How to Qualify for a Content VA Position: A Step-by-Step Guide

Welcome – we’re glad you’re here and want to get you a great job in an exciting role in digital marketing with growth opportunities.

At BlitzMetrics, we value competence, reliability, and a commitment to delivering exceptional work. If you’re looking for a rewarding career where you can develop top-tier digital marketing skills and earn competitive pay, this is your chance.

We’re always looking for VAs from Pakistan, the Philippines, and around the world to work on exciting projects and have fun too! With us, you’ll unlock skills, make new connections, and work from a laptop anywhere in the world. All while having the opportunity to make $3,000 USD/month over time once you’ve proven your skills.

The world of VA hiring is changes – which is bad for those who want an easy paycheck, but amazing for A Players who demonstrate excellence. This is because as AI continues to automate, we’ll need strong performers able to amplify what’s already working.

Why Work as a Content VA For Us?

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Dennis Yu Speaking To A Crowd In Islamabad
  • Competitive Pay: Top VAs earn up to $3,000/month by delivering consistent, high-quality work. Check out our VA Career Path to learn more about how you can grow your income over time.
  • Career Growth: Our team members develop in-demand skills that open doors to long-term opportunities. Just like how Muzamil, one of our star VAs started at $3/hour and is now making $3k USD/month from her home in Pakistan. Or like Asifa, a VA who continues to improve day after day. We prioritize and promote competence and growth.
  • Connect With Successful Business Owners: When you’re working with us, you’re working with business owners in the United States and elsewhere who’re rockstars in their field. Working with these players, you’ll be able to level up quickly by demonstrating value.

Check out what Jon Jonas (founder of Onlinejobs.ph) has said about our process.

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BlitzMetrics VA Career Path

Key Steps in the Content VA Qualification Process

1. Join Our Facebook Community

Become part of our 44K Facebook group: Digital Marketing with Dennis Yu. This is where you’ll find updates, training resources, and opportunities to connect with other professionals.

To stand out:

  • Contribute meaningful comments.
  • Ask thoughtful questions.
  • Engage with the featured posts, which often lead to hiring opportunities.
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Few Featured Posts in Our 44k Facebook Group

Be sure to study the pinned posts in this group, as we often hire people from them, even if they are months old. Engage thoughtfully by researching the topic, personalizing your approach, and maintaining clear, error-free communication—neglecting these areas can lead to rejection of applicants.

2. Create a One-Minute Video (Optional)

Use the power of one-minute videos to introduce yourself and share your story. This is the best way to capture attention and drive interaction. When creating these videos, focus on authenticity and take that first step, even if your initial attempts aren’t perfect.

An Example of One-Minute Video by an Inspiring VA in Our Facebook Group

We’re not looking for someone who looks good on camera or can speak perfect English. What we’re looking for is your ability to understand and process content through GCT (goal, content, targeting).

We don’t need you to make a one-minute video at this initial stage. But if they want to get to Level 4+, then spoken English skills plus being strong on video are critical. 

Written English skills is what matters here.

3. Repurpose A Video into a Blog Post

Your main task as a VA is to repurpose videos into business articles. Show us that you can repurpose videos into articles and social snippets by utilizing the featured threads in our Facebook group and Content Factory guidelines for blog posts

To qualify, please take a 30+ minute video on our BlitzMetrics YouTube channel published in the last week and repurpose it into an article following our guidelines.

This doesn’t have to be perfect – but do your best. We’ve hired VA’s just off of this before, since they clearly demonstrate their skillsets and are able to follow directions while understanding client’s goals.

When you’re finished, grade your article from 1 – 10 on how well you followed our guidelines for repurposing videos into articles.

There are many reasons candidates get rejected—such as submitting work that doesn’t meet the article guidelines (indicating they haven’t studied them), failing to work as part of a team (e.g., messaging me directly instead of following proper channels), lacking a fundamental understanding of digital marketing, or simply not being an A Player.

Don’t be lazy and ChatGPT this without understanding the full context first. We can tell.

What We Expect from You

We have a rule called the A-Players Only. This rule aims to attract excellent people so we can eventually pay them much more for delivering exceptional work to our clients. We don’t want someone just pushing buttons or writing articles unrelated to our main goal of helping clients make more money.

Only 10% of candidates who apply work for us. And only 20% of those that are hired make it past 3 months.

We don’t expect team-members to click a few buttons and call it done for the day. We expect excellence through all things and for you to help us drive measurable results. To do that effectively, you must have a deep understanding in the Content Factory and know the “why” behind everything we do.

What we want is to integrate your skill set by following our existing SOPs to support our clients.

English Proficiency

Impeccable English proficiency is non-negotiable. Use tools like Grammarly and ChatGPT to proofread your writing. We expect clear, competent articles.

For example, understanding client goals with GCT is more important than typos, although we expect you to QA your work and be able to deliver final drafts swiftly and with minimal errors.

Understand the Content

Know the GCT (Goal, Content, Target) to avoid creating bland summaries that fail to engage viewers.

This is the most important part of working with client projects, since not knowing the clients goals is the #1 VA mistake. In short – no amount of technical skills in ChatGPT or other tools will help if you yourself don’t understand why we’re doing what we are.

Demonstrate E-E-A-T 

Show experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness in your work, with a focus on real stories and genuine experience.

We value AI tools for content tuning but don’t rely on them to bypass the E-E-A-T guidelines.

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Dennis provides comprehensive feedback to potential applicants on the Facebook group.

For example, if we task you to write an article for an HVAC company like Litsey HVAC in Louisville, and the article isn’t clear that they service residential homes in Louisville, then you’ve made the #1 VA mistake and weren’t clear on the goals of the client.

EEAT used to be E-A-T, which stood for expertise, authority, and trust. But with the added E, Google wants us to demonstrate experience. Because AI tools are becoming more common, Google is looking for the signals which show real proof of experience. Therefore, it’s critical we include it in any repurposed work.

Always QA Your Work

Always perform quality assurance (QA) on your work. Refer to our article submission guidelines for the QA process.

During the qualification process, we ask candidates to objectively rate their submissions on a scale of 1 to 10, using the blog posting guidelines as a reference. This tests their ability to practice active listening, coachability, and critical thinking.

Anyone with a rejection rate greater than 20% cannot continue. This means at least 80% of their submissions must be error-free, with less than 20% containing issues.

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Different comments under a Facebook post show applicants rating their articles.
Analyze Your Performance

It’s crucial to analyze your performance using the MAA framework. Your goal is to create or repurpose content—articles, videos, ads—that drives results. For example, if your work generates 20 calls for an electrician and leads to 10 jobs worth $20,000, that’s measurable value.

When you help clients succeed, everyone benefits. If not, adjust your approach by following the MAA framework: continuously optimize, assess the value of your work, and make improvements for better results. This mindset will prevent mindless processing and help you stand out as an A-Player.

With new AI assistants like Jennifer – our article grader, we can know if an article meets our standards before submission even happens.

Training and Skill Assessment

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Dennis Yu Meeting Attendees at a Conference in Pakistan

Complete the Level 1 VA training to secure a Level 1 VA job. From there, you can advance and earn more by proving your value.

Additionally, you must pass a content VA quiz to assess your skills. This quiz will evaluate how well you understand our blog posting guidelines, especially in repurposing video content into engaging articles.

To access the courses on BlitzMetrics Academy, comment on any post that interests you, and we will provide you with free access to our training.

We expect our team members to take the initiative, seeking out additional learning opportunities through platforms like Google and YouTube to deepen their understanding of our content and enhance their performance.

30-Day Probationary Period

After passing the initial tests, you’ll enter a 30-day probationary period. If you perform well during this time, you’ll secure the position.

We’re setting a clear bar, a standard that everyone can follow.

The more you can help our team reduce iteration cycles, the more valuable you’ll be to us.

Reliability is Key

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Level 1 DDD (Do, Delegate, Delete)

The biggest challenge we face is finding reliable and competent VAs. Reliability is more important than specific skills. This starts by practicing DDD at Level 1 (Do, Delegate. Delete).

If you’re looking for a long-term career filled with challenges and growth, and you’re someone who makes things happen, we want you—no matter your age or background. As long as you’re reliable, have a computer, are mature, intelligent, and can write well, we’re interested.

Ready to grow with us and learn our process? Check it out:

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If you’re a young adult who wants to build an agency, check out this article we wrote on The Truth of Digital Marketing for Young Adults.

Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is a former search engine engineer who has spent a billion dollars on Google and Facebook ads for Nike, Quiznos, Ashley Furniture, Red Bull, State Farm, and other organizations that have many locations. He has achieved 25% of his goal of creating a million digital marketing jobs because of his partnership with universities, professional organizations, and agencies. Companies like GoDaddy, Fiverr, onlinejobs.ph, 7 Figure Agency, and Vendasta partner with him to create training and certifications. Dennis created the Dollar a Day Strategy for local service businesses to enhance their existing local reputation and make the phone ring. He's coaching young adult agency owners who serve plumbers, AC technicians, landscapers, roofers, electricians in conjunction with leaders in these industries. Mr. Yu believes that there should be a standard in measuring local marketing efforts, much like doctors and plumbers need to be certified and licensed. His Content Factory training and dashboards are used by thousands of practitioners.