Everything You Ever Wondered About Hiring a Virtual Assistant (And More)

When Are You Ready For Virtual Assistants?

If you’re reading this you’re probably considering hiring a VA. Virtual assistants are a common alternative to hiring full time employees but you need to make sure you’re ready to be working with one. This article shall help you figure out what needs to be considered before getting a VA.

1. When you have tasks that don’t require full time employees

There are tasks that may take up time but don’t necessarily need the cost of full time employees. Make sure to sort out the tasks you need to assign to your VAs. Some tasks involve lead generation, email management, social media management, scheduling, content creation and so much more. You, as a manager/owner, may not have the time to handle these, you also don’t need full time employees to have them settled also. This is the time to hire a virtual assistant.

 2.   When budget is not tight

Now that you’ve figured out the tasks you need to delegate to your VAs, make sure you have the budget to have one. While VA’s may cost a lot less compared to full time employees, they still need to get paid, so you need to work on setting how much time your VA’s need to work on with your project. This will help you determine how much money you need to put on for a week’s budget.

3. When you know what qualities to look for

To know what qualities you need from a VA, you must go back to the tasks you’ve sorted out. If you’re looking for a content creator then you need someone with good writing skills. If you’re looking for a designer, then look for someone with the talent. The list goes on. Just make sure the VA you hire fits the job.

4. When you know the whole process of your work

Of course, just like full time employees, VAs need training too. They need to know how you process your work, they need to familiarize the tools you use and they need orientation about what you expect from them. You will train them so you also need to be familiar with your process. You have the option to let you VA set up their own process, and if so, there are times you need to check their work so make sure you are familiar with the workflow they set up and the tools they use.

Just like every excellent business practice, it is always certain we need to plan things out before we take our steps. This goes the same with considering virtual assistants. Plan things out and hope for the best in it.