Yesterday I wrote about what you can expect when you have a limited number of hours set aside to use the services of a virtual assistant. So let’s say you’ve taken the plunge (yes, I know it can be a little scary to hire a VA), and purchased a retainer package of 10 hours for someone to help you with your marketing.

What are some things you could expect your VA to achieve in those 10 hours a month? The short answer – probably more than you thought.  Consistency and follow-through is key with online marketing (which is what I offer my clients help with, so that’s what I’m going to discuss here), so when using a smaller amount of hours a month, try to space out that time to about 2.5 hours per week.

Here are some of the ways I can help you increase your business, with just  2-3 hours a week:

• Social Media – I can set up your profiles and fan pages on the top social media sites, or any of the other social media websites you want to focus your time on.
• Facebook/Website Monitor & Maintenance – I can take care of any updates needed for your Facebook Fan Page and your website and/or blog. I can also monitor your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn accounts and make note of any important interactions and provide you with a summary of activity once a week.
• Comment Moderation – I can monitor the comments on your blog and ensure that the appropriate ones are approved and answered to keep the conversation going.
• Google Alerts - I can set up Google Alerts for specific search terms and provide a overview each week of anything important to you and your business, as well as monitor any trending topics.
• Forum Interaction and Moderation – I can interact on and monitor any particular forums that you frequently post on.
• Longer Term Projects – If you have an event/teleseminar/new product you want to promote, I can start to build the buzz and help you increase attendees with online marketing.
• Transitioning to WordPress – By using some of the hours each month, I can help you with transitioning your website from a traditional html based site to a WordPress based website. This is a longer term project, but is easily done and usually in much less time than you would expect.
• Marketing Your Business – I can help you develop your overall online marketing strategy, and show you new and free ways to market your business online.
• Article Marketing – I can set up your profiles on various article directories and submit 1-2 articles a week, increasing your exposure to prospects and building your credibility/expertise in your particular field.

There’s a lot involved in online marketing, and there’s no way I (or any other person) could do all it entails in 10 hours a month. But by picking a few simple strategies and then doing them consistently each month, you’ll start to get more prospects, build more buzz for your business, and get more clients. And besides those great benefits, you’ll have more time available to strategize, plan, take care of your current clients and customers, or to create something amazing for your business.

This really is just a small sampling of the tasks I could handle for you with only 10 hours per month. Now imagine where we could take your business with 10- 20 hours more!

For even more ideas on how you can market your business online, sign up for my free February webinar.

Have a great day!

Tagged as: online marketing, Saving time, Virtual assistant