I just ran across this press release today and thought of all the recent requests and questions about client management software - I thought some of you might be interested to learn about this new program that was designed specifically with VAs in mind:

From press release:
"A new web tool, Virtual Assistant Manager (www.virtualassistantmanager.co m), allows virtual and personal assistants to manage their work and work requests online rather than on paper. This breakthrough allows assistants and their clients to rely on an organized and prioritized work queue instead of sticky notes, voicemail and email.

Contemporary Web Plus...has developed a tool that allows clients to place task requests to their personal or virtual assistants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Assistants can maintain a single system of record for their tasks where communication history, priority, and tasks for an unlimited number of clients can be managed. Additionally it reduces frustration generated by not getting messages from clients.

Virtual Assistant Manager becomes the means for all assistant-client communication, leveraging text messages and/or email to ensure both parties are able to make requests and provide status as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Relying on immediate notification and historical records, virtual and personal assistants are assured that tasks and requests from clients won’t get “lost”. Customization of statuses, tasks and the setting of recurring tasks allow assistants to provide world-class service in any industry with a focus on managing “to do” lists.

Robert La Loggia, President of Contemporary Web Plus, noted, “In researching virtual assistants for our own use, we realized that the industry did not have a software system specifically designed for their needs. Most virtual assistants used various, disparate tools to do their jobs. Our goal was to build an easy-to-use system that allowed virtual and personal assistants to be more efficient and to have all their data in one place.”

Virtual Assistant Manager can be used by individual virtual assistants or virtual assistant companies. The ability to set up work teams and track tasks by team makes the system particularly useful for multi-person companies. "

I'd love to hear from any one who's going to give this a try.
At $40 a month for a team of 1-5 VAs it's not the most *free* option...but also not the most expensive.

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I'd like to follow this up with the announcement that I've been offered a completely free, permanent, all-access account in exchange for a review of the product after a month of use.

I'd like to pass that offer on to one of our members here - anyone who is interested in using the software mentioned please send me a PM. You must be a single-VA practice and be willing to try the software for at least 30 days.

If you love it, write a glowing review (at least 300 words) for the forums and keep the program account for yourself and your own business use.

If you don't like it so much, write an honest review (300 words min.) of what you didn't like, etc. and that's that.

Anyone interested?

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Hi there, this offer has been accepted already by another member. Thanks for your interest though.

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