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September 7, 2020
23 Best Questions to Ask a Potential Pinterest Account Manager or VA During A Discovery Call
Most likely you never hire a Pinterest Account Manager before, or never had to hire or fire anyone.
But you are looking to hire some virtual support to free your valuable time and now finding yourself in a position of making big important hiring decision.
Part of the success in hiring virtual Pinterest Account Manager is asking the right questions during an interview stage (discovery call).
The Pinterest Account Manager is very important for the future of your online business. No, you didn’t read that wrong. A Pinterest Account Manager should be your number-one most important hire because they are freeing up your time!
A Pinterest Account Manager can change your life, giving you back your day so you can work on the tasks that will take your business to incredible new places.
Hiring a Pinterest Account Manager saves you more time for your business.
If you think that you can simply hire any Pinterest Account Manager and improve your business to incredible new places, you are naive.
Instead, get prepared and hire only the best.
Speak to every person on your list to see if you make a connection. A good client / Pinterest Account Manager relationship is about balance. You both have strength and weaknesses and your skill-set and interest should compliment each other.
Here is a list of key questions that will help you to make an informed decision on whether they will be good for you and your business.
23 Questions you need to ask a potential Pinterest Manager or VA!
- Where they gained their experience and learned their platform?
- Why have you decided to become a Pinterest Account Manager? It’s a great way to start the conversation in a relaxed, casual way.
- What’s their philosophy about how their specialized platform functions?
- What can they do for you? Make sure your expectations match what they’ll do for you.
- What are the key indicators they’ll be reporting back to you?
- Have you been doing this for very long?
- Do you have a specialty market that you serve?
- Ask their opinion on certain subjects so you can see what direction they are going in. You may decide that their way of thinking is not for you and go your separate ways.
- Can we work on my Pinterest account together?.
- Where is your home base? (time zones are important to know)
- Do you work evenings and/or on the weekends?
- Are you a one-person company? Do you have an assistant or a safety net in case you are ill, or your computer is down? Can I still be comfortable knowing that my work will still be done and without delays?
- Do you have a reference from your clientele and is it ok to contact them?
- How quickly do you reply to emails or voicemails?
- How often do you invoice your clients? (once per month and is it beginning – middle-or end of month?)
- How do you expect to be played?
- Do we need to sign a contract? If yes, what kind of conditions do you have?
- What if I need to end the arrangement? For example, a minimum of 1 or 3 months before we can end our association together?
- Can you show me one of your contracts that are not completed yet (just to get an idea on how you work?
- What is your favorite way to communicate? Whether it will by Slack, DM or email? Choose what works for you.
- What is your favorite way to communicate? Whether it will by Slack, DM or email? Choose what works for you.
- Do you invoice before or after project is done?
- Will you be sub-contracting my work to another Pinterest Manager? If they realized that they could not do it on their own.
- How do you charge? Do you have a set package, or you charge per hour?
It seems like a lot of questions – but just remember. It’s your right to ask all of these questions. It’s good for you and Pinterest Manager to make a clear expectation.
After a few questions, you may already start to get a feel if they are a fit or not. It’s up to you to ask as many or as a few questions as you think need to, in order to get a good idea of who they are and how they conduct business.
✨ TIP: You don’t have to make a decision immediately on the spot. Once you have had your free consultation with the potential Pinterest VA, just inform them that you will let them know withing 24 hours – or whatever is a good timeframe for you to interview all the potential Virtual Assistants.
Naturally, if you’re talking to someone with whom you have a good rapport with and you like their personality and whose qualifications are just what you need, then go ahead and hire them!
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD PINTEREST MANAGER
As with any job or company, there are certain characteristics you should be developing or looking for (depending on whether you want to hire someone or be hired).
- Organization
- Analytic Capability
- Understanding of selling and marketing
- Creativity
- Flexibility – the ability to change with the platform
- Calmness
WHERE DO I FIND SOMEONE TO HIRE?
Get a referral from someone you trust (especially id you don’t know where to start).
Or go to Upwork /Fiverr
WHAT REPORTING DO I WANT FROM PINTEREST MANAGER??
Focus on what Pinterest is doing for your business (i.e. clicks to your site) rather than vanity metrics like monthly viewers or saves. This numbers can be helpful for big businesses with a big ad budget looking primarily for brand awareness, but smaller businesses will get the most value of out of seeing what impact is actually being had on their site.
Your Pinterest Account Manager should be sending you regular report about this. To recap, you want
- The basic data of KPIs (key performance indicators)
- Insight into what happened in the last month
- Suggestions for future actions you should take
WHERE SHOULD A BLOGGER START WITH THEIR OWN PINTEREST MANAGEMENT?
If you’re just starting out as a blogger and you aren’t ready to hire help, there are plenty of resources available to help you learn the ropes!
- pinterest.com is loaded with great information
- Pinterest resources like simplepinmedia.com
As with any industry, there are various ways to find clients, but some of the best ways include:
- Conferences
- Facebook groups (especially Pinterest-based, Virtual Assistant, or Business Growth/Marketing groups)
- Word-of-mouth referrals
Upwork/Fiverr
HOW DO I KNOW IF A CLIENT IS RIGHT FOR ME?
First, an important thing to find out right away is how much they really want to be involved with Pinterest. This will immediately tell you id the relationship is worth pursuing. If their expectations don’t match what you offer, it’s easy to recognize and part ways.
Second, look for clients who fit your niche.
Third, understand what kind of business relationship you want with your clients. Never expect clients to understand your company. YOU NEED TO TELL THEM WHAT YOU DO.
BOOKS THAT WILL HELP YOU:
Virtual Freedom by Chris Dicker, which goes in depth into the details of exactly how to find, interview, hire, and manage virtual assistant.
Another great resource in this process is Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street, which takes a scientific approach to the hiring process that will change your business.
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