6 Tasks a Virtual Assistant can take off of your plate TODAY!
If you’re an entrepreneur or business owner still in the start up phase you may be trying to play every role in your business because you think there’s no other option. After all spending money when you don’t have it just doesn’t seem to work right?
The truth is, trying to take on every role in your company and actually expecting growth is nearly impossible.
Why you ask?
Because in order to scale or grow your company you need to put A LOT of time and effort into each area of your business. If you’re stretching yourself too thin you will find yourself working super hard and seeing very little results.
So what should you do?
The first thing you should do is ask yourself what are your strengths and weaknesses?
Whatever those strengths may be those are the roles you want to keep in your business. When you have discovered what your weaknesses are it’s time to find a virtual assistant that is skilled in those tasks.
If you’re not good at bookkeeping and you’re attempting to do your own, you are wasting HOURS a week that you could be spending creating offers and selling to new people. Stick to your strengths and outsource your weaknesses.
Here are 6 tasks a virtual assistant can take off of your plate TODAY:
Email Management
If you’re spending an hour or more a day just responding to emails and messages then its time to outsource! Pretty much every VA out there provides email management as a service so this shouldn’t be a hard position to fill! Spend a little bit of time with your VA and teach them your writing style and typical responses you would give to questions and boom you have one less thing to worry about!
Bookkeeping
As I said in my example above this can be a tricky one! Unless you have some experience in bookkeeping, trying to do it yourself can actually make things worse. This is coming from experience. I have worked with many clients who have tried to do their own bookkeeping before coming to me and it cost them hundreds of dollars to start fresh because we realized they had been putting things in completely wrong for years. I say this with all the love in my heart, GET A BOOKKEEPER!
Graphic Design
I’m sure we all have a Canva account by now or have at least heard of it. Even with Canva it can be very daunting trying to do your own graphic design work for social media, prints, and other designs needed. Many VAs do graphic design via Canva and if you are not one that has an eye for design then your designs could actually be hurting your business. Now a days you pretty much need a custom design for everything Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Blogs, PDFs, flyers, business cards and the list goes on! When looking for a VA in this category be sure to ask them for examples of work they’ve done so you know if their style fits the look you are going for. Finding a talented VA in this department can be a HUGE weight lifted and actually take your business to the next level.
Research and Data Entry
We all would like to know MORE info about the industry we’re in, what our customers are into, what their pain points are, and how we can better reach them right? Finding all of these answers out are something that VAs do best! When you ask us for research on something we turn into inspector gadget and off we go!
One thing people tend to overlook about VAs is that you are not their only client which means this is not their first rodeo when it comes to certain tasks. In many cases we tend to be the experts guiding you along the way! Hiring a VA for research so you can get ahead of your competition is a very smart way to utilize outsourcing.
“A VA is like a strategic business partner that you don’t have to give up any equity to”
Social Media
Now a days having an excellent social media presence is sometimes all you need in order to grow your business. So it is no surprise that most of us spend a HUGE part of our day on there trying to engage with current and potential customers.
Social Media Management is the #1 service that we see people outsource. Everyone wants to grow but they don’t have time to spend hours of their day on social media because they have other business obligations to tend to. A VA is the perfect candidate to handle this for you because not only will they post regularly for you and comment on posts but they can also gain you more followers. Very familiar with the algorithms of social media, VAs know exactly what to post and when to post it to get the most views. Most are also familiar with using hashtags properly so your posts get the most views.
Hiring a VA to assist you with these tasks can exponentially grow your business!
Project Management
Last and certainly not least is project management. I always get a lot of questions on this service because people don’t quite get what a project manager does. So let me break it down for you…
A project manager simply manages all of your tasks and projects for you, pays attention to your deadlines, and acts as the middle man between multiple people involved with a project. The project manager gets as involved as you want them to. I have had clients where I communicate directly with their clients, designers, freelancers etc. And I’ve also had clients who preferred to be the face of the company and had me manage things behind the scenes.
Whatever you decide it is good to hire a project manager when you are starting to pick up business so that things do not slip through the cracks and the overall quality of work doesn’t start to slip.