If you’ve already reached the point where you’ve decided that you need help in your business, then you’ve likely already researched a variety of alternatives. As the business owner, you have lots of options. Here are 7 benefits to hiring a VA to help you grow:
- Hiring an assistant will save you time. If you’re flying solo, then you are not only spending time with clients but also in all the other activities required for running a business. You are likely managing lots of activities such as your email and other communications, your social media, your client intake and scheduling, and much more. Once you hire an assistant, you can delegate many of these tasks completely to an assistant to free you up to do more of what you love.
- Hiring an assistant will save you money. Time is money so this is somewhat a repeat of #1 above. Here’s the truth: you are not an expert at everything. Let go of doing the things that you’re not great at and focus on what you are. An assistant who is familiar with doing newsletters, for example, can probably knock out that weekly email newsletter in short order rather than spending an afternoon in frustration trying to get the font right. Saving time is saving money. Want more than just time=money? When you have an assistant as an independent contractor, you don’t pay benefits or employer taxes for them. This can be a HUGE savings over a year’s time.
- Hiring an assistant will give you peace of mind. When you have an assistant, you can stop worrying about whether they got their paperwork or their appointment reminder or their invoice. You then can focus on the work you do for them. This is just one example of how delegating can free up your mind and offer you a peace you may not even know is possible.
- Source from a global talent pool. When you hire a virtual assistant, you are not limited to the talent that is only available in your local geographic area. Instead, you can expand your search to literally anywhere on Earth which means that you can get the best of the best. If you require someone with specific skills or knowledge, you are more likely to get the perfect fit when you can expand your search beyond your backyard.
- No extra space required. Whether they work 1 hour or 40 hours a week, hiring someone local requires a space for them to work. If your office won’t support any more bodies, you’ll have to investigate renting space which can be costly.
- No extra equipment required. If you’re going virtual, you don’t have to buy an extra computer, an extra desk, an extra chair, etc. Virtual assistants already have those items as part of their own business.
- Time billed is time worked. When you have an assistant, who works with you locally, they are ‘on the clock’ from the time they walk into the door until they leave that day apart from a lunch break. A virtual assistant works a bit differently. They start the timer when they are doing a task for you and end the timer when that task is complete. You don’t pay for bathroom breaks or personal calls. You simply pay for work being done. You’d be surprised at how much can be done in only 5-10 hours a month by a virtual assistant!
Please reach out to me if you have any questions about hiring a VA.
