Archived Virtual Assistant Forums Events
Old

How to Boost Your VA Income by Clearly Identifying Your Ideal Client

Posted 07-02-2010 at 02:24 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Ed Gandia, co-author of The Wealthy Freelancer. On this call (recorded live) Ed discusses the importance of identifying the ideal client and walks listeners through his sure-fire process for doing just that. As a special bonus he provides a free Ideal Client Worksheet for use during the live exercises. Click to listen.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Signature Speech Secrets

Posted 06-02-2010 at 07:19 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Felicia Slattery, communication consultant, speaker and coach and President of Communication Transformation. On this call (recorded live) Felicia shares her own signature speech secrets and explains: what the signature speech is, why you want to have one ready to deliver, how you can develop your own signature speech. Click to listen/read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Illinois Virtual Assistants Group Chat

Posted 06-01-2010 at 08:08 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Cindy Bruce, owner of Essential Office Solutions and moderator of the Virtual Assistant Forums Illinois VAs Group; Cindy chats with LaTosha Johnson, President of TargetStars about her experience as a virtual assistant, her perspectives on the industry, and her advice for finding success as a VA. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

How Social Media Can Help Virtual Assistants Market and Differentiate Their Business

Posted 05-05-2010 at 02:32 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Shama Hyder Kabani, CEO of The Marketing Zen Group and author of 'The Zen of Social Media Marketing'. Shama chats with Virtual Assistant Forums members about how to use the various social media tools to more effectively market their practices while setting themselves apart in a crowded industry. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

How Virtual Assistants Can 'Get Clients Now!'

Posted 05-01-2010 at 07:07 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by C.J. Hayden, the best-selling author of: Get Clients Now!, Get Hired Now!, and The One-Person Marketing Plan Workbook. C.J. joins us to discuss a simple system Virtual Assistants can use to get more clients with less effort. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

All Things Twitter

Posted 05-01-2010 at 06:28 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Kyle Lacy, CEO of Brandswag and author of 'Twitter Marketing for Dummies', a design and social marketing firm for both large and small businesses discusses how to use Twitter for social media marketing. Click here to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Common Real Estate Documents and Their Importance to REVAs

Posted 03-24-2010 at 12:21 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Serita Diana, REVA and President of List 2 Close Assistant - Serita discusses the many documents that are important in the Real Estate industry and how Real Estate Virtual Assistants may use them to assist their realtor clients. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Grant Writing Basics

Posted 03-05-2010 at 12:18 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Cathryn Branch, President of Attentive Assistance. Presentation covers grant terminology, locating request for proposals (RFPs) for grant writing, sections of a grant proposal as well as the information that should be included in each section. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Bookkeeping for Virtual Assistants and Entrepreneurs

Posted 02-26-2010 at 12:17 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Lily Chambers, President of Virtual Office Goddess. Discussion covers basic bookkeeping/accounting for a small business including accounting terminology, setting up and maintaining a bookkeeping system, and year-end requirements. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Finding Great Content for Your Blog

Posted 02-25-2010 at 12:19 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Grant Griffiths, Home Office Warrior blogger and author of '31-Days to Kick Your Blog in the Butt' ebook and workbook as well as '30 days of Twitter Tips and Hints' ebook. Grant discusses how and where to find great blog content. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Publicity That Works – Get the PR Results You've Always Wanted

Posted 02-04-2010 at 12:15 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Diana Ennen, President of Virtual Word Publishing and author of numerous books including 'Virtual Assistant the Series: Become a Highly Successful Sought After VA' and 'So You Want to Be a Work-At-Home Mom'. Diana discusses PR marketing techniques that work. From press release and article marketing to social media and online networking. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Project Management Basics

Posted 01-24-2010 at 12:14 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Dave Churchville, founder and CEO of ExtremePlanner Software, creators of ClientSpot, online project management software for virtual teams. Dave covers how to effectively and profitably manage client projects and expectations. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Build a Strong Blog Foundation for Promoting Your Business

Posted 01-07-2010 at 12:13 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Grant Griffiths, Home Office Warrior blogger and author of '31-Days to Kick Your Blog in the Butt' ebook and workbook as well as '30 days of Twitter Tips and Hints' ebook. Grant discusses how to create a better blog to more effectively promote any small business. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Small Business Rules

Posted 12-16-2009 at 12:12 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Mathew Dickerson, author of 'Small Business Rules - The 52 Essential Rules To Be Successful In Small Business'. Mathew discusses what it takes to be a truly successful small business. Mathew’s international bestseller, 'Small Business Rules: The 52 Essential Rules To Be Successful In Small Business', is a synopsis of the tenets that helped the author reach the pinnacle of success in all of his six businesses. As small business owners, Virtual Assistants can benefit from learning and implementing Mathew’s ‘Rules’ in their own practices. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Becoming an Online Product Launch Manager

Posted 12-01-2009 at 12:10 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Craig Cannings of VAClassroom. As businesses across all industries function more and more in an online environment, the demand for expert assistance at managing online product launches also increases. Because Virtual Assistants are skilled at servicing and supporting businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups via the internet, a VA is the perfect collaborative partner to help support online product launches. Craig discusses how VAs can tap into this hot new market– bringing more profitability to their clients, as well as their own practices. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Your WordPress Website - The Basics of Creating Your Own Site

Posted 11-24-2009 at 12:08 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Christina Nelson of Vital Office Solutions. Why using WordPress to create your site is a great option – basics of creating and maintaining your own site. Wordpress sites allow the user to control their Website and its updates without the assistance of a costly programmer. Christina states, "Using WordPress as the foundation for your Website means you have unlimited options in design and set-up, as well as plenty of room to expand as needed." Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Online Video Marketing on a Budget

Posted 08-24-2009 at 12:07 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Darlene Victoria of D. Victoria Virtual Assistance. Through services like YouTube, Vimeo, and Yahoo! Video, you can post videos that highlight your business, a product, a service or simply a video in which you offer expert advice. With online video, you have the ability to create your own unique marketing message that not only showcases your brand, but is tailored towards your target market, or more specifically, your ideal client. Online video creation does not have to be difficult, nor does it have to be expensive - if the message is strong and the video is placed just right, the effects can be golden. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

What's Stopping You from Getting Clients - and What To Do About It

Posted 06-24-2009 at 12:06 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Get Clients NOW! author C.J. Hayden. Discover the barriers that prevent talented VAs from building a thriving business and how to overcome these challenges and attract more clients with less effort by making a few simple changes. Also, how you may be sabotaging your own marketing efforts, the three most reliable ways to build your business, and how to build a system to make marketing effortless. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Seven Social Media Skills YOUR Virtual Assistant Business Needs

Posted 04-24-2009 at 12:03 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Craig Cannings of VAClassroom. Discussion on the following in-demand skills and services: Social Media Strategy and Action Planning, Social Networking Profile Set-up & Management, Twitter and Facebook Marketing, Online Video Marketing, Online Reputation Management, and Social Media Content Marketing. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Twitter 101

Posted 04-04-2009 at 12:01 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Kimberly LeRiche of JK Virtual Office Solutions. Twitter basics - Twitter terminology explained. Plus, how to use Twitter to effectively market your services as a Virtual Assistant. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Information Overload - Where To Start

Posted 03-05-2009 at 12:00 AM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Angie Green. With the wealth of information and products out there for new and aspiring VAs it can be overwhelming trying to decide where to start and what to invest in. This discussion points out four areas to focus attention and energy for a strong startup phase and successful business launch. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

Insider Secrets to Press Release Magic

Posted 02-09-2009 at 11:59 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Diana Ennen, author of Virtual Assistant - The Series. Writing, distribution and valuable do's and don'ts of press releases. Discussion on how to make press release writing fun and effective, how the 'rules' have changed, as well as general formatting and submission guidelines. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

LLC Basics

Posted 01-14-2009 at 11:58 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Lily Chambers, President of Virtual Office Goddess. Lily walks VAs through the basics of setting up a Virtual Assistance practice as an LLC [Limited Liability Corporation] and the reasoning behind doing so. Click to read.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline
Old

HTML and CSS - The Basics

Posted 01-08-2009 at 11:54 PM by VAF Admin
Hosted by Hamid Alipour of Codehead, LLP. The idea of coding a website using HTML can be frustrating, intimidating, and seem difficult to learn - like another language. But it doesn't have to be. This series is designed to teach you to create, update, and maintain your own website, using current HTML and CSS standards in an easy to understand format.
VAF Admin's Avatar
Forum Administration
Comments 0 VAF Admin is offline

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:07 AM.

International Virtual Assistants Association
Project Management for Virtual Assistants
Virtual Assistant Forums Advertising
Virtual Assistant Directory
Create a Professional New Client Welcome Packet
Virtual Assistant Forums Advertising
Virtual Assistant Contracts
Virtual Assistant Services
Affordable Website Hosting
Work from Home | Become A Virtual Assistant
Affordable Logo Design
Virtual Assistant Forums Advertising
Small Business Resources

© Virtual Assistant Forums 2012
All content and images are protected under copyright law and may not be reproduced in any way without express written consent.