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Think You Can't Afford the Help You Need? Think Again!
Copyright 2004 Diane
Hughes
So many small business owners - especially those who work
from
home - are very pressed for time. After all, as an
independent professional,
you must wear the hats of:
accountant, salesperson, customer service
representative,
marketing manager, distribution manager, tax
professional,
and countless others. While you may need help
desperately,
you probably think you can't afford to hire someone.
The
truth be known, you can actually SAVE money by using
an
assistant.
Think of it this way. How do you make your money?
Providing
a product? Offering a service? Soliciting
memberships?
Regardless, you have to DO something (promote the
product,
perform the service, solicit the membership) to get that
money.
When you must be all things to all people, it takes
valuable time away from
the one thing that brings in cash
for you. Hiring an assistant can free you
up to make more
money.
Here's an example:
Let's say you spend
10 hours a week on actual moneymaking
ventures. Your average income in one
week is $1,000. You
spend the other 30 hours per week answering emails,
doing
bookkeeping, providing customer service support, and so on.
If you
could delegate many of the duties that don't
absolutely require your
attention to an assistant, you
could devote possibly 20 more hours to making
money. That
would give you 30 hours a week to make money and only 10
hours
per week to do other things.
Don't think you can afford an assistant? Oh,
sure you can!
Virtual Assistants perform a wide range of duties at
very
reasonable rates. They work via phone, email, fax, and
postal mail
rather than being a full-time employee of your
business. This way, you only
pay for the services you need.
Let's say you DO hire a Virtual Assistant.
He/she works 20
hours week for a rate of $35 per hour. That equals $700.
On
the other hand, YOU spend those 20 hours a week making more
money. That
would give you an additional $2,000 per week
(using the same example above).
You would actually make
MORE money ($1,300 more) hiring a Virtual Assistant
than
you would doing it all yourself.
Where do you find good Virtual
Assistants? You can search
the Web, ask your business associates for
recommendations,
or check out some of the Virtual Assistant (VA)
directories
online such as http://www.assistu.com. I highly
recommend
http://www.kesslerva.com.
Whoever you
choose, make sure they have experience
performing the duties you want to
delegate. Also, be sure
they allow hourly work without contracts (at least in
the
beginning) so that you can get a feel for how he/she
does
business.
Virtual Assistants can free you up to do what you do
best,
make money. This is a very affordable alternative to
running
yourself ragged, and trying to do everything
yourself. After all, isn't one
of the perks of being a
business owner supposed to be more
freedom?!
About the Author:
Diane C. Hughes *
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