A virtual assistant can initially set up a membership site on WordPress for you and then connect the website with management software . There are many membership management programmes but WishList is powerful and easy to use, integrating easily with a WordPress site. Wishlist enables multi-level access and moving of members between levels. The flexibility also manages free, trial or paid membership. Or even, a combination of all three!

They can create any number of membership levels you choose and connect the software to a product, shopping cart or auto-responder.

Virtual support can send ‘thank you’ notes, acknowledgements and website addresses via the membership management programme.

A VA can provide customer support to existing members while helping new members access the membership area.

They can place regular content updates to the area, providing members with a calendar of scheduled events, new information and products.

Virtual help can assist you with ideas on how to acquire and increase the membership.

A VA can ask present members for testimonials to use in future marketing events that you intend to produce.

Virtual support can record audio for you, for teleclasses, webinars and marketing audio messages and then edit the audio files to eliminate unnecessary background noise. They can add music to your audio files, providing intro/outro for your final broadcast.

When the file is finished a virtual assistant can post your audio in forums and other relevant places online.

In the same way, virtual support can help you to create videos, edit and add intro/outro for the final take. This can then be placed on the appropriate channels (e.g.YouTube, Vimeo). They can than edit your profile, description and keywords to help make the video easily found by the search engines.
Are you thinking of setting up a membership site? If so, we can help, email us or speak to Tamara on 0203 468 8594.

Your virtual support can help in several ways with website maintenance. If there are just simple things to update, or if work needs to be done with the help of the web designer, your virtual support will be able to assist. Installing Google Analytics and monitoring traffic conversion rates to your website are easily set up by a virtual assistant.

Following closely on the heels of website support, the maintaining and promotion of your blog can be done by virtual support. A blog can be set up easily in WordPress, with minimal fuss and produce a blog that is simple to add to, either by you or your support.

For help and advice contact us by email, or telephone Tamara on 0203 468 8594.

If you find that you need a little more help writing content for your blog the following tips may give you some ideas, of where to go to be inspired. Using some free tools that are available on the Internet to grow your knowledge about your niche and encourage conversation with your followers.

Google Alerts – You can set up Google alerts to find out what people are saying about a company, its products, the industry you are in or your niche. The alert can be edited to find web pages, newspaper articles or blogs. Google checks regularly for results in your chosen fields and sends an email to you daily (or as the news happens if you have elected for that).

Blog directories – Technorati and Alltop are good sources for finding what other bloggers are saying about your niche. Both have comprehensive lists that are categorised supplying you with a wealth of information from the blog world.

Subscribe - Follow and subscribe to other bloggers who are experts in your field. This will keep you informed and in the know. Find out what they are discussing so you can gain inspiration from their writings.

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I’ve recently stopped telling people I’m a virtual assistant when they ask me what I do. This could happen at business networking events or at a local playgroup.

Why? Because it’s a title (like an accountant or a coach) and doesn’treally tell them anything about what I do and how I add value to my clients’ businesses.

So what would I tell them instead?

My answer is that I’m a business problem solver (or a productivity expert specialising in online marketing depending on who I’m talking to). Because that’s exactly what I do. Let’s look at a few examples of problems that you could have and how we here at TJConsulting can provide you with a solution.

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Your WordPress blog and how a virtual assistant can help you get it published.

Have you lots of ideas and jottings you want to share? The thought of starting a blog appeals but learning all the necessary programs and jargon does not! A virtual assistant can take you through the various stages required to get your idea out on the internet.

From design through to maintaining your presence, we can assist. Your WordPress blog can be free or self-hosted. Self-hosted may well involve finding someone to host and pay a small fee for the service and registering a domain. If you have a website already, TJConsulting Virtual Assistant can arrange for your blog to be installed on your site, and if you haven’t , we can attend to the alternative.

If you have loads of ideas of things you want to include in your content but don’t want the hassle of learning another programme,we can transcribe what ever you send to us, convert it and upload for you. With a list of titles and topics you would like to cover, and no time to put them together, leave it to us and we will write them for you. Images can be added to your blog, whether they are your photographs (always a good idea, because there is no problem with copyright) or linked to a site like Flickr, we can also manage this.

Let’s liven up your post and embed a video or a podcast, both great ways to entertain your readers. If you find it difficult to put your words down on paper but enjoy talking to people, perhaps we can create a video which we can embed on your post and place on YouTube or Vimeo, for your followers to view.

If you want to make your blog more organised and SEO friendly, TJConsulting Virtual Assistant can, categorise, tag and keyword your post. We ensure that your blog has all that it needs to really make a splash on the internet.

WordPress has a very good spam filter which sorts the comments which have been made on your posts, into ones that they regard as spam and those you need to acknowledge. Comments are a good way for your readers and you to interact, and TJConsulting Virtual Assistant can respond and moderate the comments for you. It’s good idea to respond to all the comments, even if it’s just to say ‘thank you’. Responding to comments can start a conversation and you then make a connection with your readers.

In a nutshell:
You = idea for a blog

Virtual assistant =

You = published and followed

TJConsulting Virtual Assistant can help you get your blog up and running and maintain your presence on the Internet. Call us on 0203 4688594 and let’s chat about what we can do for you and your blog.