As you’ve poked your way around the internet in search of WFH careers, chances are you’ve typed, “what does a virtual assistant do?” into almighty Google hoping for an answer that gives you total clarity and an instant path to cash flow. I’m sure you’ve seen that virtual assistants can help out in SO many different areas. While this won’t be a one-stop-shop for answers, it’s going to give you a rundown of some major tasks they handle. In general, a virtual assistant helps business owners with day-to-day marketing and business management tasks. Pretty simple, when you think about it! You’re the Robin to their Batman, ensuring that their to-do list stays clear and they can focus on the big picture in business.
Virtual assistants in 2021 help a TON with social media. From planning out content on Instagram to building visibility on Pinterest, the internet has created so many different ways for VAs to flex their savvy with helping out overwhelmed business owners. A business owner has to strategize and push their business forward on the web. With the help of a VA? They’ll be able to accomplish so much more because they have an extra pair of capable hands, allowing them to delegate many of the time-consuming tasks with social media.
Alongside managing the grid + pinning away? Virtual assistants also spend time doing inbox management. Small business owners often find themselves overwhelmed with communication. From emails to DMs, someone’s always looking to get in touch, ASAP. When someone outsources inbox management to a VA, they typically ask for weeding through and highlighting important emails that need a timely response. As well as sending out standard answers to questions that pop up again and again.
From blogging to media support, a virtual assistant can cover all the different types of marketing. Search engine marketing consists of blogging and specializing in SEO. This is especially helpful because learning SEO can be an investment in itself. Therefore having a VA that learns all of this means they have this area of your business covered. Video is currently booming, through Tik Tok, Youtube, and now even Instagram. A VA can help businesses get set up with custom strategies through video content.
To summarize, a virtual assistant can help with just about anything that can be done online and handed off to someone else.
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Hello! I would love to learn more about this or how to get started/ what the steps are!
I am interested in learning more and hopefully starting a business. Please guide me in the right direction!
Looking how to begin and or start as a VA
I am so excited to learn from you.
I really want to know the steps and how to start a big brand business!!!
Hi question what if i am earning a manager marketing certificafe would that help me to getting in the area?
Hi, I am interested in this industry and would like to know more. One question I do have is: Is being a virtual assistant doable while being in school full-time?
100%! Starting a business IS a lot of work, but I’ve had DCA students who are full-time college or high school students, parents, or work other jobs who got their first clients in the midst of all of that! It’s totally doable.
Even though it’s not required, it would certainly help! Virtual Assistants sometimes help with marketing tasks like social media management. You could even niche into Social Media Management or other marketing services like Pinterest Management down the line, if you’re more passionate about that aspect!