HOW TO EFFECTIVELY OUTSOURCE A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

Outsourcing is creeping into various aspects of businesses nowadays. Reports and studies have shown that businesses that outsource grow faster than those who do not. Maybe because these companies need it to grow rapidly. These companies are also known to have a lower number of employees as outsourcing cuts off the need to recruit extra in-house staff to handle tasks.

As a business person, it is difficult to do everything effectively on your own. As a result, there is need to outsource to a virtual assistant. Virtual assistants often known as VA are usually self-employed and work remotely from home. They offer professional, administrative or technical assistance to clients. Note that outsourcing involves contracting major functions of your business to a reliable third party online service provider. These providers when proven eventually turn out to be partners.

Business owners struggle when they try to do too many tasks all by themselves. It is wiser to leverage on the capacity of smart people who will help you get the job done effectively. There are various tasks that you could outsource to a virtual assistant such as personal errands, transcription services, customer support, social media accounts, email marketing among many others.

A virtual assistant frees up a lot of valuable time for the business owner to focus on other productive aspects of the business. This effectively reduces stress. Many more companies are beginning to understand the benefits of outsourcing to a virtual assistant, thereby creating more demand for the role.

However, to ensure that outsourcing to a virtual assistant is effective, there are necessary steps you need to take.

Organize yourself:

Knowing what to outsource and what to keep in-house can sometimes be confusing to a business owner. First of all, reflect on the core activities of your business. Unravel what business tasks you need to do yourself for your business to be successful. Only when you have figured that out can you consider external support through outsourcing.

Begin little:

As a business owner who has finally made the decision to outsource certain tasks, it necessary to take it gradually. Start from a few tasks so you do not overwhelm your VA with plenty tasks already while he doesn’t know enough about your business.

Build relationship with your VA:

Help your VA understand your business goals and build a lasting relationship as it will only help contribute to increasing your business productivity. Do not forget to give steady feedback to your virtual assistant.

Outsourcing provides flexibility and increases business productivity as it frees up valuable time you will need to perform other core business tasks. It equally cuts out the budget needed to sustain new staff.

As a business owner, outsourcing to a virtual assistant is one of the best decisions you will make.

Daven Michaels is a New York Times Best Selling Author and CEO of premiere global outsourcing company, 123Employee. The company employs hundreds of young bright individuals on three continents. His International event, Beyond Marketing Live! Inspires entrepreneurs to build & grow their business with revolutionary new theories and systems allowing them to design the business and personal lifestyle of their dreams