Do you want to be more productive, enjoy your work more, make more money and have a bigger impact on the world?

Believe it or not, hiring a freelancer can do all that (and more!) for you!

When you’re an entrepreneur, there are several milestones in your journey that you celebrate...

Your first client, your first sale, your first amazing testimonial… and hiring your first freelancer!

If hiring your first freelancer scares you, don’t worry, that’s totally normal!  As entrepreneurs, we tend to like to be in control. When we hand over that control, no matter how small the task might be, it’s like handing over our babies.  

Letting someone else take control of a piece of your business can be super nerve-wracking!

But it’s the best thing you will ever do.

It’s the best thing you CAN do for your business.

And, like everything, there’s a probably going to be some test runs, some ups and downs and the very first person you hire might not be the perfect fit for your business.

So how do you know when you should hire your first freelancer?  And who should you hire first?

The easy answer is to hire someone as soon as possible.  Right from day 1 if you can!

Think about the types of tasks you do on a daily basis:

• Are they repetitive?
• Do you enjoy them?
• Are they ACTIVELY earning you money?
• Could someone else do it better or quicker?
• Do you need to learn a new skill set to complete them?
• Do they need YOU to do them or SOMEONE to do them?

Discover your list of tasks with our Ultimate Guide to Delegating!

Because another thing that business owners like to do is do everything themselves.  And then they get overwhelmed with the number of things they have to get done.

And then things start to slip.

Orders go wrong or don’t get sent out on time...

Meetings & appointments get missed or you get double booked...

Your suppliers get annoyed with late payments...

You don’t have time to market your business so your pool of leads dries up and your calendar starts to look empty...

And all the time you’re sitting in front of your computer with a to-do list as long as your arm, desperately trying to keep up with everything!

Plus of course, you have to keep learning and expanding your own skills so you can provide the very best service for your clients and customers.

And this is why so many online businesses fail.

Because you, the entrepreneur, are The Creator.  You’re the person who wants to get your product or service out to the world and help people.  

You want to DO the thing you love.  

And you don’t want to do taxes (who really does?!)

You want to focus on your clients and building your relationships with your audience.

And that’s what you should be doing!

But that means you need someone to do those other things in your business.

Like answering emails, scheduling appointments, proof-reading & formatting blog posts, scheduling social media posts, researching data, keeping the books up to date, ordering stock or the million and one other things that need doing every day in order to run a successful and profitable business.

That person, that’s your freelancer.

It may be one person, it may be that you hire a few freelancers all focusing on their own area of expertise.

Because not only can you not do everything at once, you’re probably not an expert in everything.  And that’s totally OK!

I know in my coaching business, I focus on what I’m good at: helping my clients, creating amazing, helpful content, building relationships and growing my business.

Anything else, I either automate or hire a freelancer to do.  Chances are they’ll do it better anyway!

So if you can, hire your first freelancer or virtual assistant as soon as you can.  Don’t wait until you’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, exhausted and everything is backing up.

Stay ahead of the game!

Instead of spending time on repetitive tasks, automate it or create a process you can share and hire a VA to do it for you.

Instead of spending months learning SEO, hire a freelancer who already has those specialist skills.