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03-18-2009
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Contributing Member
Company name: CJ's Virtual Business Solutions
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 242
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Interested in knowing definitions of VA
I'm trying to write my "elevator" speech and am curious to know how you define VA and also what some of you say in your 30 - 60 second speeches.
Carol
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03-19-2009
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Active Member
Company name: A Clayton's Secretary
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 971
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
It may depend on where you are too Carol. Here in Australia a PA or Personal Assistant is someone who does personal secretarial and admin work for a boss in the corporate world. So when I'm speaking to people (and because I still do that line of work) I tell people I'm like a PA only virtual. Prospective clients get that straight away.
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03-19-2009
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Contributing Member
Company name: CJ's Virtual Business Solutions
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 242
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
Thanks Kathie.
It's interesting to know what titles the corporate world uses around the world.
Carol
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03-20-2009
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Senior Member
Company name: Codehead, LLP
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 8,935
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
Hi Carol, I wrote my own definition because I wanted it to resonate with my own personality, voice and perspective but there's a great entry at Wikipedia that includes two external links to items drafted by two members here at VAF:
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04-03-2009
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Contributing Member
Company name: CJ's Virtual Business Solutions
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 242
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
Tess,
Just realized I hadn't responded to your info. Thanks. I'll check it out over the weekend. I agree that it has to be my own personality and wording.
Carol
CJ's Virtual Business Solutions
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04-06-2009
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Senior Member
Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 2,889
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
I wrote my own definition, as well. When folks ask me what I do, I explain
"I help keep your accounting clean and tidy from my office, using today's technology to obtain the necessary documents from you."
This opens up the door to "well, how do you do that?"
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04-06-2009
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Contributing Member
Company name: CJ's Virtual Business Solutions
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 242
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
How creative. I like it. Thanks for sharing.
Carol
CJ's Virtual Business Solutions
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02-09-2010
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Contributing Member
Company name: DDSS - Virtual Office Assistant
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 55
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
Very good and creative ideas here. I can see that "keeping it simple" is probably the key.
Judy
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02-10-2010
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Junior Member
Company name: Redhead Business Solutions
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cloverdale
Posts: 409
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Re: Interested in knowing definitions of VA
I simply tell people that I am and administrative support consultant and I take care of business so you can do business.
I use administrative support consultant vs a virtual assistant or even online business manager because the term consultant resonates better with my target client which is higher end already successful and profitable business owners.
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