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| In case you have not heard, the virtual assistance | | | | your blog is hosted by Typepad, Blogger, |
| industry is exploding, growing by leaps and bounds. | | | | Wordpress.com, or self-hosted on your server, a |
| Virtual assistants (VAs) are partnering with solo | | | | skilled virtual assistant can manage your personal |
| attorneys, solo entrepreneurs, and small business | | | | and professional blogs. |
| owners to assist with virtual paralegal, | | | | If you cannot find time to write content for your |
| administrative, internet marketing, social media | | | | blog, hire a virtual assistant to write the content |
| marketing, and blog design services. | | | | for you. If you are ready to take your blog to |
| Virtual assistants can write and submit press | | | | the next level, hire a virtual blog assistant to |
| releases, develop and manage article marketing | | | | convert your blog into a content management |
| campaigns, monitor your social media profiles, | | | | system, and host it on your own server. |
| write SEO-friendly content, design and maintain | | | | If you are looking to enhance your blog and online |
| your blog, "scrub the internet" for you, and | | | | presence, hire a virtual assistant that provides |
| complete other tasks that seem to swallow up | | | | search engine optimization services. |
| the solo professional's time. | | | | 5. A VA can help you get the most out of your |
| Virtual assistants with legal experience provide | | | | email marketing. |
| on-demand paralegal services and legal | | | | A VA can set-up your autoresponders, upload |
| administrative assistance exclusively to solo | | | | your email lists, manipulate images, run tests, |
| attorneys and small law firms. | | | | finalize and schedule you email blasts for |
| Here are 9 good reasons every solo professional | | | | distribution to your mailing lista. |
| needs a virtual assistant: | | | | 6. A skilled VA can design HTML gift guides and |
| 1. A virtual assistant can develop and manage an | | | | announcements for you and your clients. |
| effective article marketing campaign. | | | | Many virtual assistants are experienced and |
| What is the benefit of writing an article or press | | | | certified in HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL. A VA |
| release no one gets to read? Writing a great | | | | can design HTML gift guides or other marketing |
| article is just the first step in delivering your | | | | materials, and distribute them for you. |
| message. The next step is publishing your content | | | | 7. A virtual assistant can proofread and edit your |
| for your target audience to find. | | | | writings to prevent embarrassing grammatical |
| One of the most effective ways to get your | | | | mistakes. |
| articles syndicated is through effective article | | | | It's quite simple..."two pair of eyes are always |
| marketing. There are several websites and article | | | | better than one." Draft your marketing or sales |
| directories in constant search of relevant, | | | | plan and let your virtual assistant proofread it for |
| well-written and informative content. | | | | you. Draft an important email, and forward a |
| Let your virtual assistant research your target | | | | copy to your VA to review before sending it out. |
| audience, develop your article marketing campaign, | | | | If you prefer, dictate your press release, article |
| write your article content, manually submit your | | | | or correspondence with your digital recorder, and |
| articles to the top directories, and market your | | | | email the audio file to your virtual assistant for |
| articles using social media tools and resources. | | | | transcription. |
| 2. A virtual assistant can develop, update and | | | | 8. A virtual assistant can handle the tasks you |
| monitor your social media profiles. | | | | simply do not enjoy. |
| In recent years, the internet has expanded | | | | I am sure there are tasks essential to your |
| exponentially, and the same is true for online | | | | business that you have absolutely no interest in |
| marketing tools and resources. There has been an | | | | completing. You cannot afford to ignore these |
| influx of social media web sites. Among the most | | | | tasks, but you would rather not dive into them |
| popular are LinkedIn, Digg, Twitter, Facebook, | | | | yourself. Those are the tasks you should delegate |
| StumbleUpon, YouTube and Plaxo. | | | | to a virtual assistant. |
| If you cannot find time to manage your social | | | | Time tracking is arguably one of the |
| media profiles along with everything else on your | | | | least-preferred tasks, but one of the most |
| plate, let your virtual assistant manage them for | | | | important when it comes to generating revenue |
| you. Your VA can develop and update your social | | | | for your business. Virtual assistants are familiar |
| media profiles, upload your photos, stream your | | | | with several on and offline applications that can |
| video and audio, manage your RSS feeds, update | | | | make managing your time a breeze. With your |
| your content, repair broken links, and monitor | | | | VA tracking your time, you will witness an |
| your accounts. | | | | increase in billable hours and revenue. |
| 3. A virtual assistant can professionally design | | | | 9. Partnering with a virtual assistant will cost |
| your newsletter or ezine, and distribute it as | | | | significantly less than hiring an in-house assistant. |
| needed. | | | | The affordability aspect is last on this list, but first |
| Do you have a newsletter or ezine that you love | | | | on the mind of the average solo professional. |
| to publish but have a difficult time staying on top | | | | Virtual assistants are more affordable than your |
| of? Maybe you are someone that has an interest | | | | typical in-house assistant. Aside from the fact you |
| in publishing a newsletter or ezine but just cannot | | | | do not pay taxes or provide benefits to your VA, |
| find time to get it out there. Well, you are not | | | | you will also save on the cost of providing office |
| alone. | | | | space, furniture, equipment and training. |
| Delegate the entire ezine project to a virtual | | | | Over the years, the virtual assistance industry |
| assistant. A VA can design your ezine, help you | | | | has evolved. Virtual assistants continue to develop |
| brainstorm ideas for new content, update your | | | | their skill sets, and are catering to a wide range of |
| ezine as frequently as you'd like, distribute the | | | | solo professionals and small business owners. If |
| ezine, and promote your ezine through online | | | | you are ready to stop handling everything on |
| directories and social media websites. | | | | your own, and you are not thrilled about the idea |
| 4. A virtual blog assistant can design, update, and | | | | of hiring in-house staff, consult a virtual assistant |
| optimize your personal and professional blogs. | | | | so you can begin to take your business to the |
| Yes, you heard me correctly. Some virtual | | | | next level. |
| assistants are master bloggers with experience | | | | |