Delegation And Productivity
How To Measure The ROI Of A Virtual Assistant
Hours saved is the obvious number. Revenue recovered and mistakes avoided are the ones that justify the hire. Here is a simple way to track all three.
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Key Takeaways
Track hours you got back and what you did with them.
Count follow-ups, invoices, and bookings that would have slipped.
Compare cost to the value of your own hour.
Review monthly, not daily.
Three Numbers To Track
Hours returned: the tasks you no longer do, times how long they took you.
Revenue protected: leads followed up, invoices sent on time, bookings kept.
Errors avoided: missed deadlines, double bookings, late payments that stopped happening.
A Simple Monthly Review
Once a month, write three lines: hours returned, what you spent them on, and one thing that would have gone wrong without the assistant. Over a quarter, the pattern is obvious.
Pricing Your Own Hour
Owners undervalue their time. Use the rate a client pays you, or the revenue you produce in a good hour. Then compare it to the assistant's cost per hour. The math is rarely close.
When The Numbers Do Not Add Up
If hours returned are low after two months, the problem is usually delegation, not the assistant. Our best practices guide covers how to hand off more.
A One-Line Formula
Value of hours returned plus revenue protected plus mistakes avoided, minus the assistant's total cost. If the first three are honest, the result is rarely close to zero. If it is, the problem is usually that you are still doing work you could hand off.
Track It Without A Spreadsheet
Keep a note on your phone. Each week, add one line: what the assistant did that you did not have to. At the end of the month, read the list. That list is your ROI report and also a useful thing to share with the assistant.
What This Looks Like In Practice
A consultant tracks ten hours a week returned, spent on two new client proposals. One closes. The assistant's annual cost is a fraction of that one contract.
A Quick Checklist Before You Start
Baseline of your weekly admin hours recorded.
Three numbers tracked monthly.
Your hourly value written down.
Quarterly review scheduled.
Questions Owners Ask
What if I mostly delegated low-value tasks?
That is still time back. Use it deliberately on work only you can do.
Should I share the numbers with my assistant?
Yes. It shows them what matters and what to protect.
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