Shannon Miles, an expert in hiring and working with Virtual Assistants, joins Amy to discuss the importance of hiring a VA for business growth, transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship, delegating tasks, and considering financials when hiring and growing your company.
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Delegating repetitive and time-consuming tasks to virtual assistants allows entrepreneurs to focus on value-driven activities, leading to sales growth.
Hiring a virtual assistant is an essential step towards scaling and long-term success, despite initial fears and hesitations.
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Benefits of Joining the Digital Course Academy
Digital Course Academy provides a step-by-step guide to create and launch a successful course. Students have achieved significant results after joining, such as earning $7,000 on their first launch, surpassing five-figure income with just one launch, and growing an email list from 200 to 10,000 people and earning $249,000 in a single launch. It emphasizes the importance of following a proven roadmap and not trying to piece together business strategies.
The Importance of Delegating Tasks
Delegating tasks that are repetitive, time-consuming, and draining can free up valuable time for more important aspects of the business, such as selling, networking, and customer interaction. By assigning these tasks to virtual assistants (VAs), entrepreneurs can focus on activities that add more value to their business and contribute to sales growth. It is a mindset shift that recognizes the potential revenue that can be generated if entrepreneurs are not burdened with administrative tasks.
The Stages of Hiring and Working with a Virtual Assistant
The podcast outlines three stages of hiring and working with a virtual assistant. In the hustler stage, entrepreneurs identify neglected areas of the business, review financials, and determine affordability. In the entrepreneurial stage, they expand existing resources, consider full-time team members, and assess financial capabilities. Moving towards being a CEO/President and eventually an owner involves establishing systems, building a leadership team, and focusing on brand equity while delegating day-to-day functions. The goal is to reach a stage where entrepreneurs own the business rather than run it.
Overcoming Fear and Guilt When Hiring
The podcast acknowledges the fear and guilt that can arise when hiring a virtual assistant, but encourages entrepreneurs to push through. It emphasizes that hiring is essential for growth and advises individuals to get over their initial apprehensions. Although there may be trial and error in finding the right people and roles, the rewards far outweigh the risks. Entrepreneurs are reminded that building a business requires a team, and hiring a virtual assistant is a crucial step towards scaling and achieving long-term success.
This is a question I get asked all the time. “Amy, how do I know when I’m ready for a VA? And, how do I hire and work with one?”
It’s a valid question, and if you’re serious about growing your business it’s one you should be asking.
I hired my first VA in 2011, and I consider it one of the best entrepreneurial decisions of my journey so far.
My first VAhelped me take my business to the next level because her support allowed me to truly focus on the areas of my business that I excelled in.
But I get it, it’s hard to know when you’re really ready for a VA, how to go about hiring one, what tasks to have them do, and when to uplevel your working relationship with them.
To help you get more clarity on those things, I’ve invited my dear friend and VA expert, Shannon Miles to join me on the show.
Shannon is the owner and creator of Belay Solutions, a company that connects entrepreneurs with virtual specialists to help support their growth and in this episode, she’s sharing the progression of hiring and working with a VA.
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