Have you ever launched a product on the internet? Actually launching the product is the easy part, its the build up before the launch that takes time and energy. You could do it all yourself or have your Virtual Assistant be an integral part in the process from pre-launch, launch and post-launch.
Sales Page:
- write text for sales page – if your VA is a great copywriter, have them work with you to write up the sales page content
- format and upload the sales page to your server
- add product image
- add shopping cart link
Pre-Launch Set Up:
- set up the product in the shopping cart and include all relevant state or provincial taxes
- add the product images to the cart and to the headers in the checkout pages
- set up coupons in shopping cart for discounts for preferred members, clients or joint venture partners
Launching Product:
- draft broadcast that announces product
- manage support email account if customers issues arise
Social Media Support:
- format blog post about product launch and upload to blog
- makes sure blog post feeds into Facebook page, Twitter and Linked in accounts
- add product banner to Facebook page and blog
Affiliate Marketing:
- connect with core affiliates to “get the buzz rolling”
- add new product banners to affiliate area
- format affiliate broadcasts – help write pre-written Tweets, Facebook posts and blog posts
- broadcast affiliate email
- interact with affiliates to answer questions
Follow Up Marketing
- format follow up broadcasts
- schedule tweets for Twitter
- help set up an information webinar
Now you could do this all yourself, but why would you?
It blows me away how much my VA can help me nowadays! She definitely takes the burden off my shoulders when it is product launch time. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of everyone in business. Being so busy all the time in our businesses we tend to forget to share the inner duties of our projects with our VA so we can focus on what actually makes money again!
Thanks for the feedback on the post Tawnya. I agree, so much time and energy goes into the development of products, the pre-launch and post launch that many Virtual Assistant clients are overwhelmed with the process. Working together helps ease the strain and streamlines the process in advance of the next product launch!
Great list! Many clients have a product to launch but really have no idea what all goes into a successful one. To got the extra mile, a Virtual Assistant could make these suggestions to their client as well.
What an awesome list, Theresa! Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m getting ready for a client’s Product Launch, and some of these things listed here I had omitted. So, this came at the perfect time for us. This is definitely going in my “important” lists’ list. 🙂
You are most welcome Paula. Much success on the launch.
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Thanks for sharing!
Alex
When you work with a Virtual Assistant, you are working with an independent service provider-not an employee. Therefore, how and when you work together isn’t going to look anything like the way you work with an employee. You aren’t “employing†us for a part-time or full-time work week.