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Over the last 1 & ½ years I have expanded through over 50+ virtual assistants earning a healthy 5-figure per month. All of which I have done through optimising processes, analyzing data, and outsourcing to virtual assistants overseas.

The primary objective to look at when running your business is ways to cut operational costs while making sure you are able to value your time, genius, and expertise as a business leader, owner or entrepreneur.

In order to be able to do this, I started delegating repetitive tasks that I deemed to have been taking a chunk of my time and hired a data entry virtual assistant to work with.

Here are the benefits of hiring a virtual assistant to do my data entry needs

  1. Monitoring Business Performance
    Focusing on data especially when I was scaling my business helped me understand and tweak my marketing strategies to convert actual sales and land more partners.

    One thing I realized by looking through data is not having to change the entire strategy but only focus on the specific step or process that was not working in order to fully optimize my business processes.

    It is quite cliche to note that as a business owner, you will not be able to review and provide better executions and campaign roll outs if you do not look into your data.

    2. Improving Processes
    By priortizing data entry and sifting through the most important information that I needed to look through, I was able to streamline, automate, and optimize data collection which propelled my business to become bigger and better.

    Some ask, “how do I know if my processes are working?” Data. The sole purpose and reason to know whether you are on the right track is to be able to identify these through your weekly sell outs, deals closed, or even online engagement.

    Through data, you will be able to monitor and measure your processes.

    3. Business Intelligence
    Analyzing and banking your efforts through data lets you make more informed decisions for your business. This way, you are able to take your customer on a journey, understand their needs, what specific actions they resound to the best, and gain more knowledge on your market.

    For more established businesses like Apple & Google, data helps them understand and know what products to launch in the future. Meanwhile, small to medium businesses benefit from data by knowing what processes work and make their turnaround time faster.

    What are samples of data entry jobs?
    Data entry jobs may span across different industries such as but not limited to the following:
  • Bookkeeping 
  • Accounting 
  • Customer Support Tickets 
  • HR Recruitment 
  • Digital Marketing
  • Administrative Tasks 

What are the rates for data entry virtual assistants?
Rates differ based on your level of needs and expertise. To be able to identify this, first you need to know what level of responsibility you need to offload and which tasks to delegate.

At The Speed Up Co, virtual assistant data entry jobs usually range from $4-8 depending on the skills you prefer.

What specific skill set should I look for when hiring a data entry virtual assistant?
Depending on how much your budget allows you will not go wrong if you focus on these skills when opting to hire a data entry virtual assistant:

  1. Sharp & detail-oriented 
  2. Organized 
  3. Has basic online virtual skills 
  4. Alert & on their toes

If you have the extra time to train your virtual assistants, then you are better off hiring for a basic plan. However, if you’re looking to hire someone who is already experienced and can help you better optimize your business then our mid range plan would suit you best.

Why outsource data entry?
It is all about evaluating your value cost, if tasks are repetitive, you’re better off hiring another skilled co-worker to do this so you can focus on tasks such as business expansion, new product introduction, and the like.

Everything that surrounds us right now is data driven, this may be your phone taking notes of what you do on a daily basis or even tracking how many steps you take, or online wherein you get targeted on your specific needs and wants through your searches.

Data is not something that is new and foreign and we have seen it unfold to what it is now through technology. Whether you are starting your business or looking to expand, data driven actions will definitely boost your business to the next level.