s agent your leads see on Zillow.

Zillow Premier Agent app

ProAgent Solutions

Pro Agent Solutions is a real estate app that works with you to help automatically reach out to realtors who have shown your listings. Additionally, it can get relevant timely feedback from them that you can read and pass on to your clients. You can also have Pro Agent Solutions send it along for you. If you use Supra or another electronic lockbox service, you can link your account, further automating the feedback solicitation process. Lastly, with a 30-day free trial, this is a tool that everyone should check out and see if it is worth the cost, which ranges from $3 to $50 monthly a month (paid annually).

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CONCLUSION

Working from home can make you feel isolated or like you can’t get everything that you needed to be done. Luckily, with the help of these apps and all the amazing online tools that are available. Thankfully, you are now given the ability to stay on top of all the things you need to do remotely, on your smartphone.  In conclusion, now all you have to do is choose whether to completely handle these apps yourself or delegate them to your team, or a combination of both.

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Now you have the technology, what about people to manage them?

MyOutDesk Virtual Assistants

MyOutDesk is the leading provider of virtual assistants in real estate, generating massive GCI while cutting costs. We have white-glove service and an astringently vetted talent pool. Our virtual assistants can manage your real estate apps, keep you up to date, and research upcoming technology that can give you a competitive edge in the market.

It costs up to 70% less than a traditional employee, yes you heard that right. Realtors can access IPC and GPDR compliant productivity tracking software through the MyOutDesk Client Portal with MyTimeIn timesheets. MyOutDesk Virtual Assistants have professional experience in sales, marketing, transaction coordination, operations, general administrative management, and more.

 

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The Current State (and Future) of Real Estate Listings, Insights with founders of MyOutDesk & Curaytor

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It’s A Sellers Market

Once upon a time, our CEO Daniel Ramsey had a great talk with the founder of Curaytor; Chris Smith. Curaytor is a website platform that turns listing agents into rockstars by giving them the kind of marketing assets needed to survive in today’s wild real estate market. You may have noticed the prices of homes are going up all over the place.  While some call it a bubble, various experts think it’s a new chapter that’ll last longer than you might expect. As the value of the average home goes up, buyers will typically fall into one of two categories; hesitant to buy because pricetags are daunting, or anxious to buy because investments are smart. And sellers? Well, they always just want to sell! And Curaytor is the secret real estate weapon for agents trying to connect with those sellers.

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“I’m gonna teach you how to be better at marketing, and sales”

Chris is one of the top real estate influencers in the industry and a true expert in real estate conversions. He’s worked for two billionaires (Dan Gilbert and Lou Pearlman), a near billion-dollar publicly-traded company (Move Inc.), and a startup (DotLoop) that was acquired for $108 million (by Zillow Group). Suffice to say, Chris is very experienced and highly skilled. That expertise translates over into his marketing platform built specifically for listing agents. The curated, easy, and professional experience helps agents convey their own expertise in the most attractive way possible. Prospective sellers won’t be able to resist a listing agent after getting the Curaytor facelift.

 

Talk Is Cheap, Proof is Priceless

Fun fact: Chris used his vast experience as the foundation with which he built Curaytor, without any venture capital raised, and was able to reach nearly $15 million in revenue per year. His hard work has been featured in the likes of Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and The Huffington Post. If that isn’t enough to convince you that Chris and Curaytor are worth all the hype, check out our boss interviewing him here. They talk about his real estate, marketing, and corporate experience, as well as great insight on lead generation and conversion.

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“There is a science to the sale. The way you present, and how you pitch.”

 

Bottom line; Curaytor is a listing agent’s best friend by helping them sell more homes and look great doing it. But don’t take my word for it; check out the webinar recording and learn(for free!) how you can apply his lessons to your own experience growing and scaling the real estate business. If you want to see what the MyOutDesk hype is all about, after that video, follow the link to learn more.

 

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Best Editing Software & Equipment for Starting a Podcast? – Digital Marketing 101

Broadly speaking, podcasts can be used for any kind of media files that you would like to share and distribute over the internet. Podcasts are usually audio files, and often videos. They can also be made of any digital media, including images and text.

Podcasts are generally organized into a series of episodes that may be released at a determined interval. Popular podcasts often have frequent releases and new listeners can easily catch up with older ones.

Many podcast programs are intended to be seen as analogous to radio broadcasts and were produced much like traditional radio shows.

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History of Podcasting

Fun Fact: The word ‘podcast’ is a combination of “pod” from iPod and broadcast. The concept of podcasting was invented in the 1990s as an analog to broadcasting, with the intention of using computers to send pre-recorded shows via the Internet. They started trending in the early 2000s, but they weren’t widely used until iTunes came out with its podcasting feature in 2005.

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How does producing a podcast help my business?

A podcast is a digital recording, which can be listened to at any time and shared with others. It is not constrained by the same timing as radio or television shows. In fact, it could be delivered on an infinite schedule, depending on how much time people want to spend listening. 

Producing a business-to-business B2B podcast helps to establish your brand as a leading source of expert knowledge within your market, driving up your repertoire, brand awareness, credibility, and potentially your market share. It can be listened to in a variety of ways. You could download it and listen to it on your computer. You could subscribe to the podcast so that you automatically get new episodes delivered whenever they are released.

Podcasting is also very popular on portable devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many people have a podcast app installed on their phone or tablet so that they can listen to podcasts whenever they are away from home.

For most busy people out there, being able to listen when you want to is hugely important. Radio and TV shows are constrained by a schedule, so you can’t usually watch or listen whenever it’s convenient for you. You can also consume a podcast on demand. For example, if you want to listen to the latest episode while driving in your car, you don’t have to wait for it to be aired at a particular time. You can also share podcasts with others. You could listen to the same podcast together so that you have a common interest or topic.

Imagine all the ways your media can reach those who are seeking your content. Produce media for like-minded folks like you. The more interesting your topics, the more you attract traffic to your business.

Podcasting is very top of the funnel. It’s brand awareness. Launch & scale your business today with a MyOutDesk Marketing Virtual Assistant.

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What Equipment & Software is Needed for Podcasting?


Here’s the professional equipment you need without breaking the bank:
  • Broadcast quality microphone & cables
  • Microphone stand & mount
  • Headphones
  • Audio interface / Preamp (To connect/control all the AV equipment in one place)

You can get yourself set up with this bundle:

Basic Production Software
  • Audacity (free) or Adobe Creative Suite (subscription)
Graphic Design (for podcast cover & episode thumbnails)
  • Canva (free) or Adobe Creative Suite (subscription)
Podcast Hosting
  • Soundcloud, Podbean, Buzzsprout, Simplecast, Resonate

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How to save time & money when producing a podcast for your business

 

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Content Marketing with a Virtual Assistant — every businessperson is adopting this!

The secret business strategy that sets social media moguls apart is … leveraging virtual assistants (in many cases, more than one). Virtual assistants work for you full-time at up to 70% less cost than a traditional employee. Here’s what it takes to out-compete competitors.

Even on a tight budget, you can engage in a full-time digital media presence — and save time while producing high-quality content. It’s no secret that your competitors with media steam engines are leveraging assistant labor, namely virtual assistants.

Virtual Assistants will work for you on a full-time basis without the headache of payroll, taxes, and benefits. Virtual Assistants are the powerhouse behind quality podcasts, webinars, Youtube videos, Tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram photos, and Linkedin articles!

If you want to launch a high-quality podcast, but need to protect your valued time … you can launch your podcast and upgrade your online presence with a MyOutDesk Virtual Assistant!

If you do the math, you can get UP TO 3 full-time virtual assistants for the price of one traditional assistant! Save time for more important things by hiring a MyOutDesk Virtual Assistant.

 

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Simply put, MyOutDesk equips entrepreneurs & business owners with tools, strategies, and virtual employees – and when combined, businesses have a competitive edge and find growth while efficient systems and processes are put in place.

MyOutDesk proudly provides additional free business growth guides, books, and strategy calls.

See what we are about, and schedule a free consultation with us. We’ll take the time to learn more about your business and offer solutions to foster top talent and lower operational costs for your company.

 

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MyOutDesk can save you up to 70% on employment costs
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Did You Know?  MyOutDesk’s origin story is set during the last global financial crisis of 2008. Yes, that’s right — our business started by scaling businesses with virtual assistants during a recession! Pioneers of virtual assistant services, our first client in 2008 went from five to seventeen VAs with a completely revamped organizational model in short order, and he told MyOutDesk, “Our virtual professionals have shaved $250,000 off our monthly overhead.”

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