Joe Ryder is a web and business visionary. He fills in the holes in what businesses can do by providing virtual assistant services in various communication roles. People who use Joe’s approach find their businesses running smoother with lower costs and a wider skill set to be flexible to challenges. Joe is looking for small-to-mid-sized business owners who are lacking those extra skills that can put them on the map.

Based in Vancouver, WA, Joe has been working with small business owners in making the most of the internet for over 10 years. Finding that he has been working in so many consulting positions with small businesses, he found the dynamic role of virtual assistant to be the best fit for his skill set.

Joe started designing web sites by hand, eventually embracing the business advantages of open source software. With all the individuals and business owners he worked with, there was always a need to educate and empower them in how to harness the internet in their business and how to communicate through channels they were not using. In regular employment, where he worked in business support positions, he was constantly finding new ways to improve communications between departments and with the public, as well as utilizing web technology to do so.

Joe has a big family, with four kids and a loving, highly attractive wife since 2002. He is the son of career nurses and married a proud military family. He makes a point to be involved in social change and awareness. He also is an advocate for change through social content and repeated messages.

Joe is a graduate of American InterContinental University with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and Project Management. He has studied at the Art Institute of Portland for Multimedia and Web Design, and was among the first graduating class of the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, an arts magnet secondary school (6-12).

General Qualifications

Content:

  • Music
  • Animations
  • Blog content (written, visual, podcasting, SEO, distribution)
  • Flash design
  • Web-based content
  • Print media (ads, PSAs, articles, layout, photography, large-format)
  • Drawings/sketches
  • Photography
  • Photo manipulation
  • Logos and vector art
  • Collage and mixed media

Web Skills:

  • LAMP applications (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP)
  • Joomla/Mambo (including Joomla 1.5 Native)
  • WordPress
  • Images for layout
  • Flash integration
  • Education/quiz applications and e-learning
  • Search engine optimization
  • AdSense and other ad networks
  • SEP and internet marketing
  • Link-building

Business Skills:

  • Sales and marketing
  • Customer service
  • Social marketing campaigns
  • Public relations
  • Call center/contact center operations
  • Relationship management
  • Small business development
  • Marketing strategy and supply chain
  • Project management
  • Procurement and resource management
  • Risk management
  • Internal and external communications
  • Event planning
  • Media and analyst relations

Industries:

  • Entertainment (specialized in music and film industries)
  • Non-profits and public service
  • Creative-related (galleries and artists)
  • High-tech (B2B and B2C)
  • Education
  • Consumer goods and retail
  • Contract services
  • Local service organizations