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#1 (permalink)   05-05-2011 Shandon Collins Contributing Member Company name: The Research Ace Shandon's Latest Blog Post: How to Approach a Problem or Question in Business ...   Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 114 Blog Entries: 1 Where do most of your new clients come from? So I'm curious... I have a theory but let see if it is true. For all you VAs out there, where do your new clients primarily come from? It will be interesting to see if there is a pattern! Plus I think if we get enough VAs to answer we all could learn something pretty interesting! Feel free to vote and share experiences and comments! __________________ Shandon Collins, Senior Research Consultant & Owner The Research Ace || http://www.theresearchace.com

#2 (permalink)   05-05-2011 cyndijorgensen Contributing Member Company name: ABetter Way Virtually My latest Twitter: I hope I get to host a party!. You should sign up ...   Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ward, SD Posts: 100 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? Hi Shandon, Referrals for me. That is why I am such a big fan of networking, whether in person or virtually. I also apply to the RFP's that are posted if it seems a good fit.

#3 (permalink)   05-05-2011 leedrozak Resident Member Company name: My Office Assistant Small Business Practical Times: Web Security: Password Protection My latest Twitter: This is a great weekend to support #SBW2012. I wi...   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 2,263 Blog Entries: 13 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? Referrals for me too, however they are not all from clients. I get a lot from word of mouth for those who have heard me speak or met me at an event and gotten tips from me. I also get inquiries from here too. Two of my last inquiries found me because of this very forum. __________________ Lee Drozak My Office Assistant

#4 (permalink)   05-05-2011 The Perfect Word Junior Member Company name: The Perfect Word The Perfect Word Transcription: Please, please, PLEASE ditch the pop-ups! My latest Twitter: Tax-free weekend for emergency supplies (batteries...   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 478 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? I had to pick "other" because when I ask callers where they found me the #1 answer is from the YP book (#2 is referrals from current or past clients). Just in the past several months, though, I've started getting calls/e-mails from people who found me through a Google search. I can see this way is starting to become more prevalent which is why I'm spending a lot more time now working to make sure my online presence is there and easy to find. __________________ Pam Deyerle - Transcriptionist in the Richmond, Virginia area The Perfect Word Transcription Services

#5 (permalink)   05-05-2011 Williams Junior Member Company name: Terri P Williams   Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 276 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? I chose networking because most of my clients are from me marketing business to business in my area! __________________ Terri Williams, Assisting the small business owner www.terripwilliams.com

#6 (permalink)   05-05-2011 StaceyStahl Contributing Member Company name: Cutting Edge Virtual Assistant, Inc.   Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 200 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? My biggest source of clients is definitely the QuickBooks ProAdvisor website. I've had quite a few clients find me there. __________________ Stacey B. Stahl, Owner/Virtual Assistant CuttingEdgeVirtualAssistant.co m

#7 (permalink)   05-07-2011 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? It used to be that all of our new clients came from referrals from existing clients but in the past year we've been getting more and more inquiries and new clients as a result of projects we've worked on (someone has seen the project/site/app/software and gotten in touch). __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#8 (permalink)   09-26-2011 Chisholm New Member   Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? Mine are mostly BNI referrals and word of mouth.

#9 (permalink)   09-27-2011 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? I chose other because now it is pretty much a 50/50 split of past clients and networking. When I started out, though, it was mostly from direct mail (postcards). __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#10 (permalink)   11-29-2011 executive_assist Active Member Company name: List 2 Close Assistant My latest Twitter: seritadiana: Memorial Day: A Day To Remember- http...   Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 582 Blog Entries: 7 Re: Where do most of your new clients come from? It's a 50/50 split from referrals from clients and from larger companies that have heard of me online. __________________ Serita Diana, the List 2 Close Assistant REVA Academy