Unproven Fact: Growth is the ultimate goal for business owners.
Honestly, do you know any business that is just okay with where they are? I sure don’t. Even owners I know who have downsized, did so with growth in mind (as crazy as that might sound). You started your business because you have a passion for doing what you do and you want to be successful. Long term growth can be pretty difficult though, especially if you aren’t delegating tasks well. Growth takes time and if there is too much on your plate, you are going to lose that time that can bring you revenue.
What tasks are holding back your revenue?
If you are working on administrative tasks, you are likely not making any revenue off those hours. A business owner who does it all themselves is shorting their business on the amount of time they have to put toward revenue-generating tasks. A skilled virtual assistant can complete these admin tasks for you, effectively freeing you up to boost your revenue. While most small business owners and entrepreneurs often need to wear many hats, they shouldn’t wear them all. Instead, be the expert in what you do (and likely love) and let someone else be the expert in keeping you organized, or whatever task is eating away at your time. Outsourcing the tasks that are not in your expertise can effectively bring you more revenue by freeing up your time so you can work on helping your business grow.
How do you make the change?
Many times these tasks that people find are not in their wheelhouse are necessary for business, but people fall into the trap that “necessary for business” and “necessary for business owners to complete” are the same thing. (HINT: they aren’t!) Do you need to be the one answering all of the customer emails about shipping? Are you the only one who can enter client data into systems? Create document templates? Answer calls? Send invoices? Set up meetings?
There are any number of things a virtual assistant might be able to help you with and any number of virtual assistants who can help your business grow. Don’t let the horror stories out there about people being burned scare you. I promise there are MANY more success stories! A skilled VA can help you find and resolve your pain points in your day to day tasks, so don’t worry about not knowing where to start passing tasks off. Start by reaching out to a virtual assistant to see how they can help you. If organizing your digital world is something you want to pass off to someone else to free up that revenue generating time, reach out. I’d love to chat more about how you can let me free up your time!
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