Always busy? Find yourself wishing for a few extra hours in the day, or days in the week? It’s time to do yourself a favour and hire a Virtual Assistant!
Signs That You're Ready For Help
- You’ve been tearing your hair out for a half an hour, trying to figure out how to format that document you’ve been preparing.
- You have certain tasks that you always put on the long finger because you hate doing them.
- You find that you’re spending more time on the behind-the-scenes of your business than on growing your business, or than on doing the thing that got you into business in the first place.
- There are certain times of the year or month that you are just swamped.
- Your family are starting to refer to your picture in the hallway to remind themselves what you look like.
Ringing any bells? If so, it’s definitely time to consider a little help. You have some options:
Your Business Needs Help - You Have Options
- Employ someone part- or full-time.
- Hire a temp for a while until you feel like you’re back on track.
- Partner with a Virtual Assistant.
The first two options are definitely valid routes. Of course, you might not have quite enough work to justify taking on an employee. Also, you’re concerned about adding to your payroll and all that would entail – holiday pay, sick pay, PAYE, additional equipment such as a desk, computer, phoneline…
So, maybe a temp from an agency is the way to go? Except you have to pay the agency fees and, after you’ve spent all that time training them, you’re unlikely to receive the same person if you require help in the future. Again, you’ll need to make sure you have a space for them to work, along with the equipment they’ll need…
A Virtual Assistant - The Solution You Need?
If you’ve come across this post, you’ve likely at least heard of a Virtual Assistant, or VA – a freelance business support professional who can support your business off-site, how and when you need it, and with whom you can establish an amazing and collaborative working relationship.
- You only pay for productive time - a VA's coffee break is on their own dime.
- Increased flexibility - no need to carry dead weight when you're not busy.
- A skilled professional in your corner.
- No hidden costs - pay for the work you need done, when you need it done.
Check out what kind of tasks you should give your Virtual Assistant to find out how a virtual assistant will make your life easier. You can find out more about me and LumenVA on the About and Services pages of the website.
And don’t forget – you can book a complimentary, no-obligation discovery call today! I’d be delighted to chat and see if we would be a good fit.