How can a Virtual Assistant help you?

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by sandra in News

The Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by sandra in News

As a virtual assistant, it is important to have an online presence. In fact it is important for anyone in business to make themselves visible in as many places as possible.  If you have the skills, you can be an Internet marketer and help others achieve this goal.

If you have never been on the Internet you must be living in the Stone Age. The cyber world is filled with businesses with virtual storefronts, advertising, blogs, people talking on forums and in real-time. These businesses want to know what other people are talking about so they can tailor their advertising to bring in sales. That is where you come in as an Internet marketer.

The Market

Every business (online or brick & mortar) needs a marketing plan. The plan is designed to get the products or services to the millions of people surfing the Web each day. Unless people know about your product and its advantages, they will buy from someone else. Implementing a marketing plan takes time and effort and most business owners don’t have the luxury of spare time, with all of the other jobs on their plate.

There are no easy shortcuts to Internet marketing success. Most business owners use a trial and error method to find out what works. With the help of an experienced Internet marketer, that process becomes a whole lot easier. As a virtual assistant Internet marketer, you can make the difference between helping to create a powerful new brand and obscurity.

Virtual assistants who can function as Internet marketing experts are in high demand. You can take the pressure off companies both small and large that want to concentrate on their product or service. It is your job to draw the traffic to their site.

Some of the tasks you can perform as an Internet Marketing VA include, but are not limited to:

• Article marketing
• Pay per click advertising (PPC)
• Search engine optimization (SEO)
• Email campaigns
• Direct mailing campaigns
• Keyword research
• Social networking
• Link building

Your clients may or may not have an idea of where they want to start with their marketing plan. It takes a combination of marketing tools to increase the visibility of a business online and off. For the business owner who doesn’t have time to explore and learn each one, the virtual assistant Internet marketer (that’s you) already possess the expertise and can hit the ground running with a plan to get the business established online.

Each of these areas is a part of Internet marketing but you don’t have to offer each service. You may be interested in email campaigns or search engine optimization. You can further niche into these areas to build foolproof campaigns no business can ignore.

Build your business by bringing business to others as a virtual assistant Internet marketer. As the industry grows, you will profit from being on the forefront of technology and an expert in your field.

10 Jobs You can Outsource to a Virtual Assistant

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by sandra in News

Are you an Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Author, Coach or any other busy individual who finds that you no longer have enough time in your day?

Are your day-to-day administrative tasks or internet research taking up all your valuable time which could rather be used on the more important aspects of running your business?

If so, why not considering hiring a Virtual Assistant?

The following list will give you an idea of just some of the duties you could outsource to a Virtual Assistant:

1. General Administrative Tasks (typing, word processing, email)

2. Formatting and Proofreading (documents, forms, reports)

3. Mail merging (mass mailing)

4. Sending out e-zines or newsletters

5. PowerPoint presentations

6. Transcription of audio files (manuscripts, manuals, interviews, minutes)

7. Spreadsheets (creation and updating)

8. Data Entry (compiling and maintaining lists & databases in Excel)

9. Internet Research (collect information relative to your industry or prospective clients)

10. Blog posting

Contact us today to discuss how Virtually Assist can make your life easier.