Virtual Assistant vs. Hiring An In-House Employee

An entrepreneur or small business owner who attempts to be a “One-Man Show”, who continually works IN their business not ON their business, is essentially losing around 50% in lost revenue due to unproductive time management. The more time the business owner can work ON their business, focusing on activities that bring revenue (such as networking, marketing, planning, and delivering) the faster their business will flourish and they will profit. Enter: Virtual Assistant.

Virtual Assistants

are less expensive than employees and often offer specialized skills. At an average of $40 per hour, you may be wondering how an employee could possibly be more expensive. Here’s a breakdown of what an employee may cost you versus a Virtual Assistant:

By obtaining the right Virtual Assistant, you will create an environment which will provide you with more time to work on the things you do best (whether it is real estate sales or graphic design), and become more productive in the additional time that you will now have, and, of course, increase your revenue.

How Can A Virtual Assistant Help Me?

It is practically endless as to how an experienced virtual assistant can provide almost any entrepreneur, small and/or medium sized businesses with their home-based business capabilities; website management, database maintenance, social media marketing, blogging, and research work are just a few of the popular tasks that are managed by thousands of virtual assistants worldwide. So, all you need to do is find the right virtual assistant for you.

At first it may seem overwhelming to try and decipher which areas of your business you want to delegate to someone else – whenever a potential client calls sounding exasperated and flustered, I always suggest that they think of the top two areas that they want to stop doing themselves and start from there. Each of my clients started with a few ongoing projects for me to do for them and then as time went by and they felt a sense of trust and accomplishment with the work being done on their behalf, more projects would be added to the list. This is perfectly ok, and actually recommended.

As in any relationship, both personal and professional, trust must be earned and this is no different. When you hire a virtual assistant you have to gain trust in them – but this is one area of how a virtual assistant is a much better choice than an in-house assistant. A virtual assistant also owns her own business and your success is her success. They know the struggles of owning their own business, just as you do and will work that much harder to make yours a flourishing one. Of course, gaining a referral from a friend or acquaintance is also favorable, as in many business ventures you undertake.

So, when deciding how a virtual assistant can help you, jot down your top two or three administrative or online tasks that you either dislike doing or would rather not have to do and go from there. Even if you don’t think someone else can do a particular job or project for you, you will probably be pleasantly surprised to find out differently after speaking with a virtual assistant!