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!

Stay active:
You’re an important member of the Virtual Assistant Forums community! From the research and startup phase you've seen the benefit of participation in this top-notch forum, but how important is it to remain active on the boards after you're established? There are many reasons ongoing participation at VAF is important, here are just a few:

- Visibility among your peers - "Being an active member...

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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...

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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!

Choose the best place to make your post:
Taking the time to scan the topic sections and decide where your post belongs BEFORE creating a new thread will ensure your post receives high quality responses, and more of them. Posting a question about billable hours in the marketing section only confuses the point you're trying to get across, and it makes more work for your community admin.

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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!

Establish yourself as an expert:
You work with clients to take THEIR businesses to the next level... but what about your OWN business? It's time to establish yourself as an expert. This is much easier than it sounds, and it doesn't require a silly badge for this or that certification. What it takes is solid, working knowledge of your specialty, the ability to articulate that knowledge, and CONFIDENCE.

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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!

Brand EVERYTHING:
Your VAF membership is an extension of your company brand and message. From registering to setting up your profile, signature, avatar, blog, etc. keep the following in mind.

- Branding is much more than a logo and tagline - your brand message should impact and inform your forum posts. You're not just speaking for your business you're speaking AS your business. Brand your posts by infusing them...

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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!

Save time using the forum search tools:
The answer to your burning question may already be on VAF! Use the search features to see if there's an existing conversation on the very topic you have in mind. There's a search bar at the top of the site that will allow you to search the entire forum by keyword. There's also a 'Search this Forum' option inside every topic section - to make it easy for you to find what you're looking...

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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!

Keep your audience in mind:
You might think the only people reading your posts at VAF are your fellow Virtual Assistants - but your potential clients are eavesdropping too! VAF member Kena Roth of Virtually Assisting You is just one example of a VA who was contacted (and contracted!) by a client who found her upbeat personality and informative responses at VAF to be just what he was looking for. Kena says, "A recent...

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