{"id":2916,"date":"2020-03-25T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2020-03-10T20:29:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T20:29:21","slug":"why-hire-a-virtual-assistant-as-a-creative-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/2020\/03\/25\/why-hire-a-virtual-assistant-as-a-creative-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hire a Virtual Assistant as a Creative? Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Depositphotos_29065301_l-2015-1024x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Depositphotos_29065301_l-2015-980x730.jpg 980w, https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Depositphotos_29065301_l-2015-480x358.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>business concept &#8211; businesswoman talking on the phone in office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why hire a virtual assistant when art is your business? Mainly because you\u2019ll protect against burnout while seriously increasing your productivity. Your VA can help you regardless of where you live and can relieve the expense of hiring a full-time employee too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her Inc.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/amy-vetter\/why-hiring-a-virtual-assistant-is-best-move-entrepreneurs-can-make.html\">article<\/a> entitled Why Hiring a Virtual Assistant is the Best Move Entrepreneurs Can Make, Amy Vetter shares the following advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we are stressed or not at optimum energy, our executive and critical thinking skills suffer. It is more important to work smarter and devote your workday to the areas of your business that require your full attention and energy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating is your superpower but administrative tasks may be crowding out or even killing your passion, productivity and output. Maybe you\u2019re a novelist, a videographer, musician or work in another creative medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though it\u2019s hard to believe, your \u2018kryptonite\u2019 is someone else\u2019s superpower. You don\u2019t have to let those necessary but draining tasks steal your creative energy or silence the muse. The world is waiting for you to create after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine if you could find someone who\u2019s passionate about all those things you aren\u2019t? How could that change your life, business, work-life balance and art?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creatives Are Pulled Between Two Worlds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You feel the constant tug-of-war between administrative tasks and creating. It\u2019s exhausting because you\u2019re using two very different parts of your brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creative side can feel like a lush forest with sunshine breaking through. The administrative side feels like an inhospitable alien landscape. It\u2019s like you\u2019re being constantly pulled between two worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you create meaningful art with all the chaos and when things are so off-balanced? You may curse the fact that you despise taking care of the details. But what if all those frustrations are simply telling you something bigger about yourself and a satisfying solution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That it could be time to find someone who excels at handling the details that distract and bug you so much. We\u2019re all different and have unique gifts to offer to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re most at home when you\u2019re creating. Why not have someone help you with the details so you can create even more? That\u2019s where a VA or remote administrative assistant can transform your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Tasks Can a Virtual Assistant Help Creatives With?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why hire a virtual assistant as a creative? Because the types of available virtual administrative services are diverse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many tasks a virtual assistant for creatives can assist you with, freeing up the time you need. Nearly all tasks that \u2018drain your batteries\u2019 can be delegated. Here are some possibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Email management<\/li><li> Social media management<\/li><li> Website maintenance and design<\/li><li> Content creation<\/li><li> Product launches<\/li><li> Scheduling<\/li><li> Invoicing<\/li><li> Marketing<\/li><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/\"><strong>Much more<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why Hire a Virtual Assistant?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most effective way to find out is to get in touch with us so we can give you all the details and answer any questions you may have. We can provide you with a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/profit2-b7888c.pages.infusionsoft.net\/\">free 30-minute consultation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What you may need most is a remote office assistant. It\u2019s also possible you need a virtual team or online business manager (virtual manager). Either way, Smart to Finish can help as your creative purpose grows. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why hire a virtual assistant when art is your business? Mainly because you\u2019ll protect against burnout while seriously increasing your productivity. Your VA can help you regardless of where you live and can relieve the expense of hiring a full-time employee too. 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