Benefits of hiring a virtual assistant
Hiring a virtual assistant in your business allows you to devote more time to developing your ideas.
Who exactly is a virtual assistant?
To find out the benefits of hiring a virtual assistant, let’s first clarify who a virtual assistant is.
A virtual assistant is a self-employed person who works for foreign and domestic clients from home or a coworking space.
The work is completed online, and the client incurs no additional costs other than hiring a virtual assistant to perform administrative, technical, and marketing tasks.
Work can be done by the hour or on a project basis, depending on the agreement with the client and the type of work performed.
Although the virtual assistant profession is well-known throughout the world, it is a relative newcomer in the Serbian market, with an increasing number of domestic clients discovering numerous benefits of hiring a virtual assistant.
Virtual assistants provide a wide range of services, and it is impossible to present them all, but there is a general division into administrative, technical, and marketing tasks.
I’ll give you a few examples to help you understand what these jobs entail.
Administrative tasks are frequent tasks that one secretary should perform in the company, so we can single out:
- Email correspondence with associates and clients
- Calendar organization and coordination
- Organizing meetings
- Processing and formatting of documents
- Maintaining financial records
- Invoice processing and distribution
- Making and sending proposals
- Preparation of PowerPoint presentations
- Web research
Technical tasks are typically tasks in which the virtual assistant assists the client in setting up his account or initiating a process commonly performed in some tools.
These are some examples of jobs:
- Creating sales pages
- Create an account with an email marketing service such as LeadPages, MailerLite, or Mailchimp
- Set up email marketing campaigns or newsletters
- Upkeep the website
- Video and audio editing, as well as podcast assistance
- Content distribution via social networks and platforms
- Making quizzes
- Zoom assistance is available during webinars and workshops.
Marketing jobs are primarily creative and include the following duties:
- Creating visuals using tools like Canva
- Upkeep of social networks
- Creating sales copy
- Writing newsletters
- Designing strategies for a newsletter
- Community manager – for example, in Facebook groups or at events
- Creating training materials, courses, or presentations
- Marketing campaign monitoring
- Paid advertisement writing
How does it work in practice?
Clients frequently hire virtual assistants for multiple jobs, resulting in a package that is completely tailored to their requirements for themselves and their businesses.
And this is a fantastic way to grow and develop your business because delegatingdaily tasks frees up the client’s time to complete these tasks.
In addition, the client received significant support for developing their ideas and concrete work on business growth in this manner.
Why hire a virtual assistant as well
1. More time for your business
If you’ve ever started swimming in entrepreneurial waters, you’ll understand that one entrepreneur is expected to know everything.
From day-to-day administrative work, which can be exhausting and draining of energy, to technical work, which includes work in various programs that you may not have heard of, let alone know that you require in business, to marketing, because you must be familiar with all marketing channels to promote your business.
But do you need to know all of this to run a successful business? No, that’s my answer.
Hiring a virtual assistant, who has probably already encountered all of the problems you face, allows you to cover a wide range of topics.
Furthermore, even if a virtual assistant cannot assist you, he may be able to refer you to someone who can because his business network is extensive.
2. A valuable and significant collaborator
The real benefit of hiring a virtual assistant is that you get great associates who understand your business and have experience with similar jobs, making it easy for him to manage.
When you have an experienced virtual assistant with a track record of success on your side, you have the opportunity to gather plenty of ideas for your business.
A virtual assistant can also be your right hand, looking at your business objectively and without bias.
Obviously, your business is your child, and you want nothing but the best for it, and a virtual assistant understands this because he is an entrepreneur who has most likely traveled the same path as you.
3. Put your ideas into action
The Virtual Assistant Business is committed to assisting clients in gaining more time to grow their businesses.
A virtual assistant, in general, specializes in a specific niche and becomes an expert in it to be better and more productive for your business.
Delegating day-to-day tasks like administration, which is time-consuming and necessary for any business, also gives you more time to work on topics and ideas that are important to you.
4. You do not need to hire anyone or deal with additional paperwork
You may believe that hiring someone for such tasks is more cost-effective. And, if you look closely, you might find that this is the case.
When you look at the big picture, it’s clear that you have to pay a salary for an employee, pay the costs of taxes and contributions, and provide a place and funds for work.
Hiring a virtual assistant saves you money because the virtual assistant works from home with his computer and internet connection.
He is responsible for all tax and contribution costs. As a result, you only pay for productive work that directly contributes to your budget.
And believe me, the accountant will be grateful to you because you will relieve him of additional employment administration.
5. You have a fantastic opportunity to grow your business
Working with a virtual assistant for an extended period increases the likelihood of your business scaling.
Can you imagine having two extra hours a day to grow your business?
Consider what changes this could bring to your company.
And all the while, you’re doing only the jobs you enjoy, which is why you started your business in the first place. A virtual assistant handles all tedious tasks that you don’t want to or don’t know how to do.
6. You are free to take a vacation whenever you want.
Excessive fatigue, lethargy, and loss of motivation are the first signs of burnout, which is all too common due to a fast-paced lifestyle and stress.
Burnout is especially common when trying to run your own business while also balancing your personal life.
To make it as easy as possible for you to feel the first symptoms of burning, give yourself what you need: rest and more time for yourself, family, and friends.
You can do this with the help of a virtual assistant. The virtual assistant will handle all your important business tasks, allowing you to sleep soundly.
Consider taking your next vacation without a laptop or meetings.
7. Reports are issued weekly, biweekly, and monthly
When you hire a virtual assistant, you will receive a detailed report on the hours invested in your company.
You have insight into how long it takes to complete a task, and you can easily see where the majority of the time goes.
If you discover that you have spent too much time on a less critical task, you can easily change the priorities of the tasks and adjust to your budget.
Who is the virtual assistant for?
A person who works remotely for entrepreneurs, small businesses, educators, mentors, and new businesses.
A person who works as a virtual assistant for businesses that need to delegate a portion of their daily operations to accelerate their growth.
You will be able to work on your ideas with the help of a virtual assistant.
If you believe that a virtual assistant could help your business, schedule a free consultation and get started right away.
How I can assist you
Monthly packages
Hire me as your virtual assistant and delegate your administrative, technical, or marketing responsibilities to me every month. You will have more time to work on your business every day in a month.
Collaboration on a project
Depending on the type of assignment, you can hire me to work individually or in a team with colleagues, as well as virtual assistants.
Consultations
During the consultations, I will show you how to use internet tools that helped me manage and automate everyday work as a virtual assistant.
