| It may seem backwards, but it's a simple fact | | | | By outsourcing them, you will now have an extra |
| that there are times you need to spend money | | | | three hours a day, or fifteen hours per week to |
| to make money. Hiring a virtual assistant is one of | | | | work on tasks you enjoy. However, that doesn't |
| these times. It's going to cost you up front, but | | | | mean you should work on them. If it is cheaper |
| the rewards will be great, no doubt. | | | | for you to outsource these tasks, you should |
| First of all, hiring a virtual assistant will allow you to | | | | consider doing so. This will free up more of your |
| outsource the tasks you do not enjoy doing or | | | | time, allowing you to work on marketing your |
| have a hard time accomplishing. When faced with | | | | business and creating new projects. |
| an unpleasant task, many people procrastinate. If | | | | How do you know if outsourcing these tasks |
| this happens to you, this can leave your business | | | | would be cheaper than doing it yourself? Take a |
| at a stand still. | | | | look at how much you earn and divide that into |
| When you hire a virtual assistant to take on the | | | | an hourly wage. |
| tasks that you do not enjoy, you will feel like a | | | | For example, let's say you earn $5000 per month |
| heavy weight has been lifted. You will rest | | | | from your business and you work 30 hours per |
| assured that the task is getting done and will be | | | | week. You are earning almost $40 per hour. You |
| able to stop thinking about the task that you do | | | | can find a virtual assistant to take on some of |
| not enjoy and focus on other parts of your | | | | the tasks you enjoy for around half that. You will |
| business. | | | | still be making a profit, and you will have more |
| For example, let's say that you decided to | | | | time to work on the activities that draw people |
| outsource your email and accounting to a virtual | | | | to your business, thus increasing your profits |
| assistant. If these are tasks you used to dread, | | | | even more. |
| you may have actually wasted a lot of time | | | | You will be amazed when you see just how much |
| procrastinating before you started them, and | | | | more work you can get done and how much |
| when you worked on them, you may have been | | | | more time you will when you hire a virtual |
| very easily distracted. This could lead to a | | | | assistant. It may be one of the best business |
| one-hour task taking three hours to complete. | | | | decisions you ever make. |