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Last Updated on January 20, 2024 by Work In My Pajamas
Many businesses start out as a one-person show. You do everything because it doesn’t happen otherwise. As the business grows, though, business owners often persist in doing everything when delegation would be more time and cost effective. You should delegate these six tasks the moment it becomes financially realistic.
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Equipment Maintenance
The world of IT evolves at a crushing pace. You can learn what you need to know most of the time. Unfortunately, you may only discover what you didn’t know when something goes horribly wrong with your server. Delegating computer equipment maintenance means you don’t need to learn about IT constantly because you pay someone for that. This goes for all maintenance, from computers to basic building repairs. Restaurants should have their cooking equipment serviced and repaired by professionals, and tech businesses should have an expert keep their computers in working order.
Accounting/Bookkeeping
The regulations that govern accounting and bookkeeping don’t evolve at the same pace as computer technology, but they do change on a regular basis. Professional accountants, much like IT pros, stay abreast of those changes as part of their professional development. Letting a pro do the heavy lifting on your books saves you time and drastically reduces your chances of getting audited.
Admin
Every business needs to make routine calls, send out correspondence, update schedules and handle travel arrangements. For the vast majority of these tasks, it is a lousy use of a business owner’s time. Almost any responsible person can manage those tasks with a little training. You should be spending your time on those tasks that only you can perform to grow your business.
All Audio/Visual Production
With the exception of actual audio/visual production companies, no business should do its own A/V production. The learning curve is steep and the right equipment can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Leaving A/V in the hands of professionals gets you a superior end product, and you’ll get it done faster.
Written Content
Creating your own written content is a fool’s errand, unless it is highly specialized material only a professional can write. A good freelance writer can typically handle the essential content you’ll need, such as blog posts, articles and press releases. It gets the task off your plate and you get a professional’s touch on the work.
Marketing
Marketing crosses so many boundaries, from print media to social media, it takes an expert. Trying to manage your entire marketing effort yourself is likely to consume every waking hour and still not get you the results you want. Professionals can handle this task with little ease and get you great results, giving you much more time to take care of more important matters.
Delegation is a means of exerting better control over your time and business. It ensures necessary tasks get performed and leaves you free to mind the big picture. In essence, delegation enables you to think strategically about your business, rather than tactically.
Informational credit to K & D Factory Service Inc.
