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#31 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008

Originally Posted by JuliaW View Post

It doesn't make a difference as far as I'm concerned. I've found that 8 out of 10 people don't know what a VA is - the term is common to us, but not to most of the world. I don't have virtual in my company name.

I agree, not too many people actually know what a VA is, I dont think its essential to have in your business name.

#32 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008

I'm still trying to figure out where to go with all of this, but I think I agree you don't need the specific word. However, I am thinking as the term 'Virtual Assistant' becomes better known, it may be beneficial.

So I guess I'm leaning toward agreeing with this.....

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I think as the public becomes more educated on this title, it will become more accepted. And I don't want to be changing my business name in the future.

#33 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008

lol. Kind of why I chose Girl Friday Services. At my current job, that I hope to one day soon be able to walk away from (not totally unhappy just needing a change and new challenges), I wear many hats and everyone in the office comes to Marie for any given reason. People in our other branch offices call Marie for any given reason, because I can and do do it all.

#34 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008

No "virtual" in my busness name...primarily because I am not strictly virtual and I intend this business to be much bigger than the "virtual" piece.

#35 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008

I struggled with the same idea -- whether "virtual" needed to be in the name to convey what I'm offering to clients. However, I decided to do the "explaining" in the tagline and information on the pages.

#36 (**permalink**) 08-08-2008

I opted NOT to include Virtual in my business name, but like so many others decided it would be beneficial in the tag line...

Brandy

#37 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008

These are great comments. I was really quick in deciding my company name because initially I was going to do something else with it. Bought the domain name and decided that I would keep the name even though my business expanded to something else. In the end, I use "virtual" in my tag line. (I can always change that later if I decide!)

**Tiffany**

#38 (**permalink**) 08-14-2008

These comments were helpful and added a ton of advice to consider. Thank you

#39 (**permalink**) 08-14-2008

I chose something simple.... CJA (My initials) Consulting...which also gives me the flexibility to do other stuff with my business cards besides VAing

#40 (**permalink**) 08-14-2008

At the time I started my business, the search engine ranking on the word "virtual" was zero. Words like business solutions, business professionals, business 2 business services; anything "business" seamed to get a great review. So~ I took that and ran with it.

I have noticed over the last year a large number of freelance VA's are going for the "a virtual", "the virtual" and so on in their URL but I do agree that it limits you to just providing "virtual" assistance. I just landed my first 2 local clients, not counting what I did in the earlier years before becoming an official business, who had no idea what it meant to take your business "virtual" and found me because as I said on another thread my name ranks really high.