Social media assistant
Social Media Virtual Assistant
A dedicated social media virtual assistant who plans, schedules and posts your content, replies to comments and messages, and reports on what worked — every week, inside your own accounts. $8 an hour, month to month.
One person who learns your voice and shows up every week, not a rotating team selling a strategy deck.
Your assistant works inside your own profiles and Meta Business Suite. You keep the logins and the audience.
Comments and messages answered during your business hours, so nobody waits days for a reply.
Reach, engagement and what content worked, in plain language, so you can see the work paying off.
Why owners hand it over
Social media that actually goes out every week
Most small businesses know they should post consistently. The problem is time: posts get written late at night, skipped in busy weeks, and comments sit unanswered. Inconsistency is what stops social media from working, not a lack of ideas.
A dedicated social media virtual assistant takes the weekly work off your desk. You approve the plan and the voice; your assistant builds the calendar, creates and schedules the posts, replies to your audience and tells you what is working.
What your social media assistant handles
Content calendar
A monthly plan built around your offers, seasons and events, ready for your approval before anything goes out.
Scheduling and posting
Posts, Reels, carousels and Stories scheduled across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok.
Captions and graphics
On-brand captions and graphics made in Canva using your colours, fonts and templates.
Community management
Comments and direct messages answered in your voice, with anything important flagged to you.
Short video edits
Simple Reels and short-form edits from footage you already have, with captions and music.
Monthly reporting
A short report on reach, engagement and the posts that performed, with next month’s adjustments.
An assistant, not an agency
We are not selling a strategy deck or a monthly retainer for a team you never speak to. You get one person who actually shows up three times a week for six months, learns how your business talks, and keeps your channels consistent.
You stay in charge of the direction and approvals. Your assistant does the planning, creating, posting and replying that eats your week.
Honest timelines
- First month: a steady posting schedule and a content calendar you can see ahead of time.
- Around three months: engagement starts to move as your audience gets used to seeing you.
- Around six months: enquiries from social become a regular thing rather than a surprise.
Anyone promising faster results on organic social is selling ads and calling it something else.
How it works
Four steps to a consistent feed
Free call
We talk through the work you want off your plate and whether an assistant is the right answer.
Nothing to signWritten task list
You get a written list of exactly which tasks and how many hours are being handed over.
Nothing to signMeet your assistant
You meet the person we have matched to that list before anything starts.
Work starts
Typically within three to five business days of the first call. If the match is wrong, we re-match at no extra cost.
What it costs
What a social media assistant costs
Social media management is billed at our technical and marketing rate. You pay for the hours worked, with no setup fee and no contract.
General support
Scheduling content you have already created, basic comment replies and simple reporting.
Technical and marketing
Full social media management: planning, captions, graphics, short video edits, community management and reporting. 20 hours a week is about $640 a month.
Monthly figures assume a 4-week month. See full pricing
Questions
Social media virtual assistant – common questions
What does a social media virtual assistant do?
A social media virtual assistant plans your content calendar, writes captions, creates graphics and short videos, schedules posts across your platforms, replies to comments and messages, and sends a monthly report on what worked. They work inside your own accounts on your business hours.
How much does a social media virtual assistant cost?
Go Socialate charges $8 an hour for full social media management, billed on hours worked with no setup fee or contract. At 20 hours a week that is about $640 a month. Scheduling-only support is $5 an hour.
Which platforms can my assistant manage?
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok are the most common, along with Pinterest and Google Business Profile posts. Your assistant works in the tools you already use, such as Meta Business Suite and Canva.
Will the assistant post in my brand voice?
Yes. In the first week your assistant studies your existing posts, website and any brand guide, and you approve the first content calendar before anything is published. Most owners stop needing to edit captions within a few weeks.
How soon will I see results from social media?
Expect a consistent schedule in the first month, engagement moving at around three months and regular enquiries at around six months. Organic social builds on consistency; anyone promising much faster is usually selling paid ads.
Do I keep ownership of my social media accounts?
Always. Your assistant is given access through your own business accounts and password manager, and you can remove that access at any time.
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