In 2001 I began researching online jobs and found plenty of scams and other unethical practices making the first page of google. I knew from my initial research that I was not getting the results I had hoped for. Then I began researching how others were using the internet to make an income.

When I first starting working from home as a virtual assistant, I created and sold primitive crafts. I absolutely love the primitive flare, but within a year of being an online business owner I knew that this was more of a hobby than a business. This fact made me dig even deeper into researching business ideas online. It didn’t take long before I saw that the only real, legitimate “job” was one that I created for myself in the form of a business.

My first client taught me how to use my skills as an internet research assistant to help her find authors in her niche along with possible Joint Venture partners to host an online teleseminar, among other important business growing facts that she needed for her upcoming book. She knew the value that would be added to her business by actively outsourcing the research needs of her growing business.

If you currently have an online business the information you might be interested in knowing more about may include:

• Who your competitors are?
• What are they doing to grow their business?
• What keywords are they using on their website pages?
• How do you go about increasing your webtraffic?
• Who should you Joint Venture with?

Maybe your research isn’t about your competitors, perhaps you are looking to start an online business that compliments your offline business. You might want to know:

1. What are others in your field doing online to increase their offline customer base?
2. What does their website look like?
3. Do they blog?
4. Are they on any social media networks?
5. Do they offer any products online?

As an online business owner, the very foundation of your business requires research.  You can add more time to your week by outsourcing this specifics of your research to an assistant that have has the experience you need to fulfill this basic business task.

In closing, business owners need research for numerous other reasons. Finding the time to complete an internet research task is not always feasible for business owners. Hiring a third party, such as an internet research assistant, to research your specific business needs can not only save you precious time, it can give you the advantage of an objective point of view.

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. provides quality virtual marketing services to a variety of business owners who need more time in their week. Contact Stephanie today for current services and rates.

Opportunities are all around us, thanks to today’s technology. When an author looks outside their four walls for marketing solutions, they welcome a new breed, Virtual Assistants, who assist with all of their online book marketing needs.

New Philadelphia, Ohio (May 2011) Virtually assisting business owners is not a new concept, however, the internet has opened a new way virtual assistants are conducting business, by providing services for authors who need help with marketing their newly published book.

Authors are using the internet to reach a broader spectrum of readers by means of outsourcing to virtual publicity assistants. By contracting with a virtual publicity assistant, an author is able to spend their time networking and working on their next book, while the virtual publicity assistant handles all of their online marketing and networking needs.

One such virtual publicity assistant, Stephanie Fish owner of Buckeye V.A., who has been helping authors since 2005, can take your newest published or self published book and help conduct online book tours while researching possible podcast interviews. Another popular online marketing task that is outsourced is that of publishing articles and press releases to the correct media outlets, insuring that your target audience is sure to view your information.

Fish has been providing services to well-known authors such as Diana Ennen and Jill Hart, who have recently published their new book written specifically to Christian Work At Home Moms.  Ennen, contacted Fish, to virtually assist her with their social media marketing needs.

When searching for your publicity virtual assistant, Fish recommends the following:

• Use search engine terms such as: “virtual authors assistant”, “virtual publicity assistant”
• Ask another author if they use a virtual assistant and see what they recommends
• Once you find a virtual assistant, read their testimonial page to see who they’ve assisted and what type of work they have performed.

Virtual publicity assistants are able to take your online marketing goals and help your business be seen by your target audience. After all, it’s the authors responsibility to let their clients know that they are here, ready to serve their needs. To learn more about the online book marketing services that Stephanie Fish offers, please contact her at http://www.buckeyeva.com

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye. V.A. Helps authors with their online book marketing tasks. Taking small steps daily leads to great exposure tomorrow. Visit Buckeye V.A. Online today for more information on how to outsource to Fish.

Let me start out by asking you “Are you achieving the goals you set out to accomplish this year?”

If the answer is “Not really”, then you need to know the secret of having a successful online business: Outsource Your Marketing!

The internet has changed everything.  Not just where you work your business, but also the way you network your business. When you run an online business you have to learn how to “work” the “net” (network).

Outsourcing your business marketing  tasks such as:

• Facebook Fan Page (creation and management)
• Ning Forum (setup and alterations)
• Twitter account (setup and management)
• Article Marketing
• Press Release Marketing
• Squidoo Lens creation
• Keyword and Phrase Research

These are just a few of the marketing tasks you do not know how to do, care to do on your own, or perhaps you just don’t have the time to spend doing yourself.

What type of online business owners outsource to Buckeye VA? I’m so glad you asked!

• Authors
• Life Coaches
• Virtual Assistants
• Party Planners
• Website Designers
• Chiropractors

I would love to hear from you! Please contact me, Stephanie, today if you are serious about your business marketing success!

Social Media Marketing is crucial to your businesses growth, you already know this!  What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “social media”? I immediately think of “TIME”! Who’s got the time for more marketing??

Since marketing is a tool you use to get your products and services out to your consumer group, you really have to take the time to setup a clear marketing plan that includes your favorite social media outlet.

Just keep in mind, that although you can successfully outsource your marketing efforts to a social media marketing manager, you need to be involved on a personal level with at least one specific social media outlet on a regular basis. This is great way to build real relationships!

Marketing with personality, purpose and on a real-life level will help you with all of your marketing efforts, including:

• Article Submissions
• Press Release Submissions
• Teleseminar and other online classes

If you find yourself out of “time” before you can accomplish this weeks marketing goals, then I welcome you to contact me for a free 30 minute consultation.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, please leave a great comment!

If you’re looking to outsource your marketing please contact me!

Basically, back linking is when you find a website that your target market frequents, and you leave a quality comment with a link (http://www.url.com) back to your website. Finding websites with a high PR is a good strategy, but only if your target market visits.

Remember, quality over quantity works out every time!

Did you know that linking from your website to another website, helps with search engine ranking? There are 2 great ways to get backlinks and build relationships. Here’s what you do:

1. Leave a Comment! Find a blog that you like to read and leave a ‘good’ comment. Be personable.
2. Guest Blog! You can either invite someone to be a guest blogger on your blog OR you can request to be a guest blogger on their blog. Perhaps you can be part of a book review blog tour or even a product review blog tour.

The idea is the help your business while helping others with their business, this is really what building online relationships is all about. My friend, Nicole Dean, has a great post that goes into more details about website traffic and links. Read it here

Good Luck and please leave a comment! If you would like to guest blog here, drop me an email and I’ll see if we are a good match!

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Stephanie Fish is a Social Media Manager and Marketing Assistant. Twitter and Facebook Assistant.

There are basically 4 steps you could take this new year that will help you with your article marketing challenge:

1. Write your own articles.
2. Find a Ghost Writer who knows you and your business, who will help you come up with a article writing plan. Once you determine  how many articles per week or month you want to have written.
3. Send those written articles to your virtual marketing assistant, who will create a marketing plan that fits with your business goals.
4. Request that your ghost writer send the articles directly to your virtual marketing assistant, so they can immediately begin your article marketing campaign.

You may be asking “how many articles should I be submitting”? I’m glad you asked! As a virtual marketing assistant, I would recommend a minimum of 1 article every week, to a minimum of 10 article directories that your target market frequents. On a consistent, monthly basis, you should see a ROI (return on investment) either by increased webvisitors, ezine sign-ups, product sales, speaking opportunities or even blog comments (think SEO).

You are not limited to article directories only, oh no, you also can mix some social network marketing also. By spending a minimum of 1.5 hours a week on your article marketing business campaign, for Article marketing shouldn’t be seen as “challenging”, instead it should be seen as a positive business “challenge”, one that will help increase your business exposure and help you become the expert in  your chosen business field.

Let’s work together by making 2010 the year that your business sees the success in growth that you desire!

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. helps business internet marketers create a social media and article marketing plan that fits their business goals. You are invited to connect with Stephanie by visiting her website http://www.buckeyeva.com to sign-up for her marketing ezine and social networking groups.

1. Do you want only online speaking opportunities?
2. Or would you like offline speaking opportunities?
3. Mix it Up! How about dividing up both types of speaking opportunities by picking the best months for you to travel (think Winter versus Summer months)
4. Be specific about your topic. Don’t just assume that your virtual assistant will know what it is you’re wanting to speak about.
5. Share! What has and has not worked about previous speaking opportunities. Don’t be ashamed  to share with your virtual assistant about any “not-so-wonderful” speaking opportunities that may have taken place, she may be able to take this information and use it to your benefit.

All in all, by outsourcing the research for your next speaking opportunity you will be able to focus your time other tasks that only you can do (such as networking).

P.S.

You can also have your virtual assistant transcribe your past and future interviews!

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Stephanie Fish, please contact me to find an outsourcing package that rights for your business needs!

It seems that business owners worry that if they submit the same article to many directories, that google would see that as duplicate content and some how, penalize them for this.  There’s a post by Lynn Terry of  ClickNewz.com where she has outlined what google sees as duplicate content.

You can also visit Google.com and learn directly from them what they view as duplicate content, you’ll soon see that article marketing is still a tried and true way to bring in the search results you need,  help build incoming links to your website, and educate your target market about your business.

Enjoy your day and if you’re looking to outsource your article and/or press release submissions please contact me today!

Thanks!

Stephanie Fish, Buckeye V.A.

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Be a Blessing and Be Blessed!

Stephanie Fish, Buckeye V.A.

Internet Marketing Assisting in submission services!

 If you’re a business owner who could use more marketing, then I welcome you to sign-up for my mailing list and I will send you my subscribers-only marketing tips!

This year will prove to be a very competitive business market and the sooner you get your business seen by your prospective customers, the better your chances of getting increased sales. There are so many low-cost and no-cost marketing tactics available to you, you just have to make sure they are done correctly and in a timely manner. This is why you need to know who your target market is, where they are blogging, what they are buying and what they are reading!

God Bless!

Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A.

Virtual Assistance for business owners in need of marketing and research!

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