Getting Serious About A Virtual Assistant

Business getting a little rocky?

Relationships becoming ‘unseated’?

Too many details to ‘rassle‘ with?

Many small business owners start out with a great idea for a product or service and great intentions but quickly find that there aren’t enough hours in the day to take care of all the tasks that are required to run a successful business. The worst case scenario is that they discover they don’t have the skills to deal with the everyday demands on their own.

Before long, the relationship between them and their business, clients and prospects begins to suffer and so too, the bottom line.  If you are relating to this scenario, maybe it’s time to get serious about finding the right kind of help to move your business forward.  And a Virtual Assistant might well be the answer. Here are a few things to consider.

1.  You CAN Afford the Help:

I hear business owners saying that they can’t afford to outsource. I say you can’t afford not to.  If the time you are spending on details is taking you away from billable time or closing sales, then you are being ineffective.  Furthermore, the income you are losing could be paying for your VA.  

But choosing to work with a VA shouldn’t be about a ‘quick and dirty race to the finish‘ of that one-time task.  Instead you should be looking to find and build a lasting relationship with a Virtual Assistant who, as a professional business owner like yourself, has the necessary business experience, skills and industry knowledge to help you propel your business forward. 

2.  Virtual Assistants are more than data entry people.

It’s time to start looking at a VA as a valuable business partner.  They aren’t just filling in your excel spreadsheet with your stock items. They are acting as your Inventory Manager.  If you are involved in Social Media, they’re not just posting your blog, they become your Public Relations Representative or your VP of Marketing etc.

A good partnership with a Virtual Assistant can be like a well oiled dressage team. Each contributes masterfully. One excels because of the other. The magic comes from repeated long term effort on both parts to achieve success and will overtime, appear effortless.

3.  It’s OK to trust someone else with your business.

Finally, a good working relationship with a VA requires trust on both parts. VAs have an innate willingness to help you succeed in your business goals.  That’s why we do what we do! A good VA will help you leap over those obstacles.  A really good partnership means both parties know when to be the horse and when to be the rider.

What are your thoughts?

While physically located in Newmarket Ontario where Joanne lives with her family, as a VA, she is virtually yours anywhere….