| There comes a time when small businesses and | | | | virtual assistant is the perfect solution to this |
| entrepreneurs reach a point of saturation... their | | | | dilemma because you have the option of hiring |
| business is successful, referrals are coming in, | | | | them for just a few hours per week if that's all |
| profits are going up, and the workload suddenly | | | | you need. Delegating five hours of work per |
| seems to be increasing exponentially. You find | | | | week to a VA could have a big impact on your |
| yourself working a ridiculous number of hours | | | | life - what would you do with an extra 20 hours |
| trying to stay on top of everything and start | | | | of free time each month? |
| feeling overwhelmed. If this sounds familiar and | | | | To increase your effectiveness and successfully |
| you're ready to reclaim your personal life and | | | | build your business, you should be focusing on the |
| reduce your stress level, it's time to find a virtual | | | | things you do best. It's a good idea to make a list |
| assistant (VA). | | | | of all the tasks you are currently doing to see |
| What is a virtual assistant? Virtual Assistants are | | | | which ones directly contribute to growing your |
| independent contractors who provide | | | | business and what could be delegated to |
| administrative, technical, and creative services for | | | | someone else. If you're spending extra hours |
| clients using telecommuting technologies, so they | | | | doing administrative tasks instead of networking, |
| don't have to be local. They enable small | | | | marketing, or selling your products or services, |
| businesses the luxury of having the expertise of | | | | you are wasting valuable time. |
| an administrative assistant without the costs of a | | | | Virtual assistants can help with anything from |
| full time employee. You only pay for the time | | | | proofreading to desktop publishing to blog |
| spent working on your projects and you don't | | | | management. Give some thought to how you're |
| have to worry about benefits, payroll taxes, | | | | spending your time and how you can become |
| additional office equipment, etc. | | | | more effective in growing your business. Just |
| Often, small business owners and entrepreneurs | | | | because you're a small business or a solo |
| feel that they can't afford to hire an assistant | | | | entrepreneur doesn't mean you have to do it all |
| even though they could really use some help. A | | | | yourself! |