I have decided to raise my commitment to my virtual assistant from 10 hours per month to 20 hours per month. Through GetFriday.com, that means $200 out of pocket each month. I believe that I may be able to drive up enough business to cover the added cost. My original purpose for hiring a VA has changed.
In a flash of inspiration, it occurred to me what the best use of my VA’s time would be. Originally, my intent was to have her remind me of birthdays and help me keep track of business transactions. After interviewing her, I learned that she is very skilled with computers, including programming in C++, which I can’t do. On the downside, accounting is a whole other discipline from programming. I guess having her make double entries and print monthly and quarterly reports is a bit much to ask for a non-accounting major. On the upside, she is PERFECT for helping me post content on my websites. Aside from accounting chores, one major time sink for me is posting content. If I can create or find content for her to post, I can save myself hours per week. One example of this is finding local video on YouTube and posting it on RGV-Life.com. I can find the videos and send links for her to post.
You’re probably thinking, “How lazy can you get?” It’s not laziness. I can only post so many videos and press releases sent to me because I have limited time. This way I can maintain a good level of content creation without spending time posting it. Unlike this blog, other sites don’t lend themselves to mobile posting. I can blog anywhere on Earth with GSM coverage. However, I can’t find video, do embeds, upload pics, copy and paste press releases, or other tasks that require me to be sitting in front of a computer. Unfortunately, Ning is not mobile-friendly. The more time I spend waiting for pages to load, copying and pasting, and tagging, the less time there is for creating. In a world where content is king, I should be out creating, not waiting. For accounting, maybe a local bookkeeper can do the trick.
Shaine 