Do I need a VA?

It can seem a big decision to say you are ready and need a VA! How many times have you heard someone say if only I had more hours in the day? Time management is without doubt one of the most important things to keep an eye on in your business. It may give you bragging rights to say, oh I can multitask, but it can also lead to inefficiency or worst still burn out.

You might be thinking “I love the idea of a VA, but I don’t know if I am ready for one or what I could I ask them to do”. So, let’s look at our top 5 things to consider that may help you answer your own questions.

What are the benefits of a VA?

A VA can bring a certain skill set – Be honest with yourself and admit what your weaknesses are. Is it social media posting for example or bookkeeping? ?These are important tasks, but they do not justify going out and hiring an employee to pick them up. By using a VA with a specific skill you free up your time to focus on the areas of the business you are good at and leave the rest to the experts. A VA can be worth their weight in gold and make parts of your business fly because that is what they are good at!

Can a VA help my business grow?

Have you heard the saying “you can’t see the wood for the trees”? When you are so busy with the day-to-day task’s growth and business development take a back seat.? A VA can pick up your operational tasks freeing you up to focus on ramping up your networking efforts and exploring new opportunities. By having more time you will be able to work on your business rather than in it.

Should I not do my own admin?

Absolutely not and this is the bread and butter of most VA services. If you are a business leader you need to be out meeting people and building connections, not being chained to your desk doing administrative tasks. If you are doing more paperwork than business development then you need to have a re-think, as you’ll fast become a very expensive administrator.

Get back your work life balance

Do you find that you just can’t switch off? Worse still are you finishing your day, doing the family stuff like dinner and putting kids to bed only to get your laptop back out. PLEASE STOP. Mental Health UK reports that one in five working adults needed time off in the past year due to mental health caused by pressure or stress. A VA will help you bring that balance back and remove the tasks that are eating all your time.

A VA can be the start of something wonderful

The list is never ending and that’s why you must turn your laptop back on at night to just keep up. Imagine not having to do that and having someone else that is there to pick up the slack, keep on top of the day to day and be your go to when things get busy leaving you to focus on the more strategic aspects of your business.

So are you convinced you need a VA?

SliceVA appreciate this can be a big decision and if you are still not sure we can help you decide. We strongly believe we help our clients enhance their productivity as well as improve that illusive work life balance that we all strive for. We have an exercise we can go through with you to identify the areas we can add value and give you those hours back.

If you would like to know more please contact us.