Virtual Assistant: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA
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By Holly Reisem Hanna
Have I ever told you how much I love Twitter? I love that I am able to quickly connect with people from all over the world; one of those connections that I recently made was with Diana Ennen, author, publicist and business owner. After checking out The Work at Home Woman, Diana contacted me on Twitter to see if I would be interested in reviewing her book, Virtual Assistant: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA. Knowing that many of readers are interested in becoming Virtual Assistants, I gladly accepted.
In today’s unsteady economy, many businesses and organizations are reaping the benefits that are associated with using Virtual Assistants (VA), by decreasing the costs associated with rent, equipment, overhead and insurance benefits. Even author, Timothy Ferriss talks about the benefits of utilizing a virtual assistant in his wildly popular book, The Four Hour Work Week.
While the Bureau of Labor Statistics is far behind the trend, this article written by Anita Campbell indicates that the Virtual Assistant field will continue to grow and expand as companies scramble to jump on the social media and blogging bandwagon. Anita says, “Virtual assistants are now being hired to write/proofread blog posts; update MySpace and Facebook pages; comment on forums; perform social bookmarking; compose Twitter tweets to publicize new blog posts; and a variety of other social-media activities”.
Do you want to be a part of this exciting home-based opportunity? Well then the Virtual Assistant: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA is the book for you! The Virtual Assistant is a simple, step-by-step guide to launching your very own home-based VA business. You’ll learn…
- Skills Required, Training and Certification
- Services You Can Offer
- What Goes Into a Business Plan
- Naming Your Business
- Marketing Strategies
- Tips to Make Your Networking Experience Better
- Determining Your Rates
- Equipment, Software and Office Setup
- Scheduling Tips
- Client Relations
Written by Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker, the Virtual Assistant: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA, is a meaty 226 pages consisting of 9 chapters. Informative and well written, the Virtual Assistant will guide you through the ropes of becoming a highly sought after virtual assistant, while providing insight and tips from real-life Virtual Assistants.
If you’ve been thinking about becoming a Virtual Assistant, let Diana and Kelly’s experience and knowledge guide your way. To learn more, see: Virtual Assistant: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA
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2 Responses to “Virtual Assistant: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA”
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August 31st, 2009 at 10:53 pm
complete blog about women at home…very interesting….
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October 1st, 2009 at 10:47 am
VERY nice blog/site.
I enjoyed your article/review about how to become a successful Virtual Assistant. It is amazing to me that this is the third reference to VA’s that I have heard in three weeks. I’d never heard of them before. So, I am really excited about the likelihood that this may be a rapidly bourgeoning field.
I plan to add your RSS Feed to my site: http://www.ajabatwork.blogspot.com , because you have a lot to offer here.
Thanks for doing it!
AJAB