It’s an interesting topic, whether or not investing in a virtual assistant for your business could be a help or a hindrance. There are many misconceptions around our role within the industry and I’d like to help clarify a few things we often hear.
Top 3 myths around using VA Services
VA’s Can Only Do Administrative Work: This could not be further from the truth, we can cover a wide range of roles and when it is something unfamiliar to us, we undertake the relevant training to help bring us up to speed. Time restrictions may mean that you do not have time to look at how your business can grow but we can help to create partnerships for your business globally, forming essential business contacts. You can delegate a wide range of tasks to us from replying to emails, marketing, bookkeeping, assisting with your recruitment needs and everything in between!
VA’s aren’t for solopreneurs: Although having a virtual assistant within your team may not be for every small business, it also certainly does not mean we are only suitable to work within within big companies. We can be a valuable tool for businesses of all sizes. If you are wondering as a small business how could a VA help, taking away the smallest and repetitive of tasks will free up your valuable time to run your business to its optimum! Social media and blogging, website updates or even a meeting with your team to brainstorm on how you might use all of our time most efficiently.
VA’s don’t/ won’t report their time correctly: Just like any other employee within your team we are responsible for ensuring we record our time accurately. We use the latest time tracking software which records our time to the second, producing detailed reports which enables you to see what we are doing and how effectively we are doing it.
As you can see having a Virtual Assistant as part of your team can be of great benefit to your business and maximising your time! Please get in touch with us at LJM VA Services and delegate tasks that take up your time and let us help you to get back to doing what you do best.
