When business starts booming and suddenly you’re simultaneously overjoyed with excitement from the new projects you’re booking and overwhelmed as f*ck by the amount of admin work that’s now bogging you down: the most logical conclusion is that you need to hire someone to take that work off your plate. And sure, if you’re in a pinch, it won’t hurt to hire a VA (Virtual Assistant) to manage your Inbox and help get clients onboarded, but that shouldn’t be your long-term solution. At least, not initially.