3 Super Simple Ways to Get an Quicker ROI on your VA
Here’s 3 super simple ways to get a quicker ROI with your VA
Brace yourself for an opinion you may not like, but…
If you’re looking for a VA to immediately make back their hourly rate with you, you’re looking at it in too much of transactional way.
The role isn’t like marketing or sales, where you can clearly see the revenue coming back in, it’s a supportive role for you as the business founder, CEO or solo entrepreneur.
Meaning, what’s your time actually worth to you?
What would you be able to do because a VA is freeing up your time?
What do you value you most that having a VA would help you do more of?
The true question then is not “How do I get an ROI on my VA?” it’s actually:
“What is the true cost of my time - what is my time worth?”
Because you can make money back, but you can never get time back.
Here’s what having a VA has done for one of our clients:
“Getting 30 hours of my life back every month has been life changing, allowing me to live my life instead of just organising it. I have more time to spend with my friends and loved ones instead of my trusty laptop. Plus I now have the time to work on my business, instead of in my business.”
Okay, I did promise you 3 ways to get the ‘ROI’ back and so now you understand the bigger benefit of having a VA, here’s how to make that relationship really and truly work coming straight off the start line.
1️⃣ Commit to spending as much time as possible with your VA during the first month, prioritise giving them access to you.
If you have a particularly hectic few weeks coming, maybe think about delaying their start date until you can carve out dedicated time to spend with them. Investing in that relationship straight off the starting block is so worthwhile, it truly gives the best possible start to the partnership for both of you and you’ll see results way faster.
2️⃣ Set really clear expectations around what you want lifted off your plate, so the VA has as much clarity as possible around what they can do to make your day to day feel lighter. Give feedback.
3️⃣ Delegate. That’s it, let go. It’s not easy for everyone to do, I’m all too aware myself but let your VA do things for you. Our team and therefore your VAs motto is ‘Ask for feedback, not permission’, so teach them if they didn’t quite do something the way you needed them to. Teach them once and they’ll nail it forever after.
