Whiteboard Wednesday: How to KNOW when you’re READY for a Virtual Assistant S2E14 

December 23, 2016

By  Jeff J Hunter

Are you READY for a Virtual Assistant?

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Is a Virtual Assistant a Good Fit for You?

I’ve been launching my 9010 Life course. I’ve been busy getting everything together for that. Most recently, I’ve been getting a lot of sale inquiries. People want to work with the team and I. However, I’ve been turning a lot of people down. A lot of people don’t fit the need of a VA Staffer because they don’t have enough work.

As much as I’d love to take your money, it just doesn’t make sense to, for the things that some people want to do. They’re not ready to make a full commitment on Business Process Outsourcing, which is what VA Staffer is about. VA (Virtual Assistant) Staffer is about handling the things in your business which are critical to your business. These are the things holding you back from getting to the next level.  

 

What Our Virtual Assistants Can Do for You

A lot of people don’t need a virtual assistant because they have insufficient work. At VA Staffer we care about the things in your business which are repetitive or distract you from major goals. Items such as It could be:

  • Web Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Lead generation efforts
  • Social media marketing 

These things take up a significant amount of your time. Therefore at VA Staffer, if our virtual assistants can’t save you valuable time, it doesn’t really make sense hire us.

 

Task Attacker Venture

Here are a few amazing ideas. There are some services out there that offer what I’m thinking of creating. From the feedback that received VA Staffer clients, they love working with the team. However, they just don’t have a whole lot for us to do. They’re just not ready to commit themselves to take it to the next level.

Others do not have the right mindset to delegate effectively. Still, there are others whose businesses are not at the point where they need that level of commitment. They still have a lot more time on their own hands. Therefore, they would do it themselves. But they do see the value in having little things knocked out of the way.

 

Time Vs Value

Entrepreneurs have a real time collapse. You never have enough time, any day. Consequently, the more successful you get, the more valuable your time is. If you have a lot of free time, that’s awesome.  Why do you have the free time?

For most successful people, their time is filled. People want their time. As a result, their time is valuable to them and it’s also valuable to other people. Regardless the gifts purchased for Christmas, it is the time spent together which is most valuable.

In such a case, I’ve blocked out time next week to make sure that I’m with my family and I’m not actually working. That’s super valuable to them. However, that costs me money. So time is money. See the shift?

 

Are you the Task Attacker type of Client?

I’m launching this new Task Attacker website which promises to be really fun. Five people are already a part of it and there’s not much there yet. Those are just people who are like “yeah we’re in it”.  We’re going to be developing it out. There’s no membership fee. There’s no setup fee because I don’t have to understand you to do 15-minute tasks. I don’t need to understand your business.  It doesn’t require my time. 

However, at VA Staffer, we really need to understand your business. We really need to dive into how we can actually:

  • replace or improve things in your business
  • automate tasks
  • delegate effectively

As a Project Manager, these are the tasks which my team performs for the clients at VA Staffer. We really try to understand their pain points and put together a game plan. Interestingly enough a lot of people don’t have that much of a workload yet. Either they’re just starting out or they don’t have the right processes. 

 

Virtual Office Assistant – Using Task Attacker

Tasks to get you started with a Virtual Assistant:

  1. You have someone make follow up calls on your behalf
  2. Contact new clients
  3. Make a dinner reservation
  4. Do online research
  5. Find and book the best flight or find the best three flights
  6. Find the best price for a product online.
  7. Calling to ensure a bill has been paid
  8. Get more information about something
  9. Call your competitors and ask valuable questions 
  10. Online research for your book

These are things that are first world problems we have to deal with. These are quick little 15 minute tasks. That is something that you could start really quick. It could be like kind of a segue into delegating. When you get to that capacity, it’s something that’s going to be a low entry point. $50 bucks a month and you’re going to have 20 tasks.

 

How Virtual Assistants save you time?

It’s really a great little segue into becoming your own self. It’s freeing up your valuable time because you have these little things you’re doing here and there. It’s a good way for most people to practice. We have a whole new website and billing system set up for it as well. It’s going to be a completely independent entity. A different business altogether. There are already three (3) people who are assigned to work there.

It’s about your time and value. When do you think it’s time for you to have a virtual assistant? Quite frankly when your time is less and there are things that you could have other people do to save you time. That’s when it’s time for a Virtual Assistant.

Before, having a virtual assistant would have been a real cost barrier. But only you can determine if you are ready for a virtual assistant or not? If it were possible to create an entry-level product for people to delegate 15 minutes at a time, then everyone’s ready for a Virtual Assistant.

It’s really fun to have people who you can rely upon to help you do the little things in life. That way, you can focus on what’s really important. That’s the whole 9010 mantra that I’m telling the world about. It’s about taking the little things off your plate. The 90% of the stuff that’s taking up all that time is just craziness.

We can stay focused on the value that we create. Are you ready to start saving time? Contact our virtual office assistants and see how they can help. 

TAKE BACK YOUR TIME!

Our team can save you a ton of time and energy that can be better spent elsewhere. 

You know that already, that’s why you’re here!

Digital Marketing Strategist with background in Information Technology, Project Management, and Business Process Outsourcing. An expert in content marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), and dependent on Virtual Assistants to survive.


As the founder of VA Staffer, he has built a company with over 150+ virtual assistants, specializing in executive assistants and remote teams. Jeff's a master at leveraging AI and human capital to build things fast (and smart). He's a contributor to top business publications such as Entrepreneur and Forbes, and he has been featured on major news networks including ABC and CBS.

Jeff J Hunter

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