| A virtual assistant can help you if you're an | | | | virtual assistant with less skills and a great attitude |
| internet marketer who wants to grow your | | | | so you can train her or him in the particular ways |
| business bottomline. Virtual assistants can handle | | | | you like to do things. |
| some of your specialized daily tasks and your | | | | When you "hire" a virtual assistant, you will |
| administrative support tasks. And they do it from | | | | interview him or her over the telephone. Your |
| their office, not yours. By outsourcing tasks (even | | | | goal is to learn if that VA has the skills and |
| ones you're capable of doing yourself) to a virtual | | | | attributes that you've decided you want in a |
| assistant, you're able to spend your time | | | | virtual assistant. Plus you'll want to discuss how |
| strategically growing your business and working on | | | | the two of you can best work together |
| bottom-line functions. | | | | remotely, such as you prefer the telephone, email |
| A virtual assistant works virtually, thanks to | | | | or both, as well as how often you want to touch |
| technology like email, telephone, fax machines, | | | | base with your VA. You want to know all of this |
| postal mail and courier services. You won't have | | | | because if you choose right then your virtual |
| to provide an office space or office equipment | | | | assistant can be with you a long time. |
| for your virtual assistant. VAs, as they're | | | | Once you find a virtual assistant that meets your |
| sometimes called, already have that. Plus you | | | | criteria, you will want to develop a long-term |
| won't have to pay a virtual assistant benefits or a | | | | working relationship so that you can call on this |
| salary. A VA is not your employee but rather an | | | | VA for years to come. That doesn't mean you |
| independent contractor. Virtual assistants can | | | | have to work with the first VA that comes along |
| work for you on an hourly basis, project basis or | | | | for life. Sometimes relationships don't work out as |
| on a monthly retainer basis. | | | | planned in any business work relationship. But once |
| So just what can a virtual assistant do for | | | | you find a virtual assistant that you work well |
| someone in the internet marketing profession? | | | | with, you'll want to give serious consideration to |
| For starters, a virtual assistant can help you with | | | | putting him or her on retainer. That way your |
| mundane tasks like article content distribution. Or | | | | virtual assistant will be there for you year-round |
| she can maintain your databases (yes, a virtual | | | | to help you grow your business. |
| assistant can work remotely with your computer | | | | Yet know that a good virtual assistant doesn't |
| from hers). A VA skilled in HTML and Website | | | | necessarily come excessively cheap. Every VA |
| production can make updates and changes to | | | | sets his or her own rates, some lower or higher |
| your website on a regular basis freeing you to | | | | than others. When you do invest in a virtual |
| create more concepts and ideas. | | | | assistant to whom you can outsource many of |
| Virtual assistants can handle creating and mailing | | | | your mundane and skilled tasks, you'll be making a |
| your electronic or print newsletters and answering | | | | positive move for your internet marketing |
| your routine customer service email. A VA can | | | | business. You are just one person. You can not |
| help you create and design your electronic books | | | | grow your business to the financial level that's |
| and reports. Your VA can even sort your email | | | | possible by doing it all yourself. Invest in a virtual |
| and send the more personal or technical questions | | | | assistant who has top notch skills, a good working |
| to you to handle while handling the rest | | | | attitude and a willingness to do things your way |
| independently. If you like, your VA can help you | | | | when training is necessary. Then you'll have a |
| with your bookkeeping. | | | | partner for life who will help you grow your |
| That's just a small dose of what a virtual | | | | internet marketing business. |
| assistant can do to assist you with your internet | | | | And the best part is a virtual assistant will never |
| marketing business. Different virtual assistants | | | | move away and leave you. Since he or she |
| have various skill levels. Many VAs are highly | | | | works virtually with you, your virtual assistant is |
| skilled not only in administrative support tasks like | | | | always a phone call, instant message or email |
| database entry and email blast distribution but also | | | | away. And yes, virtual assistants do respect your |
| in specialized tasks like press release creation. Plus | | | | confidentially (though you should always put this |
| your virtual assistant can distribute the press | | | | type of clause in your contract with anyone you |
| release for you. Your VA may know more than | | | | outsource work to). Your internet marketing |
| you about computer hardware and software as | | | | secrets are safe with your VA. Your virtual |
| well as accounting procedures and Internet | | | | assistant will be an important and loyal business |
| research. Then again, you might prefer to hire a | | | | "partner" for the life of your business. |