Cheaper Isnt Always Better
| Category: Website Design and Development | Date: 2003-10-05 |
Business owners spend a lot of time making decisions. Each decision will have a different outcome for their company.
From which business supply store to shop in to how are you going to get all of the office tasks accomplished, choices are always needed and being made. For each decision there are contributing factors and one of the biggest is how much things cost. This is an important factor, but it shouldnt be our top priority....quality should!
Small businesses usually have small budgets so sometimes we try to cut corners to obtain a needed product or service. Often, these choices to save a little money can have adverse effects.
Buying a cheaper type of paper and then finding that it jams in your printer is an easily rectified decision. For just a few more dollars you can buy a box of higher grade paper and you learn the lesson that cheaper isnt always better.
Other unfortunate decisions can have a longer lasting and more damaging effect. These lessons sometimes have to be learned but why not avoid all the hassle and extra costs by choosing to take quality over saving a few bucks right from the start?
For instance, when choosing a virtual assistance company to help you with your administrative tasks, the wrong choice can dramatically affect your business. If you decide to get the cheapest help around, you may be getting exactly what you pay for. In the long run you wont be saving any money...you will be paying out more to have errors fixed by a more experienced assistant. And the mistakes could possibly be seen by your clients or customers...which isnt good! Again, cheaper isnt always better...!
This doesnt mean that you wont find a virtual administrative assistant that fits your budget, but dont go for the cheapest just because its....cheaper. You may be paying for it in the future.
Saving money is fine on certain things, but dont skimp on the important stuff. Do research on any product or service you are considering for your company. Find out from others who have used the product or service whether they were happy with it. Was it worth the money they paid or did they get exactly what they paid for?
About the author:
Janice Byer is the owner of Canadian based Docu-Type Administrative Services, a professional Virtual Assistance and Website Design company that specializes in providing creative and accurate services to help other small business owners succeed, worldwide. They are the recipients of the Most Successful Start-Up 2000 Award and the Home-Based Business of the Year 2000 Award.
jbyer@docutype.net
http://www.docutype.net.
From which business supply store to shop in to how are you going to get all of the office tasks accomplished, choices are always needed and being made. For each decision there are contributing factors and one of the biggest is how much things cost. This is an important factor, but it shouldnt be our top priority....quality should!
Small businesses usually have small budgets so sometimes we try to cut corners to obtain a needed product or service. Often, these choices to save a little money can have adverse effects.
Buying a cheaper type of paper and then finding that it jams in your printer is an easily rectified decision. For just a few more dollars you can buy a box of higher grade paper and you learn the lesson that cheaper isnt always better.
Other unfortunate decisions can have a longer lasting and more damaging effect. These lessons sometimes have to be learned but why not avoid all the hassle and extra costs by choosing to take quality over saving a few bucks right from the start?
For instance, when choosing a virtual assistance company to help you with your administrative tasks, the wrong choice can dramatically affect your business. If you decide to get the cheapest help around, you may be getting exactly what you pay for. In the long run you wont be saving any money...you will be paying out more to have errors fixed by a more experienced assistant. And the mistakes could possibly be seen by your clients or customers...which isnt good! Again, cheaper isnt always better...!
This doesnt mean that you wont find a virtual administrative assistant that fits your budget, but dont go for the cheapest just because its....cheaper. You may be paying for it in the future.
Saving money is fine on certain things, but dont skimp on the important stuff. Do research on any product or service you are considering for your company. Find out from others who have used the product or service whether they were happy with it. Was it worth the money they paid or did they get exactly what they paid for?
About the author:
Janice Byer is the owner of Canadian based Docu-Type Administrative Services, a professional Virtual Assistance and Website Design company that specializes in providing creative and accurate services to help other small business owners succeed, worldwide. They are the recipients of the Most Successful Start-Up 2000 Award and the Home-Based Business of the Year 2000 Award.
jbyer@docutype.net
http://www.docutype.net.
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