Growing My Small Business: 3 Reasons Why I Choose Apps Over an Assistant

As I type, I’m listening to the hum of hammering and sawing coming from the bathroom downstairs. My contractor is making some amazing updates to as I work on this blog post. But, before we both started our work days, we had a chat about running small businesses.

We both agreed, it’s nice to have help!

We talked about working with assistants, hiring employees and the downfalls of when they don’t show up, as he checked his phone yet again wondering where his helper was on this Monday morning.

Our chat turned to a mutual businesswoman friend and how smart she is for using apps to automate many of her business processes. I explained that I’ve done that with many of my tasks too. It saves me so much time!

So, today I thought I’d share a bit more about why and how I’ve decided to run my small business with the help of apps, instead of hiring an assistant. It’s been maybe 10 years since I made this choice, so I have a fair amount of experience and still feel good about this decision.

1. Apps have a set cost each month.

There’s no overtime pay, holiday pay, or cost of benefits associated with app fees. They are simply a flat rate, so you know exactly what they will cost you per…