3 Signs You Need an Online Business Manager
When you’re leading a business, you’re in charge of lots of decisions, big and small, in terms of the growth and direction of your company.
You’re in charge of the quality of your services, your customers’ satisfaction, your marketing and brand awareness efforts, daily operations, onboarding and training new team members… And the list goes on.
You’re also responsible for the daily tasks that keep the needle moving. All the client work that brings in the money to keep your doors open. All the strategic plans and the trajectory and high-level decisions are on you to make.
No wonder so many business owners feel exhausted!
Do you find yourself wishing you had someone to support your business?
I get it. Your business is your baby. You’ve put in all the hard work to turn your brand into something you’re deeply proud of. You may think you need to do it all because, well, who else would care as much as you do?
However, you’ve probably heard the proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
When your business only relies on you to move forward, you’re limiting its reach and stifling its potential. After all, there’s only so much you can do on your own before you hit burnout.
The first step to a strong, sustainable business is your ability to delegate the tasks that keep you away from your core business. When you find the right people to help you walk the path of entrepreneurship, not only do you strengthen your leadership and your mission, but you reach heights you might never have dreamed of.
Related: Be the Productive Leader Your Company Needs in Quarantine
An Online Business Manager Is The One Who Frees Up Your Time To Help You Focus On The Essence Of Your Business
What happens when you’re running your business and facing the same obstacles you had as someone’s employee? The same busywork you were doing? That pang of frustration when time still seems to slip away and you find yourself wishing for just a bit more?
If you’re like most female entrepreneurs, one of the main reasons you started a business is the desire to be in charge of your time, to do the work you love, and avoid the all too frustrating challenges normal corporate paths present.
One of the first steps in evaluating the type of help you need is taking a look at how you and your team are spending work hours. This article on time tracking and productivity gives you a solid foundation on what to look for in terms of productive time: Time Tracking: Know What You're Doing
However, no matter how organized you are, if you’re doing too much, another checklist won’t fix it.
This is where OBMs come in.
An Online Business Manager is a high-level professional you can rely on to get specialized tasks done.
If you’ve found yourself struggling with these symptoms, it may be time for you to bring in an OBM
You have lots of ideas, but feel like you’ve hit a wall
When your daily hustle and bustle is keeping you from expanding your reach, you’re hesitant to market yourself because one more client might throw your rhythm off, or your work is limited by how much you can do on your own, your need help.
Maybe you’re constantly dreaming of all the things you’d do if only you had more time. Or you feel like your business hasn’t reached its full potential, but you’re stretched thin already.
You may even have an assistant or a small staff. But all the big decisions still rely on you.
These are all signs that your business is itching to grow. Working with an online business manager can help you break through that wall, expand your business possibilities, and land the clients and projects you’ve been dreaming of.
You struggle to define (and achieve) the visibility your brand deserves
When you’re caught up in the daily grind of entrepreneurship, you may struggle to take a step back and see the big picture of your business. This closeness makes it hard to define goals and a strategy to move forward.
An outsider’s perspective, especially that of someone who’s worked with a broad range of pros and has learned from top leaders, is key to help you zoom out for a little bit to shift your gaze towards the areas you may want to explore, the business opportunities, the challenges you and your team are facing, and the tools you have available.
When you work with an obm, you have the chance to bounce ideas off of a neutral teammate whose goal is to help you be the very best you can be. She’s not afraid to give you her insight. And the reasoning behind her methods to help you succeed.
You want to scale your business
If you’re ready to take the leap and grow your business, you’re already in the perfect spot to bring in a teammate whose role is to keep you accountable and help you implement the systems your business needs to grow as smoothly as possible while providing the highest quality of services to your customers.
An Online Business Manager Helps You Take Your Business To The Next Level
Most businesses reach a point where they’re clearly crying for expansion.
When you’ve hit that point, you can choose whether to keep your business small enough to handle on your own.
Or you can work with a management expert to set a solid foundation to grow your business sustainably. An online business manager is the ideal accountability partner to guide you and your team in setting (and reaching) specific targets to elevate your company to its fullest potential.
Are you ready to take that next step?
