When it comes to maximizing efficiency as a small company owner, among the first considerations is to successfully delegate tasks that you don’t need to complete yourself. With so many duties to complete to manage (and ultimately expand) a business, reliable assistance is essential. Unfortunately, not all business owners want or require the expense and commitment of full-time employees. Virtual assistants (VAs) can free many productive small company owners of the weight of daily tasks, allowing them to focus on activities that expand their businesses.
Consider employing one—or more—virtual assistants if you need to get more done right immediately but don’t have the means or willingness to hire additional staff. Here’s why you should hire a virtual assistant, what they can do for you, where to locate one, how much they could charge, and what to avoid.
The Advantages of Working with a Virtual Assistant
Do you wonder whether a virtual assistant would be a better partner for your small business? Here are five of the most significant advantages of hiring their services.
Strategic Considerations
As a result of your small business’s growing challenges, you have undoubtedly become used to taking a “do it yourself” approach to management. There is not much time for big picture thinking about strategy and direction when you are spending working 100-hour weeks on small tasks. Delegating tasks to a virtual assistant allows you to focus on new projects, significant decisions, or ingenious ways to grow your business.
Develop a Personal Business Contact
When you are entrusting a big task or sharing a big role with someone – in this case a virtual assistant, you are building a personal business relationship.
It is normal for a virtual assistant to focus on easy tasks, like collecting and date entry, managing emails, or planning trips. But as your relationship with them grows, they will mature into a reliable and dependable partner in your business. With enough time and trust, you might ask your virtual assistant to take on more of your work tasks so you can focus on other things.
Reduced Effort
As your business grows, you will almost certainly require help. Find out how much you can spend to get important administrative tasks done, and then hire a virtual assistant who can work within those limits. You would not have to worry about tax compliances, benefits, or being locked into long-term contracts.
Rely on a Pro
As the business grows, more skills are becoming available to virtual assistants. Most virtual assistants have worked in website development, marketing, lead generation, copywriting, social media, human resources, or even accounting for years. While being hands-on is a praise-worthy trait of most business owners, it is not necessarily a good thing especially if it counts in more time and mistakes due to the lack of expertise and knowledge to complete a certain role.
A virtual assistant could accomplish jobs in an effective manner that you or other members of the team are not really that confident about handling, so relieving some of the pressure that is being placed on everyone else.
More Time to Do the Things You Enjoy
When you are trying to run a business, it might seem like there is a never-ending stream of annoying emails, phone calls, meetings, and appointments. These things may rapidly start eating up your spare time, leaving you with less time to deal with the vital matters.
A virtual assistant is a helping hand and extra support to reduce your workload so you can take the time off you deserve. Your business should not take away you from your personal life; you should enjoy both your work and your personal life.
Virtual assistants can make your professional (and personal) life easier and help you set up a work environment where you do not have to worry about much. This makes more chances for your business to grow and improve.
Duties Can Be Carried Out By Your Virtual Assistant
VAs support small businesses of all sizes with a wide range of tasks, from daily, repetitive tasks to more specialized projects and activities, like creating and maintaining websites and running online marketing campaigns. Of course, the level of skill needed and the amount you pay your VA will depend on the tasks you want them to do for you.
A virtual assistant (VA) could help with any of the following:
- Setting up calendar and appointments
- Booking and planning travels
- Event management tasks
- Email management
- Data entry and updating databases
- Proofreading and editing
- Handling of customer service
- Calling sales prospects to follow up on them
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Social media content creation and scheduling
- Writing and editing pictures for blog posts and social media posts
- Generating and organizing digital marketing assets
- Website maintenance and updating
VALUE Virtual Assistants supports business owners by providing efficient virtual assistants from a variety of fields and specialties. We have service assistants who could work full-time and help your business grow.
If you have not thought about hiring a VALUE virtual assistant yet or still have questions, you can find more information by booking a free discovery call with us with the BOOK NOW button below.
