Philippines staffing guide
Write an editorial definition of done for Philippines VA articles
Turn completion into observable content, evidence, metadata, and handoff checks for daily publishing.
Separate drafted from done
A complete draft can still be unpublishable. It may lack a primary citation, use an occupied slug, omit an image check, or contain a decision that belongs to an editor. Define done as a set of visible conditions rather than the moment a writer stops typing.
Name the content checks
The article should answer its approved reader question, stay inside scope, distinguish facts from advice, and make limitations plain. Headings must match the body below them. The assistant can perform a self-check, while an editor remains responsible for accepting public claims and brand position.
Include release details
Add the family, canonical route, publication date, structured date, approved image path, alt text, index placement, and sitemap placement. These fields prevent a strong draft from becoming an invisible or misclassified page. They also give the release operator a reproducible checklist.
Record exceptions honestly
A checklist should not turn uncertainty into a forced pass. When a condition fails, capture the exact gap, affected claim or route, next owner, and disposition. The manager can return, rescope, replace, or hold the article. The assistant should never approve their own exception unless the role explicitly allows it.
Review the definition after real releases
Sample published pages and compare them with the recorded completion state. If the same late defect appears twice, adjust the earliest useful check. Avoid adding fields merely because they are easy to count. Each condition should protect the reader, the evidence, or the release.
Put the routine into practice
Start with one article lane and keep editorial, security, legal, financial, and business approvals with the named owners. OverseasVirtualAssistant.com can help scope Philippines-based support around the preparation and handoff work.
Read the supporting research or review the research support workflow.