VAF Bash "Best Of" Contest: Cast your vote for Most Professional VAF Member - Virtual Assistant Forums

permalink · #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 learn more about Mary, Dawn and LaTosha by visiting their VAF profiles.

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 is the Most Professional. 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

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

I nominate Mary Ruth for Most Professonal Member.

Mary's website

Mary's VAF Profile

Mary's posts are written in a professional and exact manner. If you ask Mary for her opinion on a written piece she offers helpful and useful pros and cons. Her 'tell it like it is'; no mincing of words approach is inspiring. She takes her craft seriously and it shows in the professional manner in which she writes.

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

I would like to nominate Dawn Riley of VA in Paradise for most professional VAF Member.

When I joined this forum two years ago, Dawn was clearly the one who stood out to me as a professional business owner with a professional Virtual Assistant business. I can honestly say that Dawn fully embraces and exudes what it means to be professional Virtual Assistant. I've been fortunate to have several conversations with Dawn and have always come away inspired and energized. I especially appreciate how willing Dawn is to share her knowledge, expertise and wisdom with anyone who is interested and serious about their Virtual Assistant business.

You can find Dawn's awesome website here: VA in Paradise

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

I second both nominations and would like to add a few nominations here:

Robin Holstein - because her posts are always well-thought-out and professionally articulated.

LaTosha Johnson - because she exudes professionalism. She's busy growing her phenomenal biz so I don't see her on the boards as much lately but she's one of the most professional members I've seen on the site, ever.

Diana Ennen - I don't think I even need to say why here, but Diana is the quintessential professional VA with her reach extending far into the industry, she still always makes time to visit VAF and present informed answers to member questions.

Of course I'd love to nominate a whole list of fellow VAs for this

permalink · #5 (**permalink**) 1 Week Ago

While giving a deep bow to Janine for her generous nomination, I wish to second Tess' nomination of LaTosha Johnson. This lady continues to impress me, every day, with her upbeat, highly professional approach to everything. She's a great writer, and a true entrepreneur.