Virtual Assitant

[Kevin Verger]

Hi Everyone,

After reading the 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, I'm seriously considering hiring a virtual assistant. I'd like to free up some of my time to be proactively cold calling/prospecting for leads.

Although these virtual assistant are not in the US, they still operate on PST when I need them (9-5pm M-F).

Tasks I plan on handing over to the VA are: admin work, research lists, bills, etc. but also following up with current clients that I'm working with in my pipeline.

While it'd be great to free up the time that I currently spend following up with current clients, I'm worried this will come off as impersonal to clients. Clients wouldn't know that my assistant isn't based out of my office, and I think that introducing my assistant into the picture from the beginning will lend more credibility and this way clients will know to expect that some follow up will come from my assistant, but that I will still be their main point of contact and will always be available to them.

I wanted to reach out to the BP community and hear some thoughts, in general or from anyone who has experience with this. Please give me any and all insight you might have! Thanks!

[Darren Sager]

I've considered it as well and it can definitely improve your business. How you'll need to bring it to the attention of your clients is that you're at your best when you can attend to their actual needs that make the best use of your time. Getting bogged down in the paperwork or other mundane responsibilities takes you away from what you're best at, which is actually getting things done for them. As Tom Hopkins taught me, "The pain of change is forgotten once the benefit of change is realized." Do this @Kevin Verger and you should be golden.