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A guide to creating your own virtual assistant.

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The Fake Assistant Cheat Sheet

A guide to creating your own virtual assistant.

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eunicedith
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THE ASSISTANT
withAmy Landino
FAKE
THE ASSISTANT

Not employing a team doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some


of the benefits of having a little extra help in your business.
Not only will these tips and tricks save you time and help you
to gatekeep who and when someone speaks directly with
the “boss”, they’ll also help you prep systems and standards
that you can easily pass on to a real assistant when you’re
ready to hire one!

CHECK OUT MY TIKTOK ON THIS HACK!

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FAKE
THE ASSISTANT

STEP 1.
Get a vanity email address/domain.
See example below:

Your Name

[email protected]

Your Company Name

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 2.
In addition to your own email, make a new
email inbox with the name@ or hello@ your
company vanity domain. This is your assistant’s
email address.

Random Name

[email protected]

Your Company Name

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 3.
Name your assistant! It can be anything you like!

Some options might be…


Your middle name
Your pet’s name
A name you always loved the idea of
A celebrity you admire

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 4.
Congrats! You’re hired! You've officially hired your
first ever "employee" a.k.a. yourself.

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 5.
Create folders to organize your “assistant’s” mail.
Save yourself some time later by creating a
system to organize your email.
Some suggestions include:
Scheduling
Sales
Client onboarding
The easier it is for your next assistant to
navigate the inbox, the more likely they will be
able to research the best approach to
communicating on your behalf and take less of
your time in training.

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 6.
Familiarize yourself with your email’s features
scheduled emails, signatures, snoozing mail,
etc. are great ways to maintain your sanity
and…the illusion.

Sincerely,

Olivia
Executive Assistant at GATLUW House

BONUS TIP: When you send a truly exceptional email,


save it as a template for your future real assistant to use!

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 7.
Start answering your emails as your assistant.
It is highly recommended that you set
certain times per day to do this and
calendar block your time accordingly.
Watch this calendar blocking tutorial!

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THE ASSISTANT

STEP 8.
When you do hire a real assistant, while they
are onboarding your fake assistant is “leaving”
the company.
Onboard your new (real) assistant with
their own name@company address, give
them access to the old inbox, and
autoforward new emails to the new
assistant.
When people email looking for the fake
assistant, simply let them know there’s
been a transition in the team and that they
can now contact [Name].

Now go crush it with your new team!


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THE FAKE ASSISTANT

withAmy Landino

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