Why Hire A Virtual Assistant

When you think of hiring a Virtual Assistant, you probably think of just hiring any old regular assistant, right?

Wrong, and here’s why.

A virtual assistant means they can work anywhere in the U.S.; they work from a virtual home office and can do just about any type of work, depending on what they specialize in. According to Google, a virtual assistant is “a self-employed worker who specializes in offering administrative services to clients from a remote location, usually a home office.”

But nowadays, virtual assistants offer any type of service that you can think of that range anywhere from social media to website creation or even email marketing services. Whatever your needs are, there is a virtual assistant out there for you. 

I know that running a business is hard work, and it takes up so much of your time, and it’s overwhelming for anyone in the business industry. But as your business continues to grow, you need to realize that you’re going to need more support and resources so you can avoid overworking yourself. It’s not just about keeping your business afloat; it’s also about keeping your mental health in check as well. I’ll be honest if your being run into the ground and overwhelmed because you can’t keep up with your business, it’s going to be a rough ride.

There are so many benefits to hiring one; you just have to think about if it’s going to help you and your business in the long run!

4 Benefits to having a Virtual Assistant:

1. Experience: All virtual assistants that you come into contact with are going to specialize in certain areas. Many will be able to perform a variety of tasks and have valuable experience in working with different types of companies. And as virtual assistants, we can adapt to our various work environments.

2. Physical Space: It won’t require any type of modifications as far as your business place goes because they are work remotely or from home.

3. Saves Time and Money: Often, when going to hire a regular assistant, you have to walk through a lengthy recruitment/interview process. And that’s a lot of time that you could be using to do something more productive. If your thinking about hiring one, it will save you money because instead of being on a salary pay, you can just hire them as an as-needed contractor, which means they would only be paid if they are doing work for you.

4. Increases Productivity and Customer Response Time: If you hire a virtual assistant, it will not only help increase your productivity, but it will also help ensure “that customers receive timely responses.” For example, if you are too busy to respond to customer inquiries that come in throughout the day in your support email inbox, you can hire a virtual assistant to answer them for you. It works out for both of you because it will ensure that your customers are being taken care of, and it will free up more time for you to do other, more important work.

What about where to find them? 

They are all over the place; you just have to look at the many websites that they live on and the social media area. If you think it might be hard to find the perfect person, consider these essential elements when choosing:

1. Your Needs: The most important step is to figure out your company/business needs before you even began to search for a virtual assistant. It will help you determine whether you have found the right person or not because they will fit well with your business needs. You will need to figure out what tasks you’re going to outsource and the skills that that person will need for the tasks, which will also determine what type of person you need to look for.

2. Fluid Communication: If you’re looking for someone to help with customer inquiries, you need to find someone with fantastic communication skills. When looking at potentials, try to chat with them to help you evaluate their skills. You could role-play and tell them to pretend your a potential client to see how they would respond.

3. Proper Knowledge: You must pay attention to the candidate’s work experiences because this will give you a better idea of whether they have relevant knowledge and experience in the areas you want.

When going to interview, create a questionnaire for them and ask critical questions. It will help you gain greater clarity on whether or not this person could be a good fit for the job and if you have that connection with them.

Now I’m not saying run out there and get a virtual assistant because I’m not. But if you’re feeling the weight of your business because you don’t feel like there are enough hours in the day to get everything done. 

Or you feel like your overwhelmed because of all the work you have to do by yourself and your not spending enough time with your family or friends.

Whatever the case is, you need to figure out what’s going to be best not only for your business but for your mental health as well.

I would love to hop on a call https://taylorsvabiz.com/contact/ to chat with you about your business needs to see if I would be a good fit to help you!