A virtual assistant business, like any business, is not solely about getting clients, providing a product or service and getting paid. Any business owner will attest to the large amount of time that is spent managing her business, creating her own processes and doing other non-billable work that keeps the business running behind the scenes. As a VA, much of this behind-the-scenes work could be services you offer to your clients to help keep their businesses running. But it is also exactly the type of work you will need to do for your own business to keep it running smoothly.
When these essential business administration tasks continuously fall to the bottom of your to-do list, they build and build until you have a handful of payments to log into your accounting software, a mountain of papers to be filed, and 85 e-mails sitting in your inbox, waiting for your attention. It becomes an almost insurmountable collection of things to attend to and can take hours, or maybe even days, to weed through. That’s a huge chunk of time which can translate into a lot of lost income.
As a business owner, you need to accept the behind-the-scenes tasks and get them done or hire them out. Some professionals you may consider hiring include:
- Accountant and/or bookkeeper
- Attorney
- Professional Organizer
- Virtual Assistant (yes, you can have your own VA!)
This post is expanded from Chapter 2: The Biggest Mistakes VAs Make in the book, VA Secrets Revealed! An Insider's Guide to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant. Grab a copy and follow along as I blog!
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