I hope I have placed this topic in the right Thread.
For the last three (3) months I have been on a advertising blitz. I advertised in Newspapers, social media, Craigslist or Backpage. I have given out fliers, business cards, magnets, pens and so on.
Guess what I've encountered, Business Owners and Business Professionals that don't have a clue to, "WHAT'S A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT" is. To say I was shock is an understatement.
I wonder to myself if these Business owners and professionals were living underneath a rock for about the last five (5) years. I guess I shouldn't be surprise, I didn't learn about this field until about 2005.
Some told me that they have always hired employees to handle they office work or special projects. After the economy went bust they've taken some of those jobs on themself.
So I sat them down, I show them and told them what a VA can do for them at a very reasonable price. Then I had a Oprah aah haa moment; why not host a free webinar to introduce Business Owners and Professionasl to our emerging industry. So that what I am doing, I am hosting one Free Webinar each month until December 2009. I am not advertising my Business, but advertising what a Virtual Assistant can do for a Business. This the best advertisement is "Word of Mouth".
So far (2) two Business professionals have signed up for the Free Webinar. Only 18 spot is still available. Take a look at the link:
http://whatsavirtualassistant.eventbrite.com. Tell me what you think.
I am the New VA Advocate.