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5 Ways a Writer Can Use a VMA

19 Feb, 2009  outsourcing, virtual assistant

If you are a writer who is always writing to a strict deadline, you do not have the time to do everything. The most important part of what you do is making sure that the writing gets done. In this case, a Virtual Marketing Assistant (VMA) can help you with tasks that move you forward with your writing. 

A VMA is a person you can hire to make your work easier. They can do simple and complex things that create the opportunity for you to spend your time on what you do well — write. When you spend your time writing you will generate more sales and your time and energy will be more focused.

Writers usually do not like the business of writing, and a VMA can create the space you need away from the business portion. They can also offer suggestions about how to get your book online or how to find the readers you need for a new book.

Here are 5 ways a writer can use a VMA:

1. Answering the phone — one of the most difficult issues for a writer is finding the solitude during the day to write. The phone becomes a problem and usually you either ignore it or unplug the phone. A VMA can act as a personal answering service and take calls, categorize them and give you a list at the end of the day. The VMA can also help with follow-up calls.
2. Create a website — many writers know the advantages of having a website and if you haven’t had time to get it started, a VMA can create it, optimize it and keep it updated for you.
3. Create a Blog — a blog is a smaller endeavor than a website but it is a great way for a writer to get their name out and give a sample of their writing. A VMA can write articles for you in your style and place them in our blog on a regular basis.
4. Create a presence in social networking — many writers do not have the time to do all the things they could with social networking. A VMA could get your name out and around the web. They can also help you write articles and place them in directories across the Internet.  This is a great way for a new or old writer to have your writing read by many.
5. Organize your notes — every writer has lots of notes scribble here and there on several pads of paper. A VMA can organize these notes and put them in a file on your computer. They can also update this file as you give them more notes.

A VMA is indispensable to a writer who is busy writing everyday and who hates to bother with the business of writing. The VMA can work the business part of your writing life while you take care of the actual writing.

Virtually yours,
Linda Belan
Your Outsource Solutions, LLC