Virtual Assistance for Your Social Media and Websites with Artist VA Hallie Edlund (ep. 179).

Feb 29, 2024

In this engaging conversation, Hallie Edlund, a virtual assistant for artists and daughter of Carolyn Edlund from Artsy Shark, shares her journey into this niche after the 2008 economic downturn. She emphasizes the benefits of hiring virtual assistants to manage social media and websites, while integrating AI tools like ChatGPT. Hallie reveals her impressive organizational system using Gmail and offers practical Instagram tips that can elevate artists' online presence. Her insights on aligning with an artist's unique voice prove invaluable for successful collaborations.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Navigating a Career as a Virtual Assistant for Artists

01:35 • 2min

Navigating Artistic Virtual Assistance

03:25 • 5min

Navigating AI for Artistic Expression

08:50 • 7min

Navigating Art Marketing and Social Media Management

15:24 • 2min

Strategic Social Media for Artists

17:47 • 4min

Mastering Client Management as a Virtual Assistant

21:50 • 17min

Maximizing Artist Collaboration with Virtual Assistants

38:50 • 2min

If you’re like a lot of the artist-clients that I work with at Art Biz Success, you would love someone to help you with social media. Or your website. Or maybe anything else to help lighten the load.

Having any kind of help sounds like a dream. It may seem like an impossible dream. You might be looking for someone like my guest for this episode of The Art Biz: Hallie Edlund, a virtual assistant for artists.

We discuss how she started doing this work and how she helps artists with social media and their websites.

We touch upon how she uses A.I. and her advice for using it in your art business.

And you know I couldn’t resist asking how she stays organized. Her system of keeping everything for her clients in Gmail folders left me with my mouth hanging open, which luckily you can’t witness on a podcast.

Hallie has a new Instagram course for artists and generously shares two tips for that platform near the end of our conversation.

If you’re looking to hire someone to help with your art business, I suggest checking out the related episodes and articles posted below as well.

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Learning How to Be a Boss with Ali Manning (ep. 106)

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📧 To inquire about working with Hallie, please email her.

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