| Your business is starting to take off and you have | | | | There are many places online such as Elance where |
| realized that if you had some help doing many of the | | | | you can find good workers. Putting up local ads on |
| mundane, day to day tasks, you could free up your | | | | Craigslist is another viable option. Just be prepared to |
| time for other priorities. Where and how do you go | | | | receive many resumes back and have time put aside |
| about finding good help? | | | | to look through them and follow up with the applicants |
| First you want to make a list of the jobs that this | | | | that interest you. Finding the right person the first time |
| person is going to do. | | | | around is going to save you lots of frustration and time |
| Will they be opening mail, answering and writing letters | | | | from having to begin the process again. |
| and keeping your calendar up to date? If you have an | | | | Another option is to use an agency, they may charge |
| online presence you may require someone who can | | | | you a fee for this, but they take over the sometimes |
| maintain your websites, perform SEO and article | | | | hassling job of wading through countless resumes. Plus |
| writing for you. | | | | too if the person from an agency doesn't work out, |
| Once you have your compiled your list, then you can | | | | they are the ones that have to let the person go, not |
| start looking for an assistant. Consider as well if you | | | | you. |
| need to have someone come to your office or can | | | | There are many options for finding a good place to |
| they work virtually from home? How many hours are | | | | outsource your work, just doing a search online can |
| you willing to pay them for and have a budget in mind | | | | provide you with lots of resources. You may prefer to |
| that you can afford. Remember you will get what you | | | | have a couple of people that work on different jobs |
| pay for so if you want a very qualified individual it will | | | | on a part time or freelance schedule. So really |
| cost more than having someone with little experience. | | | | determine what type of help you need first and then |
| Or would you be happy training a person as they go. | | | | spend the time to find a suitable individual. |
| These are all points to consider. | | | | |