| ion: I’m a Virtual Assistant. Can I use | | | | If you’re a VA who’s new to |
| articles to promote my business? | | | | article sharing, it’s actually quite easy. You |
| Signed, Eager VA | | | | write a helpful article and include your author bio |
| Dear Eager VA, | | | | at the end. (See the end of this article as an |
| Virtual Assistants are springing up all around the | | | | example.) Then, you submit your article to Article |
| internet. It’s a very viable business option | | | | Directories where hungry website owners, blog |
| and more work at home moms are jumping on | | | | owners and ezine publishers eagerly grab your |
| the bandwagon every day. The real go-getters | | | | article to publish it on their sites. |
| will whip up a “business card” | | | | Now, there is stiff competition so it’s not |
| website right away with their contact information, | | | | quite that easy, but that’s the gist of how |
| ‘about me’ information, and their | | | | article sharing works. And, you know it works |
| rates and services offered. | | | | because you’re reading my article that |
| But, then that website sits and collects dust while | | | | I’ve written and shared with article |
| they wait for the traffic to roll in. So, | | | | directories. There’s my URL in the author |
| what’s a Virtual Assistant to do to | | | | bio and you’ve found my article because |
| generate traffic to their website? | | | | someone has published it on their website, blog or |
| Oftentimes VAs overlook one of the best | | | | in their newsletter. If it works for me, it can work |
| methods of marketing their websites – | | | | for you, too. |
| article writing. Virtual Assistants can write about all | | | | Article sharing is underutilized in the Virtual |
| kinds of topics – how to organize emails, | | | | Assistant field and I hope to see that change in |
| customer service, hiring or firing a VA, ways a | | | | the coming year. Go grab that free traffic and |
| VA can benefit a business, or accounting among | | | | grow your VA business. Not only will your VA |
| other things. Then, they can share the articles, | | | | business grow, but you can share this method of |
| just like any other website owner to drive traffic | | | | marketing with your clients and blow them away |
| to their websites and establish an expert status in | | | | with your knowledge of internet marketing. Best |
| their field. | | | | wishes. |