Is outsourcing restricted strictly to a work environment? As you grow your business, you still have other responsibilities that need to be taken care of. Check to see if these duties can be passed on to someone else.
It can be very testing when home and work clash. You will be folding laundry in your home office between emails and researching articles. You could be trying to find ingredients for dinner while drafting reports in your head. Is this what you envisaged when you decided to become self-employed? It doesn’t have to be that way, anymore!
Get Some Help…Again
If you have found some virtual assistants to help you with your business, you already know what an advantage this can be. It's time to apply this philosophy to your home. If you find people with the right abilities, you can outsource many of your home activities to them.
1. Childcare -- one of the beauties of owning your own business, such as virtual assistance, is being able to spend a lot more time with your children. It's possible that you could configure the makeup of your day, so that your children can stay home with you. As the business becomes more demanding, you’ll want to rethink that scenario. Hiring someone to look after your kids, even on a part-time basis can make a huge difference. Why not think about getting a nanny to work in the home, using the services of a childcare center or finding a good, part-time babysitter somewhere close by.
2. Housecleaning -- this is a chore which we all like to avoid. You might be sitting at your computer working but don’t let that fool your family. You can become mentally tired just like you can become physically tired. After everything that your job entails and dealing with clients all day, you certainly don't want to have to turn to dishwashing or folding clothes. Put aside some money for a maid service. This really is quite affordable and won't break the bank. If you do a thorough cleaning of your home, a service can come in just to touch things up once a week or twice a month. It will make a big difference. And to take advantage of this quickly, seriously consider taking on a virtual assistant, or even virtual assistants as part of a team to maximise your efforts in a very short span of time.
3. Bookkeeping – You’ll need to balance those books if you own a business. All those numbers may start running together after a while. Waiting until tax time to handle them is an accident waiting to happen. You should be able to hire another virtual assistance specialist or a professional who freelances in bookkeeping, to help you keep everything on the straight and narrow and avoid an all-out last-minute panic which will inevitably occur otherwise.
4. Your Business Needs – While you are building your business, administrative tasks seem to fall by the wayside. Take a load off your mind by getting somebody to help you with this. Tasks like the following are perfect for someone else to handle for you.
• Updating your website
• Writing content
• E-mail maintenance
• Newsletter distribution
What's that noise? It’s the sound that you hear when you actually breathe easier as a consequence of finding somebody to help you as you grow your business, allowing you to actually enjoy some of the finer things in life, yes... other than working.
