B050: How to Hire Your First VA (Virtual Assistant)

The Simplifiers Podcast

If you’re drowning in admin work and your to-do list never seems to get done, you’ll want to pull out your pen and paper and take notes.

The topic is about how to hire your first VA (psst, that stands for Virtual Assistant!)

I’m going to simplify it all down for you, demystify what to look for, how to ensure a good fit, and how to know the difference between which tasks to delegate, and which you should hang on to.

There comes a time where your small business hits a turning point… where you MUST grow your team, or else agree to stay small forever.

The GOOD NEWS is that it’s never been easier to build your team without massively growing your payroll. A virtual assistant is NOT a 40-hour a week employee, and that’s a good thing. Here’s why:

• They get the work done faster. No downtime, no paying someone who’s just scrolling through Instagram while on the clock.
• They are highly skilled talent who are specialists in 2-3 areas.
• And since you hire them for a small handful of hours per project or task, you’ve now got access to this talent without blowing the bank. You don’t have to pay for insurance, benefits or vacation pay.

I have to be honest, the first time I hired a Virtual Assistant, it was a wee bit scary.

Bottomline, I have trust issues. “Who can really do it as good as me?”, and “I’m the one who turns the crank on this business, I’ve got to DO IT ALL or something will drop.”

NEWS-FLASH MARY: when you tried to do it all, you DID in fact drop super important balls! How silly was I!!?!

Don’t be like me.

Well, don’t be like OLD me.

Simple guidance on how to hire a VA: (Listen in to hear all of the details on these 3 VERY important guidelines) 1. Define what you’re delegating 2. Qualities to look for in your VA

3. How to ensure you’ve got a good fit

Bottomline

When you hire a FT employee, you sink tons of cash, training and resources into one person. That’s why so many dread having to hire an employee… it’s a pain to have to find a new person, you waste cash and most importantly, you waste your time. And say it with me… ain’t nobody got time for that!

Schedule a FREE 15-minute call with The Simplifiers. Let’s jump on a discovery call and chat about your upcoming tasks and projects. I’ll give you my advice of how many hours you’ll need, and if we’ve got someone on our team that can help you. If there’s a better resource out there, I promise to point you in that direction. Visit thesimplifiers.com/VA to book a call with me. I’m here to simplify your life, so let’s get going, friend!

#Dothething.

You can do this, I believe in you.

It’s time to SIMPLIFY.

Show notes available with all LINKS mentioned here: https://thesimplifiers.com/podcast/how-to-hire-a-virtual-assistant