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Marvin Mitchell: Making a 20x ROI with Virtual Assistants!

Financial Planning, MOD Virtual Assistants, Testimonials

Marvin is a top-ranked, nationally recognized financial advisor with a focus on helping people invest & save more wisely for their golden years. As the founder of Compass Retirement Solutions, his team leverages MyOutDesk virtual assistants for both administrative & inside sales roles, and on average, they’re making him over a 20x ROI – and sometimes even more.

“My virtual assistant made me $43,000 in commissions less than half an hour ago, so if you’re still on the fence about hiring one, my advice is: just do it. The ROI on our virtual assistants is amazing – it’s definitely going to finish the year over 20x…”

Marvin isn’t just leveraging his ISAs for prospecting: he’s also using them to prequalify prospects, which saves his team of advisors countless hours – and lets them focus on advising only qualified prospects who are ready to take advantage of his expertise. This is only one of the many strategies Marvin has used to grow his business into the #3 financial advising firm in the United States. Take Marvin’s advice: just do it! Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now!

Marvin grew up in a working-class family in St. Louis, with little money. The first in his family to earn a college degree, Marvin put his law school education on hold to help care for his grandmother after she was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Marvin soon discovered that, although his grandmother had worked her whole life, she was still susceptible to financial turmoil as a result of poor financial advice and a stock market crash. Inspired to help other, hardworking retirees, Marvin became a broker for a large financial institution in 2005 before founding Compass Retirement Solutions.

“Once we get that lead, that’s where my MyOutDesk virtual assistants come in – they’re following up on those leads, getting them on our calendar and making our time more efficient. It saves us literally hundreds hours of time because we don’t have to skim through all of those individuals to find the most qualified people – and it’s changed our average case size from $325,000 to over $850,000!”

In 2016, he received the Salute to Business Excellence Award as voted by the St. Louis American Newspaper, and also that year, he was an honored recipient of the St. Louis County NAACP Distinguished Legacy Award. Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now, and drill down on doing your one thing to the absolute best of your abilities.

December 23, 2020/by Jeremy

Work from Home Experts tell all: How to effectively SAVE & SCALE your operations with Career Virtual Assistants

MOD Virtual Assistants

From marketing to administrative tasks and even sales, the help of Virtual Assistants offers a ton of benefits. The demand for virtual assistants is multiplying. To help you make the best decision for your business, understand the benefits of virtual assistants here.

(To learn more about virtual assistants, schedule a FREE Business Strategy call with MyOutDesk today!)

Top talent Virtual Assistants bring you a huge return on investment.
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These are compelling reasons to hire a virtual assistant, and for many jobs ranging from administrative work to telemarketing, a Virtual Assistant working remotely is a perfect fit. Here’s what career Virtual Assistants know they contribute when working full-time with clients.

1. Increased flexibility

Regardless of the industry, you’ll experience incredibly busy periods, as well as slower periods. Your goals may also change throughout the year, impacting the types of tasks that need to be addressed. In order to achieve this level of flexibility, a virtual assistant is an ideal solution.

This strategy will allow you to pinpoint opportunities that’ll likely lead to increased productivity and growth — all while you continue to develop new growth ideas and techniques.

MyOttDesk Virtual Assistants are selected through a stringent talent-matching process. They are a professional talent pool with experience serving real estate, healthcare, finance, commerce, utilities, and much more!

MyOutDesk can save you up to 70% on employment costs

2. Cost-saving strategies

When considering hired help, you must compare the potential cost-saving benefits associated with a virtual assistant. When hiring a full-time employee, you’ll need to consider costs related to onboarding, benefits, and other hidden costs.

In contrast, a virtual assistant can help you overcome busy periods without needing to pay someone during slower periods. Although you’ll still need to pay for their services, a virtual assistant is an investment — the type of investment that can significantly boost long-term revenue.

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3. Enhanced efficiency

The old saying, “Two heads are better than one,” could not be closer to the truth. When hiring a virtual assistant to address x, y, and z, those tasks no longer require your attention. Learning to delegate such tasks is one of the most effective ways to boost overall efficiency.

Also, a virtual assistant can help you become much more organized so that you can easily access the files and documents you need when you need them. From bookkeeping to CRM management, a virtual assistant will provide the level of support you need.

4. Consistent customer service

Some weeks seem as though they are hitting like a ton of bricks. As you try to catch up, prospective business is not addressed as it should be. Whether following up with last week’s clients or are sending out client documentation, you can INSTEAD spend your time on more dollar-productive activities and leave the rest to a mighty Virtual Assistant.

In turn, your clients/customers are not getting the attention they expect — and your business could suffer. Virtual assistants can address all of your customers’ questions and concerns, all while you focus on driving your business forward.

5. Greater lead generation

Just imagine being able to grow your client list while you strengthen your relationship with current clients. Perhaps you have a contact list that you have not yet used for marketing purposes? If so, a virtual assistant could create an email or telemarketing campaign to gain more leads and, in turn, grow your client list.

If routine, non-dollar productive tasks are steering your business into a rut, it’s time to eliminate these tasks off your plate. MyOutDesk has been serving business professionals across the country for over 13 years, becoming one of the top service providers in virtual assistant services.

Survive and Thrive

We are here only for your success. That’s why we are offering zero-obligation strategy calls with free access to our guides and books.

Schedule your free business strategy call today. We’ll map out a plan for attaining:

The CEO Mindset. Lead by example, double down, and gain market share.
Refreshed value. Understand what people want and need now, and how your business can respond to these demands.
Becoming an exceptional force – all while reducing operational costs. Reduce operational costs with virtual assistants, a forgivable expense through the SBA. Restructure to a remote workspace and create new plans with a CEO’s mindset.

MyOutDesk brings you 13 years of recession-tackling knowledge. We are committed to supporting your continued drive to champion a thriving business and support your local community during the COVID-19 health crisis. Schedule a free strategy call today.

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May 1, 2020/by Jeremy

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URGENT: “Shelter In Place” Remote Work Webinar!

MOD Virtual Assistants, Webinars

Nobody knows remote work like MyOutDesk. Watch this exclusive webinar event to give you complete, step-by-step instructions to take your business remote!

Watch now & download our free how-to guide below!

This week, California implemented a “Shelter In Place” policy, locking down the Bay Area to everything but essential businesses. Washington State has done the same, closing restaurants, bars, gyms, and schools – with other states soon to follow. Make no mistake: for most businesses, this will be a forced transition to a virtual/remote work environment, so prepare now for a smooth, seamless transition! Also, to get the knowledge, support & staffing you need to go fully remote, schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now!

MyOutDesk has thousands of clients & virtual assistants across the world working in a virtual environment, giving us 13 years of experience in virtual & remote workplace environments – and in this exclusive, upcoming live webinar, we’re going to be walking you through EXACTLY how to take your business remote during the COVID-19 crisis.

This must-watch webinar event is presented as a community service by MyOutDesk to help you prepare, transition, and keep your business going during our current economic uncertainty.

What You’ll Learn In This Webinar

How Remote Work Differs From In-Office Work
Fundamental Steps To Get Setup To Go Remote
How To Prepare Your Employees Mentally
How to Prospect & Hold Sales Calls Remotely
How to Avoid Client Cancelations (Key Objection Handlers)
Beginning & End Of Day Productivity Reports
Voip Vs. Traditional Phone Systems, What To Use & How To Setup
Remote Video-Conferencing Software: What To Use, When & How To Use It
Team Chat Software: How To Effectively Setup & Manage A Team Chat Environment
Personal Communications Solutions: Facetime, iMessage, Skype & Messenger
Remote Documents & Signatures: Docusign, FedEx & More
Remote Productivity: Time Blocking, Managing Family & Work Responsibilities)
Naming Conventions For Share Files & Folders
Productivity (Time Blocking, How To Manage Your Time)
File Sharing Solutions for Remote Teams
Important Checklists, Guides & To-Do Lists
Using ScheduleOnce For Meeting Management
How To Run A Virtual Meeting
Task Management Solutions To Stay Organized

In Chinese, the word “crisis” means danger + opportunity. In today’s market, agile businesses will adapt to new rules & challenges of the remote workplace & rise to the top of the market, while brick & mortar competitors continue to struggle & lose market share. Which of these would you prefer to be?

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Virtually any professional services business can go remote: from real estate to telemedicine. The question is how to do it quickly & effectively. MyOutDesk is your partner in going remote – schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now and let us help you!

March 18, 2020/by Tim

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Marvin Mitchell: How Financial Advisors Scale With Virtual Assistants

Administrative, Financial Planning, Webinars

Marvin Mitchell is the founder of Compass Retirement Solutions, a top-ranked, nationally recognized financial advisor on a mission: to help people invest & save more wisely to have the financial security they need in their golden years. In this exclusive interview, you’ll learn Marvin’s strategies for business growth & savings, along with the strategies he’s used to growing his business into the #3 financial advising firm in the United States.

For Marvin, achieving success hasn’t been easy: he overcome a difficult childhood & numerous family responsibilities with optimism, hope, and hard work – and he learned along the way that building systems is the key to success. In this interview, you’ll learn how he went from working in the business to working on it, and how virtual assistants helped him get there. Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now!

Marvin has dedicated his career to helping those in or near retirement protect their retirement portfolio. He believes in safety first, keeping it simple while earning a reasonable rate of return.

A St. Louis native, Mitchell is passionate about giving back to his local community. He and his team at Compass Retirement Solutions spend extra hours volunteering, donating college scholarship money for lower-income students, and contributing to breast cancer awareness and education. Mitchell served as vice president of leadership development for Urban League Young Professionals of St. Louis and is a former board member of United4Children.

In 2016, he received the Salute to Business Excellence Award as voted by the St. Louis American Newspaper. Also in 2016, Marvin was an honored recipient of the St. Louis County NAACP Distinguished Legacy Award.

Marvin can be heard weekly hosting his financial and economic radio talk show, “Re-thinking Retirement” on NewsTalk 97.1 FM, and seen hosting Four on 4 – Your Retirement on News Channel 4. Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now, and drill down on doing your one thing to the absolute best of your abilities.

February 26, 2020/by Tim

Erin McCormick-Torres: Focus On Your One Thing & Give The Rest Away!

Administrative, Inside Sales, Marketing, MOD Virtual Assistants, Real Estate, Testimonials

Erin McCormick-Torres is the Chief Operating Officer at Hergenrother Realty – the #4 top-ranked RealTrends team in America. What’s her secret to success? MyOutDesk virtual assistants! Her organization leverages them to dominate the Burlington, Vermont market with over 2,000 transactions a year.

“I actually don’t like personally the word delegate. I prefer leverage, because I think it speaks to opportunity. When you view it as I’m not giving this person a this task because I’m too good for it – I’m giving them them an opportunity to contribute. It’s a growth opportunity for someone else on my team, and it allows me to be freed up for things that are dollar producing.”

Erin believes that every successful agent has what Gary Keller calls their “one thing” – and if they’re wasting time on paperwork & repetitive administrative tasks, it takes them away from doing what really matters: the dollar productive opportunities that generate new business.

That’s why Erin has implemented MOD virtual assistants throughout the Hergenrother organization – supporting agents, brokers & executives with administrative expertise to allow them to focus on what matters. If you’d like to learn how to leverage virtual assistants in your business, learn how MyOutDesk can help boost your productivity for a fraction of the cost of in-house staff! Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now!

As Chief Operating Officer for Adam Hergenrother Companies, Erin oversees listing management, transaction coordination, finance, marketing, client care, and agent services. She also works on branding and positioning, lead generation strategies, content development, and overall marketing strategies for Adam Hergenrother Training, BlackRock Construction, Adam Hergenrother Foundation, and Keller Williams Vermont.

“Look really hard at your calendar, because if its filled up with tasks that aren’t actually income producing then it’s time for you to hire. By eliminating six hours of things on your calendar that don’t matter by hiring a virtual professional, you can use that time purposefully to generate more business – and you’re going to pay for that leverage many, many times over.”

Outside of her COO role, Erin is also a licensed Realtor, runs the popular Vermont blog Travel Like a Local: Vermont just published her first book and enjoys consulting with Vermont businesses on marketing, branding, and audience acquisition strategies. She handles a lot of tasks, but she doesn’t do it alone: her virtual assistants support her 100% of the way, giving her the ability to apply her expertise to top-level tasks that make a difference!

It comes down to leverage: if you don’t have it in your business, get it now! Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session now, and drill down on doing your one thing to the absolute best of your abilities.

February 21, 2020/by Tim

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10x Your Real Estate Business! From 40 to 400 Listings with Knolly Williams

MOD Virtual Assistants, Real Estate

Do you want to learn from industry leader Knolly Williams about listing success? Do you want to know how to focus on your listings and get your business to thrive? Knolly Williams has helped Realtors® all over the nation get the life they deserve with training geared to getting more listings and making more profit while working 30 hours a week or less. Watch this exclusive webinar and get his eBook called “Why Focus on Listings?”— a curated excerpt from his book “Success with Listings,” as well as three training/coaching videos.

Knolly Williams has been featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, Newsweek, and over 300 newspapers worldwide. He is an Author, Trainer, National Speaker, Entrepreneur, Real Estate Broker, and Pastor of the Front Row Church. Knolly has been a consistent top-performing Real Estate Broker and has coached tens of thousands of people worldwide, and his vision is to see you living your life to your fullest potential.

Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session today and find out how a MyOutDesk Virtual Assistant can support you to boost your business.

Building a Listings Pillar for your Real Estate Business

When you’re talking about listings, the first thing you have to do to succeed in the game is to decide that listings are what you want. Listings aren’t what every agent wants. Some agents love working with buyers. What’s the number one way to get more buyers? That’s to have more listings. The more listings you have, the more buyers you’re going to have; if you will focus on listings and make that your primary focus, make that your one thing in the real estate game, it will reward you with the life of your dreams. What do we mean by the life of your dreams? This means, how would you like to make a quarter million or more a year, take several vacations a year and be debt-free?

Your Sphere of influence

After talking to many people, Knolly says that taking a blended approach works best. Knowing the place and space for spending on buying leads, marketing, buying ads, etc., is essential to building that listings pillar in your business. The reality is you don’t have to pay for leads until you’re maximizing every single opportunity that you currently have. That means, number one, utilizing your sphere of influence. Seven out of 10 people that you close will be people in your sphere. So that’s 70% of your paycheck. So if you’re going to make 100,000 this year, 70,000 will come from that one bucket. This also means getting referrals from your sphere of influence and getting reviews as well. Your sphere of influence is your first and most powerful arsenal in your business. Once you realize it and start utilizing it, you are well on your way to that dream life. The first answer is never to spend. As we mentioned early, there is a time and space where that will be needed. Leveraging your sphere of influence correctly is important. You want to make sure that you have exhausted every opportunity and wrangle every bit of business you can from here before you even consider any other strategy.

Creating a Cause

The business has to have a heart. Creating a cause behind your business will not only help it thrive, but it will give you a purpose and a greater sense of achievement. People who do business usually love people and are not simply driven by sales but by a love for serving others. Connecting with other people to drive towards a similar goal that serves a greater good is a great way to make connections and expand your sphere of influence.

Be Accountable

Creating a cause and working with your sphere of influence creates accountability for yourself and your business. While earning that money to go on your vacations is great, knowing that you are accountable for things beyond your wealth is a great driving motivation. By being accountable, you have a driving force that goes beyond just sales, and this will cause you and the people in your sphere to be more inspired.

Leveraging a Virtual Assistant for your Listings

There are 46 steps in every listing, but you only have to do three of those steps as a listing specialist. That means over 90% of all the activities can be delegated to someone else. And who is that someone else? A Virtual Assistant!

Now keep in mind that a virtual assistant isn’t a “plug and play” device – it will take time and patience to get your VA keyed into the point where they can function with minimal supervision. However, investing time in training your virtual assistant will produce excellent results. MyOutDesk is unique in that we offer a substantial support system for all our virtual assistant services. Not only is there intensive training before we endorse them to any client, but throughout the course of their career, they have a team of people in place to help with additional training they might need, to act as a resource for all the tasks they need to accomplish and to interact with you and ensure that you and your business are seeing the benefits to having your virtual assistant on your team.

Anything and everything that an employee can do without being physically present can be done by your real estate virtual assistant. Three major areas that they can be utilized in are marketing, administrative work, and sales calls. With all of these different aspects being handled for you, you can truly take the time to focus on constantly excelling at what you do best.

Schedule your Double My Business Strategy Session today and find out how a MyOutDesk Virtual Assistant can support you to boost your business.

October 29, 2019/by Abby