Making the Most of Your VAF Membership: Get involved!

Forums and online communities are the original social networks - participating in the conversation and making the most of all that your free membership at Virtual Assistant Forums has to offer is an important part of your internet marketing plan - IF you take advantage of the opportunity. Here’s how!

Get involved!:
Virtual Assistant Forums is a so much more than a message board!

- Post as if your business depends on it! Virtual Assistant Forums is highly optimized for hundreds of search terms related to the VA industry. The fact that your posts are indexed by the search engines can be very beneficial for you and your business. Your posts are a powerful marketing tool - use them to make your mark in your niche, show off your knowledge by answering questions related to your skill set. The audience here is so much more than your fellow VAs.

There are additional activities and features to help you establish yourself as a reputable name in the industry while enhancing and fine-tuning your skills. Here are just a few suggestions:

- Starting a Blog is an opportunity to showcase your strong points. Your blog posts are certain to draw interest if they're well-written and contain the information, answers, or resources your potential clients are searching for online.

- Start or join a Group Is there a topic, skill, or industry you'd like to be known as a leader in? Or do you just want to start a group for VAs in your area, or who share similar interests and goals? This is your opportunity to run your own mini-forum at VAF. If you prefer not to take on a leadership role, join an existing group!

- Take the lead! Members who take on high-profile positions in the community and treat their posts at VAF as an extension of their marketing plan report that their involvement has led to more business growth, new clients, and recognition among fellow VAs. Tammi Metzler of The Write Associate says, "My involvement at VAF has increased my visibility and credibility among peers, business associates, and potential clients. The majority of traffic to my website comes from links within VAF. I've also been exposed to new business opportunities through my participation in the community."

- Make your big ideas happen. One of the most important things we do at VAF is help members develop and execute great ideas! Some of our best events and features have been inspired by member suggestions. If you have an idea that you'd like to make happen at VAF let us know!