A social media manager or virtual assistant is a person who manages social media sites on behalf of other people and businesses. If you want to have an active Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube or other social media presence, but don’t have the time or know-how to set them up, you can hire someone to take over these sites for you.

I have a great deal of experience with social media management, web site design and online marketing. For several years, I was the TUCOWS.com media relations director, editor in chief, review writer, I even ghost-wrote reviews for their CEO in Boardwatch Magazine. Few people outside Toronto know that at the time of the peak growth of the Internet during the 1990′s TUCOWS also owned an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and web portal (iDirect and MyDirect, respectively). I was iDirect’s chief communications officer, abuse admin, portal content manager, and the author of the new user manual that is still in use at the company that currently runs their old servers. You could say that manual was a best seller – there are over 400,000 copies of the booklet in print!

Now I’m an independent digital media consultant, designer and social media developer, and I have room in my portfolio for a few select clients. If you are seeking outsourced or off-site talent to run your campaigns, or are looking for a consultant to assist with developing an online strategy across multiple sites, please contact me for an initial consultation.