What is the greatest asset in your business?

You are.

Why, because you have the inspiration, talent, intelligence and determination to build a million dollar business.

Then why are you throwing it away working for peanuts?

This is what I mean:

If you have the wherewithal to build a million dollar business – that means that your time is worth about $500 dollars an hour (1M divided by 2000 hours = $500 an hour).

That is as long as you are doing the high value tasks that are bringing boat loads of money into your organization.

But, if we were to look at your schedule what are you spending your time doing?

Are you spending time organizing, running errands, answering emails, or making copies?  Or are you doing the bookkeeping, figuring out payroll, or putting together people’s schedules?

My only question for you is: does any of this make you any money?

If not, then you are working for peanuts – because that is what people get paid to do this work.

How a Virtual Assistant Can Make You a Bundle

This is where a virtual assistant can make you a bundle of money.

Virtual assistants are experts at doing the mundane yet important administrative tasks that take up 80% of our time.

They are so good at it, that they don’t even need to come to your office.  They can work from their home, 1000 miles away.

So if you were to unload all of your non-valuable tasks to a virtual assistant – this frees you up to do what you do best…

…Make more money.

The Benefits of a Virtual Assistant

A virtual assitant (VA) comes with many other benefits as well.  Here are few for you to consider:

1. They are experts.

Some VAs are ex – executives that have worked for fortune 500 companies.  They are retired or they just do it on the side to keep themselves busy.

Wouldn’t you like to have that caliber of individual working for your organization?  Some of them are more talented than you are.

2.  They are quick.

Because of the competition out there VAs are on their toes to provide quick and quality services.

Because most of them have a team of VAs on their staff, they can get their best people to jump on your assignment and complete it before they are due.

3. They have extensive experience in multiple areas.

Many VAs have worked in many different companies, or have worked with many different companies.  This gives them a thorough knowledge of our businesses that is priceless.

They may be such experts at your industry that you can use them as sources of great advice for making decisions.

4. They can do just about anything.

From ordering airline tickets, calling customers, bookkeeping, payroll, search engine optiimization, the list is endless to what a great VA can do for you.

For a list of 70+ things a VA can do for you click here.

Many of the things we do as business owners, though valuable, have mundane parts to them.  You can get in the habit of doing the important valuable parts only you can do – and then delegating the rest of the project to your VA.

5. They are cheap.

VA prices range from as low as $3 an hour (in other countries), to as low as $5-$7 an hour in the states.

The best part is, since they are not your employee, you don’t have to worry about extra expenses or paperwork.

6. They can help you run your organization.

Some VAs are so good that they can do more than just mundane administrative tasks.

Some VAs are ex business owners, and they can even help you oversee parts of your business.

In other words, they can handle the B, and C level tasks that would cost you a bundle to hire an experienced manager to do.

Great VAs are hard to find – but if you find one you will strike it rich.

This is because once you delegate the burdens of your business to a VA – you will be able to soar to new heights and make a ton more money in your business.

You are probably wonder where you can find these great VAs.  For a great list of places to find quality VAs please click here.

All the best,

Will Pena, MBA

Sapient Business Solutions, Inc.

A Small Business Consulting Company

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