| How can you expand your virtual assistant | | | | specializing in writing blog posts for your clients, |
| services and build up your business by hiring | | | | you could use a web design subcontractor to help |
| subcontractors? | | | | those same clients set up new sites or improve |
| As a thriving home-based service provider you will | | | | the design of existing ones. This way, the client |
| quickly realize, if you haven't already, there aren't | | | | can continue to work with you, their trusted VA, |
| enough hours in the day for each of the projects | | | | and you can meet more of the client's needs. This |
| you could be working on. Along with a shortage | | | | means you keep a happy client, make more |
| of time, you will also find you lack some of the | | | | money, and your subcontractor makes more |
| skills you need to manage all of the projects you | | | | money too. |
| want to have. | | | | 3. Subcontractors need Less Paperwork Than |
| You may have already lost some projects or had | | | | Employees |
| to turn away possible clients because you were | | | | Subcontractors also come with a nice set of |
| too busy or lacked the skills they were looking | | | | benefits that you wouldn't get from hiring |
| for. All virtual assistants encounter these | | | | employees. A subcontractor already has their own |
| difficulties at some point, so don''t let it discourage | | | | office, office equipment, software and are |
| you. | | | | experts in their services and do not need training. |
| Here are three ways subcontractors can be a | | | | Subcontractors can make things easier for the |
| wonderful boost to your business: | | | | virtual assistant because they handle their own |
| 1. Subcontractors Help out With Extra Work | | | | expenses and taxes; and charge you only for the |
| By using subcontractors, you can significantly | | | | service they provide. |
| increase the amount of work you can handle. For | | | | She is also building her own service business; |
| example, if two clients brings you twenty hours | | | | therefore has an investment in building a good |
| of work per week, you can double that by using | | | | name for herself - and for you. |
| a subcontractor to handle the other twenty hours | | | | On the other hand, an employee requires space in |
| of work per week | | | | your office and you need to provide her with |
| Since the subcontractor charges less than what | | | | equipment and training. While there are wonderful |
| the client is paying, you still make a profit on | | | | employees, there are also plenty who are not |
| those extra hours, even though you did not | | | | nearly as motivated as you to build your business |
| perform the work yourself. In this situation, you | | | | and protect your reputation. You will need to pay |
| operate as a project manager, quality control | | | | your employee for all hours at work whether |
| officer and client liaison. You are basically turning | | | | there is sufficient work for them at that time or |
| over projects to your subcontractor, inspecting | | | | not. While an employee can be an wonderful asset |
| their work and communicating directly with your | | | | for your business, they also come with extra |
| client. | | | | hassles such as training, discipline, and time |
| 2. Subcontractors Have Different Skills | | | | consuming paperwork for payroll and taxes. |
| You can build your business by increasing your list | | | | These are just three key reasons you ought to |
| of virtual assistant services when you use a | | | | consider hiring subcontractors to expand your |
| subcontractor with skills that complement your | | | | virtual assistant services and grow your business. |
| skills. For instance, if you are a virtual assistant | | | | |