If you want to delegate a few key tasks but are hesitating to take the plunge, this post is for YOU, my friend!
I know that taking that first big leap can be daunting; It’s so easy to get hung up on the idea that paying someone else to handle tasks you can do for free is a waste of your hard-earned money. And plenty of overbooked entrepreneurs worry that outsourcing won’t bring in a good ROI.
I’m here to tell you that hiring out certain business tasks will bring in more money, free up more time, and create more peace-of-mind than juggling it all on your own. And partnering with a fabulous Virtual Assistant, graphic designer, or freelance writer is guaranteed to make your own time more productive!
Don’t believe me? Read on and I’ll prove it to you.
Outsourcing Frees Up Your Time
This is the biggie, of course. Running your own business sucks up a ton of time, and when you’re attempting to manage every process entirely on your own, you often end up letting long-term goals or strategic tasks slide in favor of handling the day-to-day work.
When you’ve got a capable, trustworthy assistant or team of contractors handling your inbox, marketing, social media, graphics, and administrative tasks, you have more time for other tasks.
You’ll be able to do more big-picture thinking, planning of critical campaigns, development of new products, all the juicy, rewarding, high-level work that’s been getting shoved aside.
Outsourcing Helps You Replenish Your Creativity
When you’re allowing those daily grind tasks to suck up your energy, you may have nothing left for more creative endeavors. Outsourcing gives you back your creative energy!
When you’re not spending your limited supply on bookkeeping, correspondence, and other stuff you hate, you’ll have more available for dreaming, planning, and creating.
Use all that newly accessible creativity to build great content, cultivate relationships, and brainstorm new offerings.
Outsourcing is Flat-Out More Efficient
It’s quite literally faster to hire a knowledgeable person than it is to force yourself to learn a new technology. And even if you know how to do something passably well, it’s still more efficient to outsource that work to a true expert.
You want your business to run like a well-oiled machine, don’t you?
Well then, why not get a team of geniuses on board? They’ll do the work faster and better, and you can focus on the tasks that fall within your zone of genius.
Outsourcing Keeps YOU Accountable
Worried about keeping your contractors accountable?
While that may be something you’ll need to manage, it’s a door that swings both ways.
Consider this: If your VA (who you’re paying) can’t do her job until you do yours, then it’s a safe bet you’ll prioritize that work. When it’s just you, letting deadlines slip feels like less of a big deal. Being part of a team is a great way to ensure you do your part.
Outsourcing Makes You More Organized
If you’re doing all the work for your business, you can be as scattered and haphazard as you want with your systems. After all, you’re the only one who has to understand them!
When you hire freelancers though, you’re forced to create structures and systems that make sense for everyone, which means your entire infrastructure will get a beneficial makeover.
With solid workflows in place for new projects, it becomes easier (and faster) to get everything done.
Just imagine: Your business can run more smoothly and efficiently than ever, and you’ll be handing off your least favorite tasks to capable contractors. Sounds dreamy, right? So go get started!
