How to Leverage Virtual Assistants to Scale Your Hosting Business—with Kim Herrlein
Summary
This article discusses how short-term rental hosts can leverage virtual assistants (VAs) to scale their business. Kim Herrlein, founder of Purveyors of Leisure, shares her experience and advises hosts on how to effectively train and manage VAs, as well as the benefits of using agencies.
Key Insights
- •Kim's team focuses on large group travel, combining the comfort of a vacation rental with the luxury of resort-style concierge services.
- •Kim recommends hiring VAs through an agency, as they help with hiring process, contracts, and educating hosts on how to best use VA’s skills.
Action Items
- ✓Create recurring questions and cheat sheets for your VAs to streamline communication.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Consider hiring virtual assistants to handle guest communication and other tasks to free up your time.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Sphere Rocket: Kim recommends hiring VAs through an agency like Sphere Rocket or Virtual Staff Finder.
- →Virtual Staff Finder: Kim recommends hiring VAs through an agency like Sphere Rocket or Virtual Staff Finder.
Watch Out For
- ⚠A common misconception about hiring Filipino VAs is that they don’t speak English well or can’t do complex tasks.
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