Resources for Virtual Assistants: Ghost Writers
Yesterday’s post was all about the fact that taking shortcuts and looking for the easy way out when you’re running a VA business is something that’s likely to come out to haunt you in the end and that may very well destroy your business. But there are going to be up and coming virtual assistants who don’t see themselves as writers and who aren’t aware of one of the best virtual assistants resources available: ghost writers.
Ghost writers are a great alternative for those virtual assistants who don’t fancy themselves to be writers for a number of reasons, but one of the reasons why they are such a valuable resource is that, to an extent, they too are virtual assistants. In other words, when you look into hiring a ghost writer to assist you with your VA business, you’ll find that you’re working with someone who understands your situation and who will be able to work with you to create unique content for your web site and to get the word out about what you have to offer.
In other words, when you are looking for resources for your virtual assistant business that will help you to simplify things, don’t be afraid to turn to others whose strengths compliment your own.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
VA’s are the business partners of enterpreneurs in this age of techonolgy. The secret is build rapport to your clients.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
You’re right on! As a virtual assistant who really enjoys writing, I sometimes get requests from fellow VAs who are, as you put it, “don’t see themselves as writers”. Most people have pretty good idea as to what they want to say, but struggle to make it original, unexpected, captivating. Ghost writers, especially the ones that have direct experience in the same field and/or niche, are invaluable in such situations. My only other comment is to not cut corners on payments for these services – you DO get what you pay for!