2007 Virtual Assistant Industry Survey

It’s survey time again!

Last August, the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce conducted its first annual survey of the Virtual Assistant profession. Over 3,000 Virtual Assistants worldwide, primarily from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia were personally invited to participate, and we had a tremendous response!

Our survey yielded over 71 pages of data. It’s the best representative cross-section taken and most in-depth, comprehensive information available in the industry today.

FREE Copy of the Completed Survey to Everyone Who Participates(you don’t even need to be a member!)

You must participate in order to receive a free copy. Participation is completely anonymous to ensure the highest level of participation and the most candid, forthright responses. The only data we collect is your IP address (which is tracked only by the survey software we use, not by us), and that will only be used to fulfill free survey requests to those who participate (so be sure and submit your request from the same computer that you use to take the survey). We collect no personal identifying information; all information collected is used in aggregate form only.

Membership is NOT required. The survey is open to anyone who:

• Self-identifies as a Virtual Assistant;
• Has an open practice (not closed or in planning stages);
• Has at least 5 years secretary/administrative assistant experience of some form;
• Works for themselves and is not a member of a virtual staffing agency; and
• Offers primarily services that are administrative in nature.

There are 97 multiple-choice questions in the survey, and three optional free-form questions. The survey is very fast-paced, should only take you 20-30 minutes tops to complete.

Survey sections include:

• Individual Demographics
• General Business Demographics
• Experience & Credentials
• Clients/Target Markets
• Hours
• Pricing
• Employees & Subcontractors
• Services
• Marketing
• Training & Continuing Education
• Success, Profitability & Entrepreneurship
• Industry Organizations
• Industry Training Programs
• Professional Standards & Ethics

Be Part of History; Tell Your Friends

The VACOC is contacted constantly by the media for information on Virtual Assistance. The information collected by our survey has been absolutely instrumental in creating more awareness about Virtual Assistants, getting more accurate articles written about the Virtual Assistant industry, and better educating our marketplace–all of which helps YOU get more clients.

By participating in this survey you become part of that history and play an instrumental role in helping us make Virtual Assistance a household term. Please pass the word on to your colleagues by posting in your blogs, newsletters, forums and listservs and direct them to our survey page here. The more Virtual Assistants who participate, the better results and exposure for the Virtual Assistant industry overall!

More Info

VACOC Monthly Guest Expert Teleseminar Series:

Change Your Focus, Multiply Sales!

DATE: Thursday, August 16, 2007
TIME: 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
LENGTH: 60 minutes (please call in 10 min. early)
COST: FREE!

This class is open to all Virtual Assistants, independent professionals, small business owners, micropreneurs and solopreneurs. Feel free to invite your colleagues and clients. This is a special opportunity that Silver has graciously offered where you will get to share her motivational, funny, inspiring wisdom for FREE! Register Now – you don’t want to miss this one!

Focus has always been a critical component of business success. When facing a multitude of choices and distractions, those who consistently move toward achieving their goals have mastered the ability to focus.

In this teleseminar, Silver Rose will take you on a laugh-filled journey of how she has used the power of focus to double her income every year since 2003, and how you can, too.

You will learn how to gain success quicker and with less effort by leveraging the Law of Attraction (you get what you focus on), and you will be challenged to investigate your own approach to business to find out what you are focused on (you may be surprised).

Participants will walk away with the tools for:

• Landing clients versus gathering prospects;
• Qualifying potential clients instead of merely scheduling appointments; and
• Attracting profit instead of income (she who keeps the most wins!).

By focusing on the results you want instead of the process for getting them, you will achieve results as quickly as you’ve always dreamed you could.

Register here

With the Virtual Assistant industry getting larger every day, Tawnya Sutherland, founder of www.VAnetworking.com (VANA), has implemented a survey that will be completed by Virtual Assistants from all over the world so that further awareness can be brought to the Virtual Assistant industry through media and press outlets.

After her radio interview on Brian Greenburg’s Philadelphia-based, nationally syndicated radio show (www.wnjc1360.com) and, due to the increasing number of requests for information on the Virtual Assistant industry from other media outlets, Tawnya has decided to go straight to the source for the information. Through a web-based survey, Tawnya hopes to put together a survey to assist individuals in understanding the who, what, when, where, why and how’s of Virtual Assistants.

To date, the replies have been surprisingly large, with hundreds of replies in the first couple of days alone. Tawnya is now looking forward to compiling the results and getting them ready for distribution. She will close the survey on September 15, 2007. If you haven’t already taken the survey, please go to www.vanetworking.com/survey to participate.

In appreciation for completing this survey, VANA will include a link to your business Website, stating you were a contributor to the survey results. You can only have your business advertised with the survey results if you participate in the survey itself. Who knows…you could get a call from a local or national media outlet wanting to talk to you about the industry.

Through the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) forum, Tawnya will compile all of the information from the survey and will post the information on www.VAnetworking.com, where everyone will be able to view and use this information freely.

The Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) is for successful and aspiring “In The Know” Virtual Assistants and/or Virtual Achievers, commonly referred to as VAs, globally. Supercharge your Virtual Assistance business at the warmest networking place on the web that everyone online is talking about! A friendly, informative, educational and resourceful network, VANA is the largest business network online for VAs to share, learn and succeed in their virtual businesses.

So join the fun and stop by the VANA Forum today at http://www.vanetworking.com. You’ll see just how much better your business can become and also have a great time doing it. And for those looking for a VA, you won’t be able to beat the professionals you’ll find here.

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Tawnya Sutherland, founder of Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) http://www.vanetworking.com and author of the Virtual Assistant Startup System (VBSS), is a Certified Internet Marketing Specialist sharing her expertise to help aspiring and successful VAs turn website clicks into cash for them.