Are there various administration and marketing activities that you are neglecting due to lack of time? Do some tasks always take second priority to the daily running of your company? Are you continually forced to procrastinate in some areas as there is always something more urgent to attend to elsewhere?
If this situation resonates with you, maybe you keep putting all those jobs on the back burner until they eventually catch up with you as a huge problem... meanwhile that backlist niggles away at you and stresses you out. Aaaghhh! You probably need some help.
But with the latest talk about recession and other market and environmental uncertainties you may be facing, it's hard to determine whether or not investing in extra staff is a good idea. Maybe you will need more help in 6 months time, or not as much? Maybe you need certain skills now that you won't need later, or vice versa?
For this reason, many organisations decide to outsource work to Virtual Assistants and other specialist contractors.
So what are the main benefits of using a Virtual Assistant?
Cost - The overall cost of Virtual Assistant is often lower than employing someone in-house as VAs are responsible for their own overhead costs such as utilities, internet connection, equipment, office rental space, holiday and sick pay.
Productivity - You can pay an experienced and skilled Virtual Assistant by the hour and receive a weekly or monthly report to see how each hour is spent. This increases productivity as all time is accounted for.
Skills - With a VA you can choose someone with the exact skills you require at a given point in time. If your requirements change, and you need to change your VA, you can do so by ending your contract easily and usually at 1 month's notice. That's the whole point and benefit to this low commitment way of working!
Efficiency - Using a Virtual Assistant will offer you more time efficiencies; more of the everyday operational and administration tasks can be tackled and completed whilst you get on with growing your business and doing what you do best. Existing qualified internal staff can likewise be developed in more industry specific skills, leading to a more interesting and rewarding work place for everyone.
Flexibility - Many Virtual Assistants offer their skills as such because they prefer flexibility in their lives and are ready to work outside the normal constraints of office routines in return for more freedom. As VAs respect flexibility they will often be happy to pass this benefit on to their Clients in return for a two way mutually beneficial working culture.
Scalability - Best of all, you can scale your outsourcing up and down according to seasonal trends, fluctuating customer demand and staff shortages. Just turn on and off the VA tap as and when needed with relatively short notice periods. If your business is affected by the pandemic or other circumstances you can put the VA services on hold until business picks up again.
All of the above benefits can can lead to a happier, less stressful and more efficient workplace for you and your staff. Ultimately affecting the success of your business!
Get in touch for more information rachael@localvpa.com
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