# 10 Tasks You Can Delegate to a VA Today

> Founders often overthink delegation. Here are 10 tasks that are perfect for VAs—many can start today. ## Administrative 1. **Email management**: Sorting, filtering, drafting responses to common questions 2. **Calendar management**: Scheduling meetings, timezone coordination, pre…

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Published: 2026-04-10
Category: Delegation
Author: Orca Team

Founders often overthink delegation. Here are 10 tasks that are perfect for VAs—many can start today.

## Administrative
1. **Email management**: Sorting, filtering, drafting responses to common questions
2. **Calendar management**: Scheduling meetings, timezone coordination, prep work
3. **Travel planning**: Flights, hotels, itinerary coordination

## Customer Support
4. **First-tier support**: Answering common questions, ticketing systems
5. **FAQ management**: Creating and updating documentation

## Finance & Operations
6. **Invoice tracking and follow-ups**: Sending invoices, tracking payments
7. **Expense organization**: Categorizing receipts, reconciling cards
8. **Meeting notes**: Recording, transcribing, action item tracking

## Content & Marketing
9. **Social media scheduling**: Queuing posts, engaging with comments
10. **Newsletter management**: List cleaning, scheduling sends, basic formatting

## Why These?
These tasks are:
- **High volume**: They eat time without requiring deep context
- **Well-defined**: Clear inputs and outputs
- **Delegable**: VAs don't need deep domain knowledge
- **High ROI**: You reclaim 5–10 hours/week immediately

**Start with 2–3 tasks** that frustrate you most, document your current process, and hand them off. You'll be amazed at how quickly you get time back.