The VA / Author Partnership
As a business owner your first concern is most likely "How will my business benefit by partnering with a VA?" However, many potential clients ask "What can you DO for me?" The following is a list of some of the ways a VA can work with authors:
As a business owner your first concern is most likely "How will my business benefit by partnering with a VA?" However, many potential clients ask "What can you DO for me?" The following is a list of some of the ways a VA can work with authors:
- Develop and implement a solid marketing plan for both self-published and traditionally-published authors
- Online
- Offline
- Help you build your "Success Team"
- Literary Agent
- Editor
- Publisher
- Cover Designer
- Web Designer
- Copy Editor
- Ghost Writer
- Distributor
- Database development and maintenance
- Business contacts
- Workshop participants
- Media - broadcast and print
- Informational articles
- Coordinate book tours and special appearances
- Research contacts and good venues
- Make contact with bookstores
- Finalize logistics
- Make detailed travel arrangements
- Prepare itinerary
- Arrange for sale of products
- Develop marketing materials
- Brochures
- Business cards
- Flyers
- Postcards
- Bookmarks
- Media liaison
- Communicate with the media
- Maintain author’s schedule
- Be the gatekeeper
- Field questions for the author
- Acquire testimonials, endorsements and reviews
- E-Commerce Solutions
- Shopping cart development
- Merchant account setup
- Newsletter
- Assist with development of e-zine for regular contact with subscribers
- Manage mailing lists
- Edit, format and send newsletter
- Set up automatic systems
- Promote online and offline
- Post to website
- Website
- Research web designers
- Manage website development
- Make timely updates
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