Hiring a virtual assistant might just be a secret weapon. Have you heard about these startup companies whose growth dramatically increased even with a limited business investment? Have you ever wondered what they did and how they did it? Did they really have a secret formula?
One major strategy that these companies used is outsourcing! Why don’t you utilize outsourcing and onboard virtual assistants to help you grow your company? With skilled VAs onboard, growth is truly possible and achievable without overwhelming you as the business owner.
But what do virtual assistants do? A virtual assistant can provide business support remotely by doing tasks that can be delegated by business owners or executives in a company. Based on your company’s needs, they will execute the tasks you will identify and assign to them. There is no shortage of these talented and efficient people and it is easy to hire them. That’s one of the services we offer here at Process Ninjas. Whether you need a project-based, part-time or full-time VAs, we give you the best and most efficient VAs from the Philippines.
Here are 10 reasons why successful companies link their success to the presence of virtual assistants.
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- Time is the only thing you have that you can’t get back.
As John Henry Patterson reminds us all, “Nothing in business is so valuable as time.” Patterson himself is known for being a business and salesperson.
As an entrepreneur, time lost is money lost too. You cannot earn time once it is already consumed. Hence, you should value time by using it efficiently. Time is one of your most important business resources.
As a company owner, how are you using this valuable asset called time? Executives of successful companies hire virtual assistants so they can maximize their time by focusing on the concrete steps to strategize their company’s growth. This frees their hands from the tasks that can be delegated and helps them maximize their time. Rather than spend the whole day answering emails and customer feedback, they set targets instead and do more high-level tasks that allow them to achieve the company’s vision and goals. When prospecting, they can also let the VA do the initial company presentation to prospective clients for them so only warm leads come through the pipeline.
Letting the VAs do those jobs will always contribute to your company’s success!
- Business growth achieved at a reduced capital cost
Do you know that it’s possible to save on employee costs while boosting your company’s productivity? Yes, you heard it right! Instead of hiring 3 new employees who will work on different business functions, a VA with the right skill sets can manage these multiple functions which are usually done by two or three employees!
The cost of adding talented individuals in your area is higher than hiring someone to work for you remotely from the Philippines. With employment now becoming borderless, your options for VA candidates are not limited anymore within your geographical area.
Your onsite or local employees can do the core tasks that need to be handled by specialists while the leg work can be done remotely by VAs like scheduling, online marketing, cold email outreach, email support, and social media management.
Isn’t this a sure way to success?
- Keeping it calm is the key.
With so many things to think about and manage, getting overwhelmed is one sure thing that can happen which undoubtedly impacts your productivity. You may have found yourself scrambling and losing focus because there are just too many things to do. Perhaps you have been working on weekends just to keep up with all of your tasks. Maybe you even needed to turn down a prospective client because your hands were already full. The question is: do you really want to be going in full-gear when you can actually find a way to keep it calm and work smartly?
You might have fallen into the trap of spreading yourself too thin, which doesn’t often produce excellent results. One key thing to address this, is to learn how to delegate so you can achieve focus. Learning how to delegate is also doing yourself a favor. Trust that onboarding a VA can simplify your life.
VAs of varying skill sets can be onboarded specifically to your needs. You just need to decide which of the tasks you are willing to delegate. Letting go of these tasks does necessarily mean that you will not be involved in them anymore. You can always check on your VAs’ progress and be as involved as you feel you need to be. It is still up to you how you will closely work with them.
This is the secret of successful business owners. They understand the importance of “keeping it calm” and its impact to entrepreneurial success. They started to hire a virtual assistant and stayed sane while being the boss!
- Outsource the administrative work.
Morris Hite, in his 1988 book Methods for Winning the Ad game, says that “If you have a good selling idea, your secretary can write your ad for you.” Fast forward to the 21st century, your virtual assistant will not only write anything for you, but will do any administrative job that can be done remotely! Though no one can really be a jack of all trades, hiring the right VAs with the skill sets that match your company’s needs will undoubtedly save you. You can choose a generalist or a specialist VA. Remember, you can always hire based on your needs.
Think of these repetitive tasks that consume your day. Though they are repetitive, they still create a huge impact if they pile up and are left unattended. Hiring a virtual assistant who performs both administrative and support tasks remotely will save your energy so you can focus on high-level tasks.
Imagine having someone who can prepare your presentation slides, create spreadsheets, schedule your meetings with clients, and do internet research. All the while, you just need to review and refine! You can focus on the sales pitch to close that business deal instead of doing the administrative tasks. That’s how helpful a VA can be.
- Streamline your operations to improve efficiency.
For start up companies, it is likely that daily processes and workflows have a lot of opportunity to be streamlined. Hiring a virtual assistant to do this task, instead of you personally doing it, will surely expedite the process. Deploying a VA with Process Ninjas also comes with an assessment of your company’s existing processes and operations where we can provide advice on the best way to move forward.
The benefits of streamlined business operations are countless, but you can be sure that you will find increased productivity and efficiency. Who wouldn’t want these benefits? This is one sure formula that successful business owners should adopt.
- Keep up with market trends through research data.
In today’s changing business landscape, the importance of market research cannot be disregarded. However, do you have the time to always monitor these updates? Let’s face it. Keeping up with recent market trends entails energy and time that you may not have. You can let the virtual assistant do this for you! Having another set of eyes and ears to search for current market demands and trends while keeping you in the loop is greatly important for your business to thrive and stay relevant.
Can you imagine having research data without having to search for it yourself? Instructing the VA on what data you need or simply letting the VA do the research will guide your company if it needs to reinvent itself to keep up with fast changing customer needs.
- Global customers need prompt global response.
When customers need your help, having 24/7 customer support is extremely important to ensure they get a response as soon as they ask. You should prioritize this, especially to cater clients on a global scale.
A team of virtual assistants can do this customer support anytime of the day. When customers new and old find that you are responsive to their inquiries, it builds your brand and increases customer retention. A quick, efficient response makes them feel like they are important.
A company’s success is linked to these VAs because they do the jobs that impact customer satisfaction and keep the business operations going while you sleep!
- Increase your company’s online presence and reach.
The pandemic has indeed changed customer purchasing behavior. Customers now prefer online shopping where they can search for goods and services from the comfort of their own homes. This has made a company’s online presence a necessity. You either post your products and services online or you perish. Social media presence and visibility in different communication platforms is the key to keep up in this fast paced world. But do you have time to create all this infographics and product images for posting? What about writing for fresh content every week to engage your customers?
With a virtual assistant onboard, your company’s consistent online presence with a wider customer reach is assured! For a growing company, free social media pages can help you get exposure while cutting down on advertising costs. Having updated, engaging online content with value is surely not a problem anymore. You can work with a VA who has the market research and writing skills to create shareable content which will draw more customers to visit your website or social media page. With the use of social media platforms, let the VA humanize your customer support by providing direct and real-time feedback to customers who visit your page.
- Seize the day while still taking care of your business.
Work-life balance. Is this still familiar to you? If it isn’t then let’s make it familiar to you again! The best decision you could ever make to simplify your life and reduce stress is by hiring a virtual assistant.
The Roman poet Horace reminds us of “Carpe Diem” or Seize the Day. Enjoy the things around you and spend time with your loved ones while you can! This means less time spent in answering emails and dealing with clients because your excellent VA can do that for you!
How does this lead to company success? Company owners who have more free time have lesser chances of experiencing burnout—a state of physical and mental exhaustion when a person’s ability to work is drained. A happy mental and emotional state can greatly increase the productivity of a business owner. You can achieve this too by hiring a VA with Process Ninjas.
- Build the value of your company.
For many successful startups, the decision to hire a VA is the most significant move they can make to grow their business. It can be the first concrete first step you take to fulfill your aim at increasing your company’s asset value.
Ultimately, the presence of the VAs has streamlined the business processes and workflows, improved customer service support, increased the company’s online presence, engaged customers globally, utilized technology, cut costs, and boosted the cash flow of successful companies. Most importantly, business owners are able to focus on high-level tasks because they have more free time to strategize. These changes have all been made possible because they learned to delegate tasks to their trusted VAs. These have all added value to the company which has made their businesses more attractive to investors or potential buyers.
So there you have it! Are you ready to apply this very effective strategy to achieve the success you dream of for your company? Let Process Ninjas walk you through how our virtual assistant services can be leveraged to increase your company’s growth! Trust us! Onboarding virtual assistants to your team can create a competitive advantage for your business more than you can ever imagine! Reach out to us below or send us an email at [email protected]