Technical Skills for VA's: Wix

Creating a website for your self or your business can be a daunting task, but Wix website creation makes it simple with easy-to-use navigation and functionality. Best of all, it’s free to join. If you feel that the endless customization abilities of Wix are intimidating, I recommend a YouTube search for Wix website tutorials. One such video on creating a website using Wix comes from Adrienne Finch in: Build a WIX Website For FREE in 10 Minutes! where she quickly shows you how to create a professional looking website in no time (Finch, 2019, 8:37). Wix gives you the ability to create a website just by answering a few simple questions, or by using the editor to customize drag and drop functions to create the website you want. You can add various media from Wix’s stock library or add your own pictures and videos by uploading them. You can also re-arrange the sections of your website to create the perfect layout. Depending on your business needs, a Wix website can do even more for your business. Wix has a built-in functionality to create an Ecommerce site to be able to sell your product or service, take orders, and accept payments. The simple step-by-step guide helps navigate you through the various steps in creating your website, and once complete allows you to preview it on both desktop and mobile views before going live and publishing your site to the internet. The premium features also include analytics and reports to help track activity and sales on your website as well as marketing communications and automation similar to MailChimp which I discussed in a previous blog.

In speaking with my interviews with Marianne and Sarah, both had experience using Wix for creating websites for clients, and Sarah lists Wix as one of the services her organization provides (https://www.cvap.biz/software).

As an aspiring virtual assistant, having the right image and brand can go a long way, and having a professional looking website can achieve this by using Wix. From my own experience creating a website using Wix, I found it simple and easy to use in designing a professional looking website to showcase my professional skills, abilities, experience, and brand as a virtual assistant. Within a short time, and with a small learning curve, you can become a website professional by using Wix to create your personal or business website. Head over to wix.com and start building your very own website for free.