Hiring a Virtual Assistant Writer

Hiring a Virtual Assistant to do copy writing work such as your promotional brochures, landing pages, ebooks, invitations, and contracts is an epic win for your business. Such Virtual Assistants are often referred to as VA-Writers, a type of Virtual Assistant that can be expected to write well almost everything as long as the Virtual Assistant has top-notched writing skills.

A Virtual Assistant-Writer can do the following for you:

• Constantly write new press release for each of your marketing campaigns
• Create a newsletter or update a weekly e-newsletter
• Make a PowerPoint presentation
• Update your company's social media accounts, herding 'likes' through witty and engaging status messages
• Copy and edit company web pages, landing pages, micro sites and blogs using appropriate and comprehensive content reflecting your company's vision

If you're seeking to employ a Virtual Assistant-Writer make sure she has the right writing skills (can shift tone and writing 'voice') and has adequate experience to write about your industry or the nature of work. You may ask for writing samples or online urls of websites and news bureaus, your Virtual Assistant-Writer has worked for as a freelancer. If you're trying out someone new, a writing test would be apt. Ask your Virtual Assistant-Writer to write a solid piece which includes keywords of your choice and your preferred writing style.

When hiring a Virtual Assistant get the one with the writing chops, that is where you should put your money in.

You and your Virtual Assistant: The Working Relationship

Make sure you give your Virtual Assistant all the necessary instructions before you hand over any tasks. Talk over your arrangements in detail like the number of working hours you expect her to be online, the exact time zone and her days off (which may or may not fall on your weekend). Also reach agreements on how and when payment is to be made, whether through Paypal or wire transfer, and the fees and charges for overtime and extra work, and any other additional arrangements.

After you have talked over the arrangements and the specific agreements, put them on paper, so they can be referred to at a later time by both parties to avoid any misunderstandings and problems. Do include a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement among the contracts in order to protect your business.

In hiring a VA offer a reasonable salary based on their skill set, you can pay by the hour or per project, then you may decide to increase their salary after a probationary period if they are great and worth keeping.

The Best Advice to Get Work Done

Find time in your daily life to be more of who you really are. 

Work should not feel like a burden. Because work nourishes you, feeds you and your family, your perceptions of work should always stay in the positive line or else this would affect your aspirations and motivations towards success. But how does one get more work done?

Success doesn't mean you have to be alone in managing your business. Success at work means learning to allocate time and tasks without burning yourself out. One of the hidden arsenals behind successful entrepreneurs is a hiring a Virtual Assistant. You don't need a platoon of workers to get things done, you just need a one man army, in this case- a reliable Virtual Assistant.

With a Virtual Assistant manning the fort, you can relax at home and feel more energized to pursue activities that matter most to you. More time for yourself, means more time to devote towards creative free-thinking and honing your business mindset. This will eventually resolve itself into earning more profits for your business.

The Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Assistant

Hiring a Virtual Assistant is practical solution for any startup entreprenuer, if you can't hire people yet on a permanent basis and provide them with employee benefits such as 401K, retirement plans, medical and dental plans. It would wise for you to source for a VA, as a Virtual Assistant has modest requirements- that they should be paid on time as stated on your service contract with them. Hiring a VA can spare you shelling out money for office space, furniture and supplies. 

You also don't need to comply with state tax requirements or other compliance issues since Virtual Assistants are considered self-employed; You don't have the burden of employer social security taxes, FICA taxes, worker's compensation insurance, and unemployment taxes. A VA won't ask you for sick leaves or holidays off. As far as VA services go, you'll be the one taking the leave of absence from work and even get to enjoy the holidays. As Virtual Assistants are always available to handle your business- 24/7, seasonal work loads, special assignments and one-time projects.