Virtual Assistant Forums Hosts Free Event For Members: Small Business Growth Through Blogging
Virtual Assistant Forums welcomes special guest and blogger extraordinaire Grant Griffiths as he shares the ins and outs of using a blog to successfully market a virtual assistance business.
Much has been written about the benefit of maintaining a business blog. In fact, blogging has become such a commonplace marketing venue for large and small businesses alike that many virtual assistants run blogs on behalf of their clients as well as for the benefit of their own practices. While blogs are known for potentially increasing search engine optimization and overall visibility online, this important media tool can...
Virtual Assistant Forums Welcomes Mathew Dickerson, Author of International Best Seller ‘Small Business Rules’
Internationally acclaimed author and successful entrepreneur, Mathew Dickerson invites Virtual Assistant Forums members to a free, live chat event discussing his "Small Business Rules" and how to implement them for success.
Virtual Assistant Forums [VAF] welcomes author Mathew Dickerson to the community chatroom as he 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...
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.
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Date/Time: December 17th, 2009, 9pm EST, 6 pm Pacific
Topic: Blogging as a Way to Market and Promote Your VA Business
Where: In the VAF Chatroom
With Guest Host: Grant Griffiths
About Grant Griffiths: In February of 2005 my first blog was born. This blog was used to market and promote my business. Soon blogging became my only form of written advertising because of its reach and effectiveness. What I also discovered is blogging is one of the most powerful marketing tools available for the small business, home business and professional service firm. In fact, I am so sold on the effectiveness of blogging, it is the...
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.
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On Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST, Mathew Dickerson, international author will guest-host a free chat event in the Virtual Assistant Forums Chatroom.
Come join Mathew as he tells you how he successfully launched all of his businesses using his own success formula which helped to catapult him into a multi-faceted business career that has spanned several decades now.
As a special gift, one lucky community member will win a copy of Mathew’s book “Small Business Rules” and a t-shirt.
About Mathew Dickerson
Mathew Dickerson started his business life at the age of 12 creating hand-made tee shirts from his own screen prints. When he turned 21 he opened up his first IT company...
Virtual Assistant Forums [VAF] welcomes Craig Cannings of VAClassroom as he shares what it takes to successfully launch a product online and discusses how Virtual Assistants can add this new service to their own practice.
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.
Virtual Assistant Forums Hosts Free Event for Members: Your WordPress Website
Christina Nelson of Vital Office Solutions shares her expertise in WordPress in the Virtual Assistant Forums Chatroom. Nelson will show virtual assistants how to utilize the free WordPress platform to create a high-quality website.
As small business solopreneurs many Virtual Assistants seek to complement their business development by taking advantage of free marketing resources. However, free doesn't always equal 'quality', especially when it comes to websites. In order to be viewed as a professional service provider, a well-presented business website is crucial. WordPress, an extremely flexible blog and CMS software, gives Virtual...
Here's a sneak peak at the video we had produced for the new area here at VAF designed to help clients and potential clients learn more about how to hire and work with a Virtual Assistant
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Virtual Assistant Forums Introduces Revolutionary New Way for Select Advertisers and Virtual Assistants to Connect
Virtual Assistant Forums launches a unique new advertising initiative: the B2B Partners program; giving select advertisers of the highest quality the opportunity to connect directly with community members. The B2B Partners program aims to make it easier for Virtual Assistants to get straight information on the products and services they need to develop and maintain their professional practices.
Because the Virtual Assistance industry is fairly new and growing rapidly it's also an industry plagued by scams and low-quality products churned out in an attempt to pocket the precious dollars of hopeful...
Cincinnati Virtual Assistant Pioneers New Industry Movement
One Cincinnati man seeks to unite male service providers in the generally female-dominated Virtual Assistance industry with a new social group at Virtual Assistant Forums: Men of the VA Industry.
Virtual Assistance is thought by many to be a career field generally preferred by women. One man in Cincinnati, Ohio is pioneering a movement to change this stereotypical view of the industry.
Winston Stewart, owner of Cincinnati-based S-M Office Solutions, has become a proactive voice for male Virtual Assistants everywhere.
“When I decided to become a Virtual Assistant about nine years ago, I couldn't believe how few men...
Virtual Assistant Forums Hosts Free Event for Members: Online Video Marketing on a Budget
Darlene Victoria Gonzalez, of D. Victoria Virtual Assistance, brings her expertise in all things multimedia to the Virtual Assistant Forums Chatroom. Gonzalez will discuss how to utilize low-cost tools to create high-quality, online videos.
Did you know that more than 158 million viewers watched an average of 135 videos online during the month of July? In fact, Google Sites surpassed its all time high with 121 million unique viewers during the month, averaging 74.1 videos per viewer, according to comScore.com. With this increase in online video viewership comes a fantastic opportunity for virtual assistants to increase...
Internet Leaders Featured in New Interview Series at Virtual Assistant Forums
Virtual Assistant Forums introduces new interview series 'The Virtual Leading Edge'; giving voice to the internet's best and brightest.
Mary H. Ruth, owner of Virtual Writing and Communications and long-standing member of Virtual Assistant Forums, recently stepped down as coordinator of the popular Virtual Assistant Interviews series in order to take on a new direction at the community: the Virtual Leading Edge interview series.
Designed to educate and enlighten fellow Virtual Assistants, Ruth's candid interviews with virtual assistance and internet thought leaders will be published monthly to the Virtual Assistant...
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.
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Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant Evangelizes Niche Industry via New Social Group at Virtual Assistant Forums
Andrea Jackson of Action Jackson Virtual Assistant makes the most of member-run social groups feature at Virtual Assistant Forums to help educate other Virtual Bankruptcy Assistants and those curious about this growing niche industry.
When Andrea Jackson of Action Jackson Virtual Assistant discovered an increasing interest in Virtual Bankruptcy Assistance among her fellow members at the free online community for VAs, Virtual Assistant Forums, she did what comes naturally, she took action. Andrea, an established Virtual Assistant, began studying the Virtual Bankruptcy Assistance niche in order to be an...
About Grant Griffiths: In February of 2005 my first blog was born. This blog was used to market and promote my business. Soon blogging became my only form of written advertising because of its reach and effectiveness. What I also discovered is blogging is one of the most powerful marketing tools available for the small business, home business and professional service firm. In fact, I am so sold on the effectiveness of blogging, it is the...
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