Typically, How much Internet Marketing Work can one person handle?

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Typically, How many SEO,Social Media, Email and Content Creation can one person handle? I am asking because I would like to Hire A VA So I am interested in how many campaigns I could realistically put him/her on?
I know It depends on how much work Is contained for each campaign but I would like some feedback from previous experience on how those who have had VA's did.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsouravs
    Hi,
    Depends on payment, IMO...
    If he/she (from Asian nations) are paid 500-600$ pm then he can work on many things I guess....

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  • Profile picture of the author WeavingThoughts
    Hire a few good VAs who put in a couple of hours a day each rather than expecting a single person to slog 14 hours a day.
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  • Profile picture of the author WillMitchell
    It really really really depends. And it also scales.

    First you have to train your first VA, which could take 30 minutes or 2 months depending on your skill level, understanding of the required task, ability to manage and communicate, processes you put in place, etc.

    Your VA will naturally get better (slowly), and your management skills will mold them into a better employee (depending on you again).

    From there, you can hire more VA's and use your oldest VA as your manager and mentor.

    But it really, all depends on you. I have some VA's doing email marketing for me, and I couldnt ask for better employees. They are AWESOME. I attribute this to

    1) Good initial hiring, good filtering really
    2) Constant feedback and communications (once per day)
    3) Consistency, encouragement, and increasing responsibility/pay

    It is all up to you...
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  • Profile picture of the author Greg guitar
    I have hired VAs with varying degrees of success and failure. From the sound of your post, you need to work on your overall business model before outsourcing. I made the mistake of hiring people without enough understanding of the tasks I asked of them to know how long they should take, what constitutes a good job, etc, nor enough organization to really keep them busy; just because lots of WSOs suggest doing "none of the work yourself" doesn't mean it should start that way.

    Once you really understand all the moving parts of your business model, as well as the big picture, you will be in a much better position to hire out some of the tasks with confidence that you will know right away if you have a good employee or a dud.

    A great way to learn more about the stuff you don't understand is to find people that provide services on fiverr, and ask them to consult for an hour on the phone for the price of 2-3 gigs; you can really tap into a great knowledge base that way; many fiverr providers are very good, and aren't in it for the $4, but for the connections they are making; they provide a huge bang for your buck.
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  • Profile picture of the author Soulstreak
    The real question is how hard are they willing to work and for how long. Of course, it depends on the person. If you are paying by the hour then they might be more inclined to work harder. If it is just a set rate with a set amount of tasks and not hourly, then it just depends on the VA.
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  • Profile picture of the author iScotts
    Because I want to outsource all the SEO etc. Is is possible to find a VA with SEO,social media, Email , Content writing/Blogging and design skills? I know I might be pushing it here but maybe some of you were actually lucky enough to find someone like this.
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  • Profile picture of the author impro42
    Really varies based on skills and ability if you are just talking about link building you can expect anywhere from 6-15 links an hour. Article writing might be 600 words per hour, so you have to do the math for what you want done.
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  • Profile picture of the author SamuelCarter
    Hey, Some great comments above. Some VA are willing to work 40+ a week. Again depending on the tasks you have leveraged is also a factor. Once your VA is trained up to your specification, the VA can accomplish alot of work, leaving you to focus on the important roles of your business.

    There are certain membership sites (Replacemyself.com) you can use to observe the work rate of your VA and actually see what you VA is doing and you can optimize their work rate efficiency.
    So The VA may be slow to start off with, but with the adequate training and time, you could be relaxing on a beach and let others run your business

    Samuel
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  • Profile picture of the author ebusinesstutor
    I highly recommend hiring 2-3 VAs, one for each task just part time. Monitor them and drop the ones that aren't doing well and then give your best VA the additional work.

    You should always have a minimum of two in case one drops off.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    Don't just jump in with both feet. You should do a few things before you start piling on a lot of work.

    -Don't just hire 1 VA- hire at least 3 and have them each perform the same simple task.
    --Set a deadline on the task

    -Whoever finishes first, or does the best job, stays. The other 2 go.

    -Start by giving them small projects/tasks. If they get it wrong, tell them why and how to fix it. If they're too slow, ask them what's going on.

    -If they can display consistently good and fast work, start giving em more and more. If they don't, let em go and find a new one.

    Be slow to hire, and quick to fire.
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