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Allison Lancaster

Allison Lancaster

Online Business Management & Virtual Assistant Coaching

We provide streamlined digital marketing solutions for bloggers & small business owners.

You know what it takes to grow a successful business but you don’t have all of the hours in a day to handle those tasks (and handle them well). That’s where we come in!

We want to help you find the freedom you deserve and stop working on things you don’t need to or don’t have the time for! You can expect one simple thing from us: streamlined excellence.

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Meet Our Founder, Allison

Allison Lancaster is simply a mom who turned her dream into a reality. In 2015, after having her first child, she knew there had to be something more. She knew that there had to be a way to earn an income from home, so she became a virtual assistant and lifestyle blogger.

Now, over six years later, Allison has turned her dreams into reality. She has a successful online business management business built 99% on referrals. Allison’s passion is helping other business owners grow their businesses strategically while saving time and money through outsourcing.


What Our Clients Say:

Thank you so much! Stories have really helped my traffic and I’m so glad I took a leap with them. It’s not often I spend money like this and see such good results. Also, thank you so much for being so responsive to create when I ask – even when you guys are off!

Stephanie

Everything has been looking great, you’ve been just amazing!! Traffic has really done so well (had 155,000 pageviews last month for June, which has typically been my lowest month, but it grew from 140,000 the month before!). So excited for fall Pinterest traffic!

Allison is a trusted partner with a calming presence and has been a wonderful addition to my team this year. She and her team handle everything competently, quickly, and with a joyful enthusiasm! She truly goes above and beyond in everything she does and I can’t believe I went as long as I did without Allison by my side. I’m beyond grateful for the immense value she adds to my life and business every single day!!

Ashley Cox
www.ashleycox.co

I wanted to let you know that the work you’ve done on my site’s Pinterest has helped me successfully apply for ads on the site with Mediavine. The growth through Pinterest has been fantastic. So thank you for your work on that.

Laura L.
I am SO SUPER HAPPY!  Thank you so so much for EVERYTHING you have done….you have read my mind and then you have tweaked, added, have redone and then you have put the SHINE on everything!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!   I absolutely love it!  
Denise Price Thomas
www.denisepricethomas.com

I’ve been working with Allison for around 6 months now. Besides being an extremely polite and sweet person, her skills are amazing. She is fantastic professional, very focused on deadlines, is great to followup on all the e-mails I send her with questions and To Do’s, has great knowledge of the services she offers and is always ready to help you out. My page for “Behind the Scenes NYC” had maybe 15k view a month and as of April 2018, it has grown to over 596.3k!  I really enjoy and value her work and would truly recommend her to everyone that is searching for a Social Media Management professional. 

Fernanda Paronetto 
BehindtheScenesNYC

Allison has been an amazing addition to my company while trying to juggle it all. She is extremely knowledgeable and up to date on the latest trends in the social media and blogging world. Over the years she has become a core part of our team handling our social media, weekly newsletters, and Blogging duties. She has captured the voice of our brand perfectly which allows me to step away and focus on the tasks that only I can do.  

Christina
The Mommy Spot & The Mommy Spot Tampa Bay

You are doing such an amazing job. Seriously. I have never outsourced anything before and I am so so happy to be in your capable hands.

Carlee
Working with Allison has been such a relief! I no longer have to worry if I am “doing pinterest right.” I leave it to her and my account has grown significantly!
Maggie F.
I’m so happy with your services and so glad that I made the move!
Julie
Allison is such a kind and easy person to work with! She got my account in order and driving traffic from Pinterest to my site super easily and quickly. It was such a relief! I highly recommend working with her!
Miriam R.

Bottom line: I would highly recommend your services to anyone that asked!! So, thank you for producing such great work and making the process easy on me. 🙂

Lindsay

Working with Allison has helped me gain page views, followers, and more control and clarity over my Pinterest account. I hired Allison because I was struggling to “do it all.” I love Pinterest, but I know I need to be creating content and spending less time on Pinterest.  Taking my Pinterest work away from me has been so rewarding and such a relief to know my content is being shared with the world! Overall, she’s great! Allison is always very timely to respond to any of my questions, is clear in her communication, and delivers each and every month with Pinterest results I am so excited about!! Thank you Allison for helping me manage my time better and do more of what I love to do!

Ren L.

Allison is the REAL DEAL. If you are thinking about hiring her, do NOT hesitate. She is not only sharp and talented, but she is also hard-working, dedicated and an absolute joy to work with. Allison is a very savvy entrepreneur overflowing with ideas to make your business run more smoothly and efficiently. Hiring her will be one of the best decisions you make!

Erin Busbee
Busbee Style

Allison has completely revolutionized my blogging career. I was wasting hours upon hours on Tailwind, Facebook etc. and not sleeping because of it. My blogging and entire brand suffered because of this. Then I hired Allison and whoa has she made all the difference! I’m able to focus on growing my brand while Allison takes care of the administrative aspects. She has not only taken a huge amount of stress off my shoulders, she has also given me peace of mind knowing my brand is in such capable hands. 

Jessica Hughes
I swear by Allison Lancaster …seriously.
I have over 30 websites and she sets up templates for me. They are very easy to use!
I know she also has packages where she does actual stories. Her service and quality are impeccable
Anonymous
I am so happy to be working with Allison and her team. Not even a month in and I am already seeing improvements with my Pinterest account. Also, my blog’s page views are increasing which is what I wanted. More page views!
Allison is easy to talk to and friendly. Which makes business so easy to do with her!
I can’t wait to see the positive changes in the upcoming months to my blog and Pinterest account.
Ros Emely F.
Allison is such a joy to work with. If you need literally anything completing, she just goes ahead and takes care of it and looks after your business as if it was her own. Allison created our website and helped us organically grow our pinterest account from scratch, I had no idea that an account could grow so quickly! Within one month we were getting 500k unique visitors on our BRAND NEW account! If you are looking for a real asset to be apart of your team, then look no further – Allison is your lady! Thank you so much for all that you have done for us.
Lily W

Just wanted to send a quick note to thank you guys for your work. It’s very rare that a business owner gets to truly step back and take their hands off a project – and that is what I have done here and I check-in and find it’s moving forward without me being a part of it. That doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. High fives!

Kita
You helped my blog reach a record-breaking Monday.  As of yesterday, the extra expense from you creating web stories has completely paid for itself ( and there is still another week left this month for more income!).
Again , thank you so very much!
Cat
Absolutely love everything Allison did for my brand and how she was able to not only increase my reach but also grow my traffic on other platforms consequentially! I’m a person who doesn’t give out control easily, so outsourcing and asking for help is really hard for me. I cannot express my happiness in deciding to do so and take Allison’s services. A definite recommendation!
Karla Ilicic
Karla Tafra
Allison Lancaster with Online Business Solutions is absolutely amazing with helping me figure out Pinterest, Instagram, and in general how to not lose my mind with getting my blog out there. She answers my emails and questions so quickly, and bends over backwards to provide quality service. On top of that, she is super friendly and kind and patient. And has never treated me like an idiot when I ask what I know has to be a dumb question.
Tiffany T.

Words can’t even describe how much peace and relief I feel now that Allison has lightened my load. I no longer feel like I’m falling behind in super important areas in my business! Her attention to detail amazed me from the start and how she took the reigns and tackled things from the get-go is priceless.

Jessica
Fantabulosity
With the power of web stories, I received over 300k page views to my web stories and had over 120k page views click through to my site. For that reason, I got accepted into a premium ad network and now am monetizing my site. My site is only 14 months old. And, in the blogging world that’s still considered a baby. Getting into a premium ad network has now opened more opportunities for my blog and most importantly for my family. Thanks, Allison!
Jonathan Sanchez
, Co-Founder, Parent Portfolio
Thanks to Allison, I have seen tremendous growth with my Pinterest account and visits to my site from Pinterest. She is trustworthy, detailed and great at communication. I am always surprised with how quickly she responds to my emails. I have zero issues letting her have 100% control of this aspect of my business because I am confident it is in great hands.
Jon Dulin
Compounding Pennies

Thanks again SO much for a wonderful consult today!  I went out and told my husband it was the most effective use of my time and money in months.

Tiffany

I highly recommend learning from Allison – she was worth every penny – and not in the expensive way – in the way that she worked fast and smart – and brought my company into the new century of customer service. I and many other companies would hire any VA that Allison spoke highly of. 

Cathy Tibbles
WP Barista

Allison is a LIFESAVER!  She took my pitiful Pinterest account and has turned into a force to be reckoned with.  Not only is she very talented at it, but she also is willing to almost immediately answer all of my not-so-intelligent questions in patient and kind ways.  She’s the best!

Tiffany

My goal for the new year was to hire a virtual assistant but I didn’t think it would happen until much later in the year. On a whim, I contacted several VAs the day before New Year’s Eve and Allison wrote me right back, even in the middle of the holiday! We had a contract signed and I met my goal before the new year even began. The minute Allison started supporting me, my productivity skyrocketed. I have been able to churn out so much content and take on more clients. She is incredibly efficient, immediately expanded my audience reach, and helped me systemize backend business processes. Most importantly to me, she is a kind person and an amazing team member.

Kathryn Haydon, Author, Speaker, and Founder of Sparkitivity
www.sparkitivity.com

I just had to take a minute to share something with you.  See the attached image?  That big spike in page views? That started when you took over my FB and Pinterest!!! I don’t know how to thank you for that! It’s just amazing.  Whatever you’re doing…. Keep doing it, girl.

Lana Stuart
Never Enough Thyme
I kept hearing about how valuable Google Web Stories are for getting traffic to my website. I tried to do it on my own, but I struggled with implementing all the tools and information I learned from other courses. I finally found Allison on a Facebook group because lots of bloggers were recommending her for all things Google Web Stories. Not only have I taken her course about Google Web Stories, but I’ve also hired her and her team to create and upload the stories for me. She helped increase my traffic so much! She is very responsive and is a genius. I highly recommend Allison and her team for anything related to Google Web Stories. They truly go above and beyond to make sure that I’m happy with my results.
Disha

Working with Allison is like having your own personal web assistant and awesome friend.  No matter what I threw at Allison, updating blog posts, scheduling pins, handling (the over my head stuff) with my web host, Allison handled it all. I always knew whatever I asked would get done quickly and done correctly.  Allison’s pricing was completely within my small budget and worth every penny.

5 Stars for Allison every time!
Karen Berg
Redoux Interiors

Ok so whatever you’re doing with my Google web stories, please please continue!!! Omg Allison, I had 6k sessions yesterday!!!!  thank you thank you thank you!!

Working with Allison has truly been the key to keeping our business going. We tend to work erratic hours, early in the morning, nights and weekends and whatever the hour, whatever the task, Allison turns the work around quickly, accurately and seamlessly. She has worked on our website and social media, always showing the utmost discretion and care with everything she does. We have been extremely happy with the work Allison has done and have benefited greatly from her highly professional approach.

Mary Dell & Lisa
Grown & Flown

I hired Allison to take care of my Pinterest account back in November 2017 because my business was growing so fast and Pinterest was changing their policies and rules so much I didn’t have time to keep up with the changes. Pinterest is my #1 traffic source for my website and so I wanted someone who I knew could take care of all of that. Let me just say that hiring Allison was the one of the best and smartest decisions I ever made for my business. Throughout our time working together Allison has grown my Pinterest following to over 9000 with 700,000+ monthly views, my traffic has tripled from 22,000 from the year before to over 70,000 and she’s made a couple of my pins go viral which made my blog traffic double overnight. I have so much peace of mind knowing that I have her taking care of my account. If you’re on the fence about hiring Allison, let me shimmy you off. She’s the investment worth making if you want your business to grow.

Elise McDowell
House of Brazen

I just want to let you know the stories are absolutely beautiful!!!
I am super impressed!!!
Thank you SO much!

Camila
I just wanted you both to know how truly thankful I am for your work, I appreciate all that you have done.
Not only have stories been a resounding success, but they have changed the economics of publishing content. We are able to give our writers more work, and better support creatives. So you have not just helped our site, but the people who make a living writing for us.
I appreciate your patience, I know we tossed a lot at you quickly and had a ton of questions. I look forward to seeing what we can do together for the rest of the year and in 2021.
Thank You!!!
Michael
Your Money Geek

Allison swooped in right when I needed her! I was trying to figure out Google Web Stories and found her videos very helpful. She was prompt when I had questions and had my acct up and running in about 5 min! Quick! Efficient and knows her stuff!

Kim D.
It’s been amazing to have you on our team and it’s made my life so much easier.  I am grateful that you always respond quickly to my requests with a positive attitude and energy.
Lisa Bleich
College Bound Mentor

I just want to say that I am loving the new template changes you made, they are spot on and well-tailored to each post! I think it’s great that you are scheduling them so that there’s a steady stream of them going out. Thank you!

Sara

I absolutely love working with Allison and feel so comfortable knowing that my Pinterest account is in her hands. She is so prompt, thorough, and goes above and beyond to share trending information, the likes and dislikes of Pinterest, and making sure your Pinterest account gets the attention it needs to grow Pinterest and blog traffic. I would highly recommend Allison to any blogger looking to delegate Pinterest to someone trustworthy and kind!

Gina F.

I wanted to grow my Pinterest following and traffic for both my sites. Allison has not only helped me grow my following, my Pinterest traffic has more than doubled since we started working together. Allison and her team are reliable, professional, and I love that I can concentrate on other areas of my business while they continue to grow my Pinterest account

Chrystal C.

Thank you just isn’t enough! Allison has gone above and beyond to help me succeed in my business. Her knowledge and skills have helped me expand my business. She not only has been an amazing consultant but has encouraged me to reach my goals, walked beside me to motivate me and given me the confidence to push on! She is so much fun to work with and I can’t say enough about her services!

Heather Prince
Prince Design

Allison was an absolute pleasure to work with! She captured our vision and helped us successfully launch Culinary Nutrition Studio. I highly recommend working with Allison.

Julie Harrington, RD, Co-Founder of Culinary Nutrition Studio

Both of the first two stories went mini-viral . Enough that the increase in pageviews basically pays for your service for the next few months!

Pam

This blog didn’t even have a Discover tab in Google Search Console before you started doing stories. A 13-year-old blog with no organic Discover traffic.  CRAZY! (It got caught in some weird algorithm update 2 years ago, disappeared, and never came back until now.) The stories changed all that and it’s back!

Michelle B

The stories have been great, and I’ve been so pleased to see such a drastic improvement in GWS activity on Google Analytics (the first 23 days of March so far are +145% users, +195% new users, +163% sessions, +170% pageviews compared to all February)! It’s great to see the changes we implemented last month having a positive effect!

JP

After working with Allison for Pinterest management for only a few months, I have been thoroughly happy and impressed. In outsourcing Pinterest, I have been able to maintain (and grow) my blog traffic while focusing my efforts on other aspects of my business. My Pinterest stats have grown, including followers, impressions, and clicks to my site, which translates to increased earnings for my business. Additionally, I am more than happy with the ease of communication and helpfulness that Allison has provided.

Katie Chiavarone
Views From a Step Stool

I truly feel like I can trust her with my content / updates / stories etc. So glad to have found you!

Britney
I wanted to send you some good news – since August of this year, our Web Stories itself have received (retracted for privacy) pageviews, up 230% from the previous period!
Also over that same time period, my blog has received (retracted for privacy) pageviews, up 50% from the previous period – which means the web stories you are creating are driving click throughs to my blog!
Anjali
pickyeaterblog.com
What I’ve learned from Allison and her Pinterest techniques has done amazing things for my organic reach. My list grows daily and my views on my content has gone up exponentially! Allison pours into your learning and truly cares about your success

 

Julie Reynolds

I also wanted to let you know that you have provided me so much value already, even in such a short period of time! Things are moving faster than ever  and it feels really good and exciting.

Tara K.

Allison is the best choice that I’ve ever made for my business. She goes above and beyond to be available for her clients. She’s been my biggest cheerleader and has pushed me to not only grow my business, but also to gain confidence along the way. Allison has given me fresh ideas so that my business can be innovative and thriving. I literally wish that I could move her in with me so that I could constantly have her expertise by my side. I’m so lucky to have found her!

Lily G.

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What does Monday mean to you?⁠ ⁠ Do you dread What does Monday mean to you?⁠
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Me- I used to cram as much as I could into Mondays and I was exhausted by the end of the day.⁠
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Now, I am very intentional with how I spend my time on Mondays.⁠
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✅Catching up on emails from the weekend ⁠
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✅Planning out our social media for the week ⁠
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✅Answering any team or client questions⁠
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✅Sometimes, I even take Mondays off & spend family time😮⁠
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I used to dread Mondays because I knew it would be so busy/exhausting - now, I get excited each Sunday night because I know that my Monday will be full of what I love and what pushes our business forward!
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Our clients are our top priority.⁠ ⁠ Recently, Our clients are our top priority.⁠
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Recently, we discovered a plug in conflict that was causing major issues with sites using it and Google stories. ⁠
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The team and I spent days trying to sort through what was causing this issue and how to resolve it. We worked with Grayson at iMark Interactive (who is really awesome by the way- GREAT customer service!). We reached out to hosts. We reached out to plug in developers. Ultimately, we found the issue which was nothing that we had done wrong or could really do anything about since it was another plugin causing these things. ⁠
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Sure, we could have stopped there. Told our affected clients to reach out to the plug in developer and 'we're so sorry'. But...we didn't. I'm so proud of our team for going above and beyond for our clients.⁠
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We checked every single client site, we notified those affected and have been working with them for almost a month now to ensure the issues don't reoccur (they have in a few instances). ⁠
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We've spent hours of unpaid time re-building stories that the plug in caused the client to lose. ⁠
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I had someone ask me the other day "why did you do all of that for 'free'? My answer: because it may not be the easy or the most cost-effective thing to do but it's the RIGHT thing to do for our clients. ⁠
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It's what will push their sites forward instead of having content sitting there that they can't use. ⁠
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It's what I believe firmly sets us apart from anyone else in this industry.⁠
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It's why I can go to bed and wake up every morning loving what I do and excited for what the day will bring.⁠
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"Love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life."⁠
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