{"id":2425,"date":"2018-04-26T21:10:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T21:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2018-04-26T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T21:10:53","slug":"virtual-social-media-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/2018\/04\/26\/virtual-social-media-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need a Virtual Social Media Assistant for Your Online Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps you have considered hiring a social media assistant before. But, you keep plugging away at writing content, scheduling content, finding content to post, growing and building your audience, and engaging with your audience.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you, but that sounds very time consuming. I\u2019m sure that you\u2019d rather spend your time growing your business and doing what you love. That\u2019s why you should delegate your social media tasks to a virtual assistant. Here are just a few ways a social media assistant (not a social media strategist) can help you reclaim your time.<\/p>\n

Content Management<\/h3>\n

If you struggle to write new and engaging posts, we suggest finding a virtual assistant who is a good writer. When you get stuck and can\u2019t think of anything to write, ask them to come up with ideas for articles. Or, have them write a few.<\/p>\n

You can also task your virtual assistant with content curation, or locating external content to mix in with your original content. While it might seem counter-intuitive, sharing external content is necessary. Why? No one likes too much self-promotion.<\/p>\n

Once you have some content to post, your social media assistant can then schedule your content<\/a> in tools like Buffer, Hootsuite, Tailwind, or even other more robust programs like Sprout Social or Sendible. These allow you to repurpose content and always have something ready and waiting to be published.<\/p>\n

Audience Management<\/h3>\n

Have a large following of engaged fans on Twitter<\/a>? Always answering questions or having to moderate discussions on your Facebook page? Then delegate this task to your social media assistant. Find someone who\u2019s comfortable with speaking for you and handling the daily administrative tasks.<\/p>\n

If you need to grow your audience, you can also delegate tasks such as finding people to follow, unfollowing people, doing competitor research, etc.<\/p>\n

Advertising Management<\/h3>\n

If you aren\u2019t doing any advertising on social media, you are missing out on a very effective and and affordable means to boost your business. A social media assistant versed in social media advertising can help you navigate the ever-changing social media ad landscape.<\/p>\n

If you wonder which platform is right for you, we suggest starting out with Facebook Ads as they are still the most widely used (even with all of the recent controversy). We don\u2019t see them going anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n

So now that you can see how a social media assistant can help your business grow, why not contact us at Smart to Finish<\/a>? We have a team of experts who can help you take social media tasks off of your plate and give you more freedom to do what you love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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