Freelance Marketing Virtual Assistant for Service Businesses

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Hey, I’m Sarah

I’m a freelance virtual assistant specialising in providing marketing support to service-based businesses.

I help service businesses build long-term and trusting relationships with their clients or customers, and convert those relationships into sales, through a variety of comprehensive marketing VA services.

This includes: writing, editing and managing high-quality online copy and content; digital marketing strategy and implementation; and creating and optimising digital product sales funnels.

I started out as a copywriter and content writer, before transitioning into providing all aspects of marketing support for service businesses.

Prior to starting my business I worked in Higher Education administration and operations after completing a BA and MA in Literature.

Since becoming self-employed eight years ago, I’ve undertaken extensive digital marketing and copywriting training, and worked with many clients across a range of service-based industries to give them the marketing assistance they need to grow and scale.

I continuously undertake training to keep my skills fresh, relevant and useful.

The variety and breadth of my skills, knowledge and experience helps me build strong relationships with my clients, and I’ve been working with many of them for several years.

What you get when you work with me

  • I only work as a VA for service-based businesses (rather than product businesses), and I only provide marketing services.

    This is what I know and love, and have the most experience with, and through this I’ve become an expert.

    I’m committed to my own professional development and regularly update my marketing knowledge and skills.

    I have an Award in Digital Marketing from the Data and Marketing Association, and extensive experience providing marketing services for service-based businesses.

    I continuously undertake further training to keep my skills fresh and best serve my lovely clients.

  • I spend a lot of time at the start of our time together getting to know you and your goals.

    This in-depth research is key to me really understanding what you need any work I do for you to achieve as part of your bigger picture.

    I'll do this before starting any work to make sure we're both on the same page to avoid any wasted time.

  • I’m not just a VA — I’m also a strategist.

    I'm always happy to chat general business strategy and contribute my ideas on running, marketing and growing your successful service business.

    I hope you’ll come to respect my viewpoint and suggestions once I’ve proved my worth.

  • I’ll keep you updated throughout our time together, letting you know what’s going on and when you can expect tasks to be completed.

    Communication and collaboration is where the magic happens!

    You can also rest assured I’ll deliver what I say I will, when I say I will.

    You’re trusting me with something you've worked so hard to create, and I’ll honour that trust by keeping my promises.

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“Having recently changed career and started a new business I needed to get to grips with the business side of Facebook.

Through a recommendation I had a face-to-face meeting with Sarah to discuss my needs. She quickly grasped my demographic and industry.

She then set up several social media platforms and now provides regular promotional posts and also useful, relevant ideas.

I have gained a significant level of new business through Sarah’s professional help and social media skills. Highly recommended!”

— Jonathan, Driving Instructor

Qualifications & Certificates

  • Certificate awarding Sarah Bones the IDM Award in Digital Marketing from The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing.
  • Udemy certificate of completion for a copywriting course titled 'The Complete Copywriting Course: Write to Sell Like a Pro' awarded to Sarah Bones, dated March 22, 2022, for three hours
  • Udemy certificate of completion for a course titled 'Write Magnetic Emails: Your Superpower at Work + in Business,' awarded to Sarah Bones on July 15, 2022, for 1.5 total hours, instructed by Tamsin Henderson.
  • A yellow circular badge or sticker with black and white text. It says 'Social Media Foundation', 'Digital Mums', and 'I've successfully completed' in the center, with a megaphone icon below the text. There are two black stars and some decorative dots around the edge.
  • Certificate of Completion awarded to Sarah Bones for completing an e-learning course in editing fiction from The Publishing Training Centre.

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