Q: How much does it cost to hire a digital marketing virtual assistant?

Depending on the individual VA, you can hire marketing virtual assistants for between $3.00 and $8.00 per hour. On VirtualStaff.ph, the following three things happen: The digital marketing VA sets their target salary rate when they create their VirtualStaff.ph account. The employer creates a job post and states the hourly salary rate for the job position (e.g., $5.00 per hour). VA’s will apply for jobs, and the employer and VA can then negotiate the final agreed salary between themselves. VirtualStaff.ph does not get involved in salary negotiations. Instead, we give complete control to you as the employer to decide if you want to hire and pay your Virtual Staff a particular salary rate. We as a platform are here to provide a safe and secure, easy-to-use platform for both employers and VAs to get hired, get paid, and resolve any disputes if ever any arise pertaining to the hours worked.

Q: Why hire virtual marketing assistants in the Philippines?

Asides from substantial cost savings (salary savings of as much as 80%) due to the fact you can hire skilled digital marketing VAs at a fraction of the cost of hiring locally. The other significant advantage of hiring digital marketing virtual assistants in the Philippines is that they are English speaking and very often highly educated.

Question 1

What is a digital marketing virtual assistant?

Accepted Answer

Digital marketing virtual assistants are virtual assistants who have experience with digital marketing.

You can expect a digital marketing VA to do social media management, community management, content creation, and possibly even basic video editing or graphic design.

A digital marketing virtual assistant’s exact digital marketing skills will depend on the specific individual VA.

You can post a job on VirtualStaff.ph and get the best digital marketing virtual assistants to apply directly.

Question 2

When should you NOT hire a digital marketing virtual assistant?

Accepted Answer

Hiring a digital marketing virtual assistant is a good decision if you hire a virtual assistant who can do multiple things to an average competency level. This can be an intelligent decision for a small business with limited resources.

However, suppose you want to hire a specialist digital marketing staff that is highly skilled in a specific marketing area, such as Google Ads or SEO? In that case, it would be best to hire somebody who specializes in that instead of a digital marketing virtual assistant.

You can instead post a job on VirtualStaff.ph that has a job title similar to the following examples:

You can also get an indication if the person is a specialist in a particular area of digital marketing by seeing what job position they are seeking, which you can see by looking on their VirtualStaff.ph worker profile.

Question 3

How much does it cost to hire a digital marketing virtual assistant?

Accepted Answer

Depending on the individual VA, you can hire marketing virtual assistants for between $3.00 and $8.00 per hour.

On VirtualStaff.ph, the following three things happen:

The digital marketing VA sets their target salary rate when they create their VirtualStaff.ph account.
The employer creates a job post and states the hourly salary rate for the job position (e.g., $5.00 per hour).
VA’s will apply for jobs, and the employer and VA can then negotiate the final agreed salary between themselves.

VirtualStaff.ph does not get involved in salary negotiations. Instead, we give complete control to you as the employer to decide if you want to hire and pay your Virtual Staff a particular salary rate.

We as a platform are here to provide a safe and secure, easy-to-use platform for both employers and VAs to get hired, get paid, and resolve any disputes if ever any arise pertaining to the hours worked.

Question 4

Why hire virtual marketing assistants in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Asides from substantial cost savings (salary savings of as much as 80%) due to the fact you can hire skilled digital marketing VAs at a fraction of the cost of hiring locally. The other significant advantage of hiring digital marketing virtual assistants in the Philippines is that they are English speaking and very often highly educated.

Question 5

Digital marketing virtual assistant job description

Accepted Answer

Here’s an example of things you might include in your job description. These are some responsibilities and tasks that you might expect your Filipino digital marketing VA to be able to do:

Create social media posts and ensure we have daily posts on the major social media platforms.
Create basic graphics and images that we can share with our social media followers.
Write content (include keywords and keyword research)
Research and admin related tasks
Assist the marketing team with related tasks

As mentioned, those are just examples, and what tasks you need your digital marketing virtual assistant to do is entirely your decision.

Remember, though, not to expect a digital marketing virtual assistant to be a world-class google ads expert or a seasoned SEO veteran. If you need a digital marketing staff that is a specialist in a particular area, it’s best to post a job that does not include the words 'virtual assistant.' Instead, it should be more similar to 'digital marketing manager' or 'digital marketer specialist,' etc.

Question 6

How to hire digital marketing virtual assistants in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

The safest way to do it is by hiring a digital marketing virtual assistant on VirtualStaff.ph. The reason for this is that you only ever pay your staff after they have worked, and never before.

Question 7

What makes VirtualStaff.ph the easiest and safest option to hire digital marketing VAs in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

All workers are ID verified (we do background checks and request them to submit a selfie with ID and their local bank details).
You hire workers on your terms. You set the hourly salary rate, and you agree with them on the work hours and shift schedules. (e.g., 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday UK time).
You can insist that they use our FREE time tracker and screen monitoring software. Only pay for the hours they legitimately can prove they have worked.
Pay your Virtual Staff from inside your employer dashboard. You pay weekly, but only after your Virtual Staff has completed the hours you asked them to work.
VirtualStaff.ph provides dispute resolution if you and your Filipino staff disagree on the hours.

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