3 Signs You Need A Virtual Assistant

I don’t know about you but a few times in the past, I have looked at the clock and thought “Right, its 9am, I can get all these tasks done by lunchtime”. Then the next time I look at the clock its 11:45am, my first task has taken way longer than I allowed time for, my To-Do list has grown, and there’s only half a day to get it done!

First Sign: Stress is killing your productivity

It happens to the best of us; the work can pile up and seem never-ending. The frustration and stress in not achieving what you set out originally then affects your concentration on what’s left to do.

Evonne Marie Lopes made the point for me in her article on LinkedIn where she said that “One of the biggest mistakes a lot of entrepreneurs make is not delegating enough tasks”. Doing something you hate? Doing something that requires little of your actual skill? Is there something more important that isn’t getting done as a result? That’s when you need to delegate.

Second Sign: You’re thinking of hiring another staff member

Things have gotten so bad that you think you must need another staff member. However, that requires a recruitment drive, an induction, and training before you can even hope to delegate to them.

Here’s where the Virtual Assistant comes in – they can get on with work at a flick of a switch. The difference is, a Virtual Assistant is just like having a PA, but with a twist because you only pay for the work that gets done and not a yearly salary.

So on weeks when you are snowed under, you can give tasks like making appointments, filling in paperwork, doing research, chasing invoices, scheduling post on social media, etc to a VA. If you then have quiet periods, you don’t need to pay someone to sit around doing nothing – it’s the perfect stepping stone for a small business with growing pains.

Third Sign: You’re missing opportunities

Getting too involved in the day-to-day means you will inevitably sacrifice time meant for getting out there, winning new business. Small business owners frequently admit that they spend too much time doing admin, getting caught up with staff issues, when they know their role should be more strategic.

Great leaders recognise the value in Virtual Assistants, and how they help unlock time.

Dragons Den entrepreneur James Caan wrote an article called How To Save 10 Hours A Week And Become More Productive By Hiring A Virtual Assistant which is all about how he has become more productive since hiring a VA

“For me it’s more cost effective as I don’t have the expense of a full-time salary and only pay for the hours that she works. I therefore get to spend my most valuable asset, my time, focusing on the core operations of my businesses. It’s a classic win win situation!”

Here are Miss MPS, there isn’t just one person, we are a team of 3 Virtual Assistants all with different experiences and skills that will cover any task that you need fixing. Read more about us at www.missmps.co.uk