11/28/22
Listening Time:
41 min
Episode 188: Hiring Virtual Assistants to Get More Freedom and Flexibility—with Kristy Yoder
How can a virtual assistant help you with your consulting business? They can take things off your to-do list, free you up to do what only you can do, and help you scale your business.
In this Craft of Consulting podcast episode, I interview Kristy Yoder, CEO of Smart VAs. She shares how a virtual assistant can propel your consulting business forward faster. She also digs into how to hire a virtual assistant and work with one to make sure it does truly free you up and helps your business.
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Kristy Yoder
Episode Details
Virtual assistants can take on tasks and activities that you don’t need to spend your time and energy doing. In this episode, we talk about:
Recognizing that virtual assistants can be more than an online secretary
Assessing what you are doing to determine if it’s worth your rate to do it
Having a team to scale your consulting business
Doing a task inventory and identifying what you don’t enjoy doing and are not good at
Knowing what to consider when hiring a virtual assistant
Setting your virtual assistantup for success
Creating guides or standard operating procedures for your virtual assistant to follow
Finding a virtual assistant who is right for you and your business
Avoiding common mistakes when working with a virtual assistant
Knowing what virtual assistants typically charge and why to pay them well
For more information about Kristy Yoder:
Website: smartvirtualassistants.com