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I thought hiring a VA early was a waste of money
Honestly, I was convinced I had to do everything myself until my launch. Ngl, a founder I met in Austin told me to just book 10 hours with a VA for $150 to handle customer support emails. After a week, I got 40 hours of my time back and saw patterns in the questions people were asking. Has anyone else found a specific, cheap task to outsource first that paid off?
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taylorshah29d ago
Tbh that "book 10 hours with a VA for $150" idea is spot on. I did something similar but for social media graphics. I spent way too long making basic posts myself. I found someone on a freelance site to make a week's worth of simple images for like $80. It freed me up to actually talk to customers instead of just posting at them. Seeing what visuals they made also helped me understand what messaging was actually working.
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emma_flores29d ago
Oh man, that's exactly it. I hired someone to handle basic email replies for my small shop, and it was a game changer. I was wasting so much time on order confirmations and simple questions. Getting that time back to actually plan new products was huge.
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the_wesley29d ago
Used to think hiring help was a waste for small jobs. But hearing @emma_flores talk about getting time back to plan new stuff makes total sense now. It's not about the cost, it's about what you can do with that freed up time.
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