Is It The Right Time To Hire An OBM?

Being a small business owner can be very lonely.  You don’t always have a sounding board or someone that is invested in your business with you.  And that can be very frustrating from time to time.

As an online business manager (“OBM”), I work with solopreneurs of online service-based businesses to help them run their businesses - plain and simple.  That can be anything from managing cash flow, hiring new employees, creating and implementing a marketing plan, or strategizing new product/service launches.

But how do you know you are ready to hire an OBM? Are you ready to hand over the reins and let someone into your business?  That is a big transition that you shouldn’t take lightly.  So I’ve compiled a list of 5 reasons why this might be exactly the right time to hire an OBM - so you can move your business forward in a calm and meaningful way.

You’re Disorganized & Could Save Time With Systems

Don’t take this as an insult.  Sometimes, there are just too many balls in the air - PERIOD!  There is only so much one person can do.  So hiring help absolutely makes sense.

But specifically hiring an OBM is the best option if you want to create more efficiencies in your business.  OBM’s specialize in learning the in’s and out’s of your business and creating systems tailored to your workflow.  This will definitely save you time and most likely create more opportunities to make money and scale your business.

You’re Turning Away Business Because You Are So Busy

Turning away business, in my eyes, might be the absolute worst thing that can happen as a business owner.  We always want to grow our businesses, but as we do, we must be able to accept new business and give those new clients the attention they deserve.

That is the best time to hire an OBM.  They can help take some of that work off your plate, or as I mentioned above, create systems to make you get it all done.  So no more turning away business.  Instead, get ready to grow bigger than you imagined.

You Are Still Doing The Same Tasks You Were Doing When You Started

Let’s be honest, you should be growing with your business.  Otherwise, your business will not really be fulfilling.  So if you are still doing some of the same basic tasks you were when you first created your business, your day-to-day can get very stale quickly.

Hiring an OBM can take those tasks off your plate or even help you start to hire a team to expand your business.  This will help you focus on the parts of your business that actually bring money in the door or give you more time to improve yourself and your business at the same time.

You’re Looking For More Than Someone To Just Check Tasks Off A List

It’s hard to find good help these days.  That fact only becomes compounded when you are a solopreneur working in your business all by yourself.  It becomes that much harder to hand control over to someone else.

But it can be easy if you hire the right person.  When you seek out an OBM, you are hiring someone who knows how to run a business, not just do a specific task.  This is someone that is a project manager and strategist that can make suggestions and help bring your business to the next level.

Your Business Is Growing While Your Free Time Is Shrinking

Work-life balance isn’t just for jobs in the corporate world.  It becomes even more true when you own your own business because it is a part of you - you are personally invested.  This makes you do silly things like work through dinner, work late into the night, or starting at the crack of dawn.

Having some space from your business is a very healthy thing.  It helps you see it more clearly and notice where you need to make changes and improvements. Hiring an OBM is a perfect way for you to get that distance in a comfortable and controlled way.  So go ahead, book that vacation, or spend that extra time reading yet “one more” bedtime story to your kid.  It’s under control!

Do you think you are ready for the plunge?  If you think you might be ready to hire an OBM, let’s set up a 30-minute discovery call.  It’s free of charge and we can chat about your business and how I can help you plan and strategize the next phase of your business.  Click here.