One of the best ways to increase your productivity is to delegate.
If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, you can delegate to a virtual assistant (VA).
But how can a virtual assistant help your business?
By hiring a virtual assistant, you can increase your productivity and do more of what YOU’RE good at and what YOU love doing.
They can help you save time, money, and your sanity!
There’s a lot to do when you’re running a business. You wear a lot of different hats.
But if you’re new to the online business world, there’s also a lot to learn! It can be SO overwhelming! 😰
You may not want to or be able to hire a full-time employee to help you out.
Or you may not want to take the time to train someone to help you out.
These are good reasons to hire a virtual assistant to help you in your business.
A virtual assistant is more than a secretary or administration assistant. They have specialized skills that can help you increase your revenue by working less.
They take on certain tasks to allow you to work on profit and relationship building that will move your business FORWARD! ⏩
There are virtual assistants with different skill sets and knowledge but generally fall into these categories:
The General Virtual Assistant
A general virtual assistant is like an administrative assistant. They will assist you with routine and repetitive tasks that are important to keep your business running.
This is a good place to start if you’ve never used a VA before.
Some of their tasks are…
- Managing email – not all the email messages you receive need your attention. And some can be sent a canned response. Let a VA help you sort your emails and develop canned responses that can be used in your business.
- Book travel arrangements – let a VA spend the time on the phone with the airline or travel agent so you can focus on other things.
- Calendar management – a VA can spot and resolve conflicts or make the necessary confirmations for scheduled meetings.
- Booking appointments – a VA can make the phone calls or send email requests on your behalf to book any appointments or meetings you desire. They’ll find a time that works best for all parties.
- Customer service – a VA can help decrease your customer response time by being available and replying to common customer questions.
- Data entry and research – data is essential for making better business decisions. But it can take a lot of time to capture and organize all the necessary data. Your VA can put together data reports that are easy to consume to help you quickly access the information you need.
The Creative Virtual Assistant
Creative virtual assistants help your business with skills on the creative side such as designing, writing, and managing projects.
These tasks can be time consuming for you but are easy to delegate.
Some of their tasks are…
- Managing social media – they can create your profile, post on your behalf, reply to comments, engage on your posts, or help you manage a group.
- Editing and proofreading blog posts, articles, emails, newsletters, etc. – you’ll want to make sure any of your content is error free to help keep your good image intact.
- Writing blog posts, articles, emails, newsletters, sales pages, ghostwriting, social media profiles, etc. – effective writing can take a lot of time and energy. A specialized VA can help you create more content for your business visibility.
- Creating images for your blog, social media, website, presentations, etc. – images help your content be more enjoyable to consume and pleasing to view. The right images can add to the point and value of your content.
- Designing newsletters, eBooks, graphics, flyers, brochures, etc. – VAs who specialize in design can help your content be easily consumed and digested.
- Managing virtual events, product launches, projects, etc. – all these can take time and special skills. The right VA can help you be more successful with less overwhelm.
The Techie Virtual Assistant
Techie VAs help with technical aspects of your business.
This is where a lot of entrepreneurs and small business owners get stuck. Don’t let it hold you back –Delegate it!
Some of the services they provide are…
- Managing your email service provider – some email systems can be complicated. There are VAs that specialize in this area and may have a certain system that is their expertise.
- Developing, designing, and maintaining websites – even though websites are less complex than they used to be, they still need expertise to be truly effective.
- Designing landing pages and opt-in pages – a skilled VA in this area will increase the success of your pages.
- Setting up and maintaining online courses – another time suck which a trained and experienced VA can assist with and free up your time.
- Setting up and maintaining membership sites – membership sites can be profitable but need regular attention. Let a VA help you make your site more successful.
- Managing affiliate programs – a successful affiliate program can skyrocket your revenue.
- Editing video and audio – Don’t waste your time learning how to do this when there are specialized VAs who can help.
Who Can Benefit From Hiring A Virtual Assistant?
All things considered, if you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, you can certainly benefit from hiring a virtual assistant.
Here are some common types of business owners that use VAs…
- Authors
- Speakers
- Business coaches
- Life coaches
- Health coaches
- Alternative health practitioners
- Online retailers
- Real estate agents
- Online business owners
- Startup businesses
How Do Virtual Assistants Charge?
Since most virtual assistants are business owners themselves, they choose how they work and how they charge.
So just like they have different skills and services, they also have different ways they charge.
Basically, the more experienced and specialized the VA is, the higher their rates will be.
Generally, here are the most common ways they charge…
- By the hour – most general VAs will charge by the hour. An average rate at this level is about $25 per hour.
- Packages – some VAs will offer packages where you buy a bundle of hours. The more you purchase, the better the deal.
- Retainer – you can hire some VAs on retainer which will get you priority status and more access to your VA. These fees will be somewhat higher.
- By the project – this is where the VA has special projects they offer and a set price per the project. For instance, if they are setting up your social media platforms, they will charge one flat fee to accomplish that.
Benefits Of Hiring A Virtual Assistant
Obviously, there are many benefits to using a virtual assistant.
Besides saving you time and money, here are some other benefits to consider…
- No physical space is required. Most VAs are self-employed who work remotely from their own space using their own equipment. Today’s technologies make it easy to work and stay connected regardless of location.
- No benefits to pay for. Since VAs are self-employed and not a full-time hired employee, they are responsible for their own benefits and employment taxes.
- No overtime to pay. You only pay a VA for the services you need and use. You don’t pay by the hour so you don’t have to worry about overtime pay. Each VA may charge differently, so be sure you understand how they charge.
- Expertise. You hire a VA with the expertise you need. This could mean that you have multiple VAs. Because the skills and knowledge vary so much among VAs, you could have a different VA for each expertise needed to run your business.
- More efficiencies. Inefficiencies cost businesses 20-23 percent of their annual revenue! 😲 Many business owners don’t take the time to establish good processes and procedures to work at a high level of efficiency for the day-to-day operations. A VA can help you do this. And once it’s all in place, your VA will most likely be more efficient at routine tasks than you are.
- More freedom. Hiring a VA to handle your daily operations or tasks that aren’t in your area of expertise will allow you to focus on your specialty skill, developing relationships, and growing your business. You have better things to do than entering data into a spreadsheet or scouring your email until 2am. Am I right?!
Hiring A Virtual Assistant Is One Of The Best Ways To Help Move Your Business Forward
Above all, it’s also one of the least expensive ways. It’s even less risky than hiring and training an employee!
A VA can be your strategic partner who helps you be more productive and helps you ADD to your bottom line.
You started your business to work on your passion. So why are you spending time doing your own bookkeeping or data entry? 🤷♀️
Don’t stay stuck in the day-to-day operations of your business or not being able to figure out how to move forward.
You know you want more. Be more. Do more.
You want to get to the next level.
You want to grow your company.
Can you afford to stay stuck? 🤔
NO! Stagnation will NOT help your business succeed.
It will only help it die. 😩
You Need To Hire A Virtual Assistant
All things considered, you need to move forward.
You need to take the next step.
You’ll be amazed at how much more you can accomplish with a VA on your team.
The investment will be worth it to see your business succeed! 🎉
Stop wasting time learning the ins and outs or struggling with trial and error.
Don’t sacrifice your sanity trying to do ALL the things required to run your business yourself.
With a VA at your side, you’ll feel less stressed and relieved to have more focus. Plus, you’ll get to work on the things in your business that move the needle forward. 👍
But this is your time, your business, your decision. Only you can make the decision of whether to hire a virtual assistant.
Think about where you WANT your business to be one year from now. Can you take it there without help? ❓
What is the cost of your lack of focus and lost productivity? 💸
What should you really be spending your time on instead of administrative work?
What could you do if you had more time and weren’t so overwhelmed?
What Others Have Said About Hiring A Virtual Assistant
“Finding an assistant who not only completes tasks successfully but also enjoys doing so has made it possible for me to take even more off my plate than I had anticipated.” ~Noah of Structure Studios
“My VA has been amazing for me. Not just helping me get the things done that I need done. She has brought in expertise and experience in digital marketing and understanding in building my personal brand that I didn’t have on my own.” ~Lisa, Author
“I have been using a virtual executive assistant now for over a year. It’s one of the best business decisions I have ever made. My assistant has enabled me to focus on what I do best and less of what I either don’t do well or don’t enjoy.” ~Michael, author and online business owner
Read my personal testimonials of people who have worked with me over the years.
Hiring A Virtual Assistant For Your Team Is Easy And Manageable
It’s also necessary to get you to the next level.
After all, it isn’t an expense, it’s an investment in your business and in the lifestyle you crave.
The time is NOW.
You and your business are worth it! 🙌
At this point, the best way to get started is to schedule a free 15-minute discovery call with me.
We’ll review your needs, your frustrations, and your goals for your business. And I’ll add any value I can and answer any questions you have about working together.
If I can help, I’ll be happy to provide a no-obligation quote. And if not, I may be able to refer you to someone in my network who can.
I’d love to help you achieve your business goals and to make your dreams become a reality.🤩
Don’t try to do it alone any longer. Click below to get started and let’s grow your business together!
