VAF Bash "Best Of" Contest: Cast your vote for Best VA Business Blog - Virtual Assistant Forums

#1 (**permalink**) 4 Weeks Ago

All the nominations are in! The VAF Bash “Best Of” Members contest voting is officially opened. You can vote from April 5- 16, 2010. You may cast one vote per category. The top 2-3 nominees in each category have been included in the final voting.

You can read LaTosha's blog at Targetstars.
You can read Kena's, Amber's and Jennifer's blog at It's A Work Home Life.
You can read Tina's blog at Clerical Advantage.

Winners in the “Best Of” Members contest will be announced Monday, April 19, 2010. All winners will receive a commemorative badge to display on their website or blog and a free book.

“Best of” Members Contest

Nomination Rules: Nominate the VAF member who has the “best” VA Business Blog. All members are eligible for nomination. Feel free to nominate more than one member per category. Self-nominations are welcomed. The top 3-4 members in each category with the most nominations will be included in the final voting the week of April 5 – 9, 2010. So get your nominations in!

When making your nomination, please include the following information about your nominee:

• Name
• VAF profile URL
• Link to resource if applicable (i.e. blog, website, twitter, etc.)
• Short explanation for your selection

Example #1: I nominate Darlene for Best Tweets because she provides great information and fun conversation. Here is the link to her VAF profile. You can find her doing double duty on Twitter at @DarleneVictoria or @AVPpodcast.

Example #2: I nominate JoCarole for Friendliest Member because she always welcomes new members with a warm smile.

Here is JoCarole’s VAF profile.

Nominations will be accepted during March 15 – 26, 2010. After final nominees are determined then member voting will commence the week of April 5 – 9, 2010. Winners will be announced the week of the Bash, April 19- 23, 2010.

All winners will receive a commemorative badge to display on their website or blog and a free book. They will randomly receive one of the following titles:

Small Business Ru!es: The 52 Essential Rules to Be Successful in Small Business by Mathew Dickerson
Charge What You Deserve: The Lifestyle Fee-Setting Formula Revealed by Tom Burford
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur by Mike Michalowicz

#2 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Not sure how this one will work but I am nominating It's A Work Home Life. Kena Roth is one of the contributors.

This blog, which has tons of great information and is featured on AVP Podcast current episode, is a collaborative effort of three wonderful VA's.

Kena Roth
Jennifer Gallaher
Amber Whitener

Note: I apologize as I was not able to find profiles for Jennifer and Amber so if you are members here, please let me know and I will update the nomination.

#3 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

I would like to nominate LaTosha Johnson for best business blog. LaTosha really enjoys writing. Although, I never asked her; I can it feel it through her blog. She was included in the WE magazine for women:100 MORE Women Bloggers to Watch for 2009. If you aren't "watching" her; you may want to check her blog out here.

#4 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

I just saw the tweet and want to thank Tahneesha for the nomination. I really do enjoy writing and am so glad that comes through in my posts. I really appreciate your kind words!

#5 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

I nominate Tina Hilton, of Clerical Advantage. You can see her VAF Profile and her business blog at these links.
The reason I am nominating Tina is that she gets all her business from her blog. This tells me that she is effectively marketing her business through her blog. She also did a great series in December of VA Survival Tips through her blogging on Home Office Warrior. Tina's blog is a great example for those of us that love to blog.

#6 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

A huge thank you to Serita for the nomination! And it's true, I can trace all of my current clients back to my blogging (both on my own blog and guest blogging elsewhere) in some way (this includes referrals from blog contacts). I never imagined my love of writing and sharing with others could become such an effective marketing method!

#7 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

Thanks Lee Drozak for your nomination! It means know that our blog is helpful to people!

#8 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

I am updating my nomination:

Not sure how this one will work but I am nominating It's A Work Home Life. Kena Roth is one of the contributors.

This blog, which has tons of great information and is featured on AVP Podcast current episode, is a collaborative effort of three wonderful VA's.

Kena Roth
Jennifer Gallaher
Amber Whitener

#9 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

I would like to nominate the blog: It's A Work at Home Life. It is a group blog by three Virtual Assistants: Kena Roth, Amber Whitener and Jennifer Gallaher.

I have been following the blog since it's inception and I find the posts not only resourceful, but also inspiring too.

#10 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

I wanted to say thank you to both Lee Drozak and Darlene Victoria for their nominations of our blog Work at Home for Life. It is truly an honor! Thank you!