{"id":9091,"date":"2013-08-09T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T04:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=9091"},"modified":"2013-08-08T21:33:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T04:33:52","slug":"the-value-of-an-author-assistant-part-2-by-melinda-b-pierce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/09\/the-value-of-an-author-assistant-part-2-by-melinda-b-pierce\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of an Author Assistant Part 2 by Melinda B. Pierce"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thank you for joining me in the conclusion of this interview with our experienced author assistants.\u00a0 If you are just now joining us, you can go here to find The Value of an Author Assistant Part 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0***<\/b><\/p>\n

How many authors do you work for?<\/b><\/p>\n

Valued Assistant No. 1<\/span>: I work for 1 author, a publicity company that handles a couple dozen authors, run 2 street teams for 2 authors, just left an Author Liason position where I worked with hundreds authors, and handle blog tours for 2 more authors. (I stay busy.)<\/p>\n

Valued Assistant No. 2<\/span>: One.\u00a0Again, working for more than one would be, in my opinion, a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

How important is social media in the services you provide for the author?<\/b><\/p>\n

Valued Assistant No. 1<\/span>: Social media is how we let fans know what’s new, what’s coming, and all important info\/changes. Keeping my clients social media up-to-date is one of the most frequent tasks I handle.<\/p>\n

Valued Assistant No. 2<\/span>:\u00a0 At this point, I don\u2019t do any social media for her. Again, that\u2019s something she feels strongly she should handle that herself. It\u2019s an ongoing discussion.\u00a0I\u2019m perfectly willing to take on more promotional aspects.<\/p>\n

When she graduated from college, she worked temp jobs for executives where they expected her to \u201cget so-and-so on the phone for me\u201d and pick up dry cleaning and crap like that.\u00a0She hated it, and always felt if the guy wasn’t competent enough to dial his own phone, he probably shouldn’t have that corner office!\u00a0Now that she has an assistant, she doesn’t want to turn into that guy!<\/p>\n

And last, but not least, how are you paid?<\/b><\/p>\n

Valued Assistant No. 1<\/span>: I get paid by check, as I am not a fan of PayPal. My services vary from job to job depending on the amount\/type of service each client needs. Blog tours start at about $100, assistant services start at $500 a month for basic email answering\/website maintenance\/social media and go up from there.<\/p>\n

Valued Assistant No. 2<\/span>: I\u2019m under market rate, at $20 an hour.\u00a0This is a part-time job for me, and my author and\u00a0I have a lot of flexibility at certain points of the year when she needs me fewer hours. I have stretches of nights and weekends off.\u00a0 If a class starts on a Monday, I\u2019ll work through the weekend, but otherwise, I check in to the account regularly to handle what comes up during business hours.\u00a0We don\u2019t use an automated email system.\u00a0Some people don\u2019t get that (even though it\u2019s clearly stated on the website).\u00a0It always amuses me how the people who are the most lax about meeting deadlines are the ones who pitch a tantrum if they don\u2019t get a response within 15 minutes of sending an email.<\/p>\n

If I counted on this for my living, I\u2019d structure it differently.\u00a0 I\u2019d need a set minimum of hours per week at a set rate, so I could budget.\u00a0It couldn’t fluctuate the way it does now.<\/p>\n

A friend of mine is a full-time personal assistant for an author and makes anywhere from $35 to $55 and hour.\u00a0 $35\/hour for regular business hours on weekdays, $55\/hour for non-business hours and weekends, etc.\u00a0She travels with her author, and the author pays all expenses plus per diem.\u00a0If she goes on appearances with her author, even though she\u2019s in the background, there\u2019s a clothing allowance. She\u2019s on a non-disclosure agreement. That\u2019s her career — she likes organizing this individual\u2019s life, and if and when they part ways, she\u2019ll move on to someone else.\u00a0 She runs the schedule completely, handles all the appointments, the fan mail, the phone calls, bill paying, banking, personal errands,\u00a0all of it.\u00a0Has an office next to her author\u2019s, a separate cell phone just for the work she does with that person, etc.\u00a0\u00a0Handling all that allows her author to meet very tight deadlines, and still feel relaxed enough to enjoy the promotional events.<\/p>\n

I would like to thank these lovely ladies for their candid answers! Now you will be armed with a little more information on author assistants and if one could be of value to you.<\/p>\n

As always, Happy Writing!<\/p>\n

Melinda<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Melinda B. Pierce is an author hobbyist, mother of two, and Membership Director for Savvy Authors<\/a>.\u00a0 When she has time she writes in almost every sub-genre of romance and refuses to follow the path of most resistance.\u00a0 Connect with her on twitter @MelindaBPierce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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