Using Virtual Assistants To Offload Your Daily Tasks

One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that freedom to do your own thing. But when you find that you have to do everything yourself, it no longer feels enjoyable—just exhausting. 

When you find that your days are being consumed with administrative tasks rather than the venture you began, it might be time to consider hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA).

Virtual assistants work remotely and can handle tedious office chores that may overwhelm you. They may even have more experience at them than you do. They can manage your email, so you aren’t wasting your time weeding through spam or missing important messages. Maintaining a social presence in media can be very time-consuming, but necessary, and a VA can help with that too. So much can be handled remotely now including accounting, telemarketing, data entry, customer service, website development, marketing, payroll, and billing, to name a few. It makes sense to hire someone so you can use your time to actually work on your business. 

You may feel that your business is too small to justify hiring an assistant, but without having the time to devote to taking it to the next level, it will always be small. Think about it. Would you rather focus on the big picture or have to learn every nuance of Excel and HTML coding? 

Money can be a factor in your decisions to hire someone, especially if your business isn’t busy year-round. Virtual assistants normally work hourly, and can be hired temporarily or on a month-to-month basis. Also, VAs are freelance employees, meaning that they’re responsible for their own taxes and insurance. Because they work remotely, you won’t have to provide office space and equipment.

How do you go about hiring someone? First ask for recommendations from your friends or colleagues. Many virtual assistants work for multiple clients and are always looking for a little more work. There are many websites that allow you to search for applicants or post a job listing. You have the flexibility of hiring someone from the U.S. or even from another part of the world. This can be handy if you’d like an assistant in another time zone. We use onlinejobs.ph.

You started your own business so you could be in charge. Outsourcing those tasks that take up your valuable time can make you feel like a boss.