Ever wonder why marketing to EVERYONE doesn’t work?  Do you struggle with which marketing method might work best for the type of client you desire?  How does figuring out our perfect client work?
Why not find out the answers to these questions, and more, by participating in my next Elite Virtual Assistance Insider call on Wednesday, August 19^th beginning at 7:00 PM, EASTERN where I’ll be interviewing long-time VA, Cheryl Allin of VirtuAllin (www.virtuallin.com) on the topic of Marketing to the Clients you WANT?

If you’re like me, you’ve probably attracted a client or two who didn’t quite fit your practice, but because we always want to help, and we struggle with saying, ‘no’, they crept on to our client list and proceeded to wreak havoc. Firing a client is probably one of the hardest things to do, so instead, we’re going to help you market to the RIGHT clients for you. 

You’ll also get a chance to ask me and Cheryl any question about your business, and marketing, or anything that might be causing you a challenge in moving your business forward. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 beginning at 7:00 p.m. EASTERN. 
 
You also get a CD of the session and a transcript – so you can check back anytime you need a refresher, or if you can’t make the live call.  You also have an opportunity to speak to me one-on-one about your business.
 
Don’t miss it! Registration is required – go to:  http://vabizcoach.com/free-test-drive.html

The Elite VA Insider is a group coaching concept like no other.  It’s a fresh perspective on how to positively grow the business you’ve always wanted to have.  We inspire and motivate you to do what’s needed to stay accountable to yourself and the growth and profitability of your business.  It’s business know-how on steroids!  

This group coaching program is for established Virtual Assistants (VAs) only.  We work with top-notch VAs, who have been in the trenches and know what it takes to run and grow a profitable business.  Our teleseminars do not include any sales pitches nor do they encourage you to purchase an upgrade, participate in any other cost-based program, or just give you vague and incomplete information like so many of the FREE teleseminars do.

We ask you to make a $19.95 investment for a 2-month trial to cover the expenses of the CD/Transcript and shipping/handling, just to show you the power of what we have to offer.  That’s only $9.98 per month.  You probably spend more than that each month for a couple of lattes.  Isn’t it time you made an investment in making your business more profitable?  Take the plunge, give us a try: http://vabizcoach.com/free-test-drive.html

If you join in time for the August session, you’ll also be able to participate in the September session where we’ll be talking about Eliminating Your Competition with Cathryn Jones of Assistants for Agents (www.assistants4agents.com). 

You have excellent skills and great products and services to offer your clientele, what we do is help you to establish and grow the business aspects that you need to take those skills and turn them into profits.  If you’re feeling a bit of a pinch in today’s economy, NOW is the time to take action.  Don’t complain about the recession if you haven’t invested in yourself and your business.

Register TODAY:  http://vabizcoach.com/free-test-drive.html

Hope you can make the call!

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. EST, Steffanie Johnson will introduce the SmartPen and how to use it with Social Media

Topic Description:  Pulse Smartpen

The Pulse smartpen launched in 2008 and quickly garnered consumer and industry support, winning innovation awards from Popular Mechanics and Popular Science, as well as the 2008 Duke’s Choice Award at last year’s JavaOne Conference and a 2009 Macworld Best of Show award. Pulse is a computer in a pen that captures handwritten notes and simultaneously records and links the audio to the notes. By simply tapping on the notes with the smartpen, consumers can hear the conversation play back from that exact moment in time. All of this information can be uploaded to a computer for storage, easy keyword search or to share with others.

The Pulse smartpen is a computer in a pen that captures everything a person hears and writes and syncs the notes and audio together. Administrators, teachers and students alike can simply tap on their handwritten notes with their smartpen to hear the conversation play back from that exact moment in time. The notes and audio can be transferred to their computer for backup, search, playback or sharing.

This simple-to-use technology provides students with on-demand access to teacher instruction and enables school administrators and teachers to evaluate classroom performance, teaching quality and student progress efficiently and accurately.

About Steffanie: Senior Marketing Manager (Education and B2B), Livescribe
1.    Google Inc, Industry Marketing Manager –Strategic Partnerships [3 ½ years]
2.    BizWorld Foundation -{1 ½ years, Programs Manager-Education nonprofit focusing on entrepreneurship programs in classroom]
3.    Score Educational Centers-Assistant Director

Please join us at VAnetworking.com on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. (EST) to learn about the Pulse Smartpen – LiveScribe
VAnetworking is the largest business network for aspiring and successful Virtual Assistants and Virtual Achievers to share, learn, and succeed! At VAnetworking, industry experts and Virtual Assistant newbies mix it up to uncover all things new and exciting in the world of Virtual Assistance, while supporting one another and striving to promote the Virtual Assistant industry.

So join the fun and stop by the VAnetworking Forum today at http://www.vanetworking.com or just go ahead and upgrade to this exciting new VAinsider membership at http://www.vanetworking.com/vainsider/index.htm. 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 VAnetworking (http://www.vanetworking.com) and author of the Virtual Business 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.

…invested in yourself or your business growth.  Ready to make 2009 your best year ever?

Do you have a part-time practice looking to go full-time?  Are you sitting on the fence trying to decide if having your own business is the right choice?  Do you have an established VA practice but feel unorganized or just want a kick-start to try and grow your business?  Have you been struggling this year wondering how everyone else is doing so well? The Business Essentials Teleclass for a Virtual Assistance Practice may be perfect for you.  This 10-week program (60-90-minutes per week) is designed to take you step-by-step through the process of starting or growing your VA practice.  Utilizing the wildly successful book, Entrepreneurial Freedom, (www.entrepreneurialfreedom.com) and its companion workbook, you’ll quickly see how it will allow you to formulate your ideas, plans, and dreams.

Beyond the scope of knowledge covered in each Chapter, you’ll also have access to the results of our VA survey, and sample documents and contracts. Everything you’ll need to get your small business off the ground and/or growing in the right direction.

Each week we will go in-depth covering all the information in each Chapter, assist you in developing your workbooks, and there will even be two sessions completely devoted to Q&A.

More and more people are looking at starting their own business as a viable option.  Virtual Assistance is one of the fastest growing industries around, and offers incredible freedom to build a real income.  With a lot of hard work and good business skills, you CAN create a profitable business.

I’ve owned and operated my own VA practice for more than eleven years.  About two years into it, I was ready to throw in the towel and go back to corporate America.  Luckily, someone I had done sub-contractor work for told me something incredible…she told me not to give up.  She said that I did great work, had wonderful skills and that I really presented myself very professionally.  And so I didn’t give up, I did whatever was necessary to become successful.

I’ve taken all those mistakes I made, and all those lessons learned, and with the use of my co-authored book, created a 10-week program to start and grow your OWN successful Virtual Assistance Practice.

The Business Essentials Teleclass for a Virtual Assistance Practice is underway.  Our current class will be completed  in late August.  Now is the time to consider taking the plunge and signing up to participate in our next 10-week Teleclass, beginning  September 17th,  and continuing through November 19th.  Find out more and register here:  http://vabizcoach.com/starters.html. 

We have a limited number of people allowed per class to keep the sessions cozy and filled with the individual time you’ll want and need.  So, don’t wait!

Still not convinced?  Want MORE?  How about 2-EZ installments?  And…we lowered our course pricing $100 – plus, if you’re a member of IVAA (www.ivaa.org), you are eligible to enjoy an additional 20% Preferred Partner discount.

How about some BONUSES?  In addition to receiving a copy of the Entrepreneurial Freedom book and workbook (shipped to you two weeks prior to the class start date), every person who signs up and completes the program will also receive:

• Free 30-minute private coaching session with Jeannine (a $150 value)
• Free marketing plan strategy session 60-days after program completion  (a $75 value)
• Free follow-up 90-minute Q&A phone session with your class 90-days after program completion (a $225 value)
• Free copy of my CD, “What’s Holding Back My Business Success?” (a $24.95 value)
• Free 2-month trial in Jeannine’s Elite Virtual Assistance Insiders after program completion  (a $194 value)
• 20% discount on Jeannine’s One-on-One Coaching program (a $400 value)

Don’t let another day go by without investing in your business success!  Get inspired; work on organizing the business you’ve always dreamed of; and take action!  Find out more http://vabizcoach.com/starters.html today!
 
 

VAnetworking Presents a FREE eSeminar on:

On Wednesday, August 5 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST, Michelle A. Vandepas will present: Using your passion and purpose to create profits with Social Media

Topic Description
Using Your Passion and Purpose to Create Profits with Social Media… or why Shouting Into The Void Doesn’t Work.

Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, Digg, Plurk, Can you keep up?  Are more followers better? Should you follow everyone back?  What about friending everyone? Accepting all the causes and invites? How do you go about making some money using Social Media and keep your sanity.  Michelle will cover all this and answer your questions on this insightful seminar.  Also learn how Twitter stopped her copyrighted e-book from being passed out for free by someone in Europe!

Please send your questions to Cathy@vanetworking.com ahead of time so Michelle can be sure to address your specific concerns and confusions!

About Michelle
Michelle Vandepas is living her Divine Purpose and creating her Conscious Livelihood ™Â  by example,  sharing tools to inspire others to live with passion and purpose while creating profits.

Michelle is an Entrepreneur having formed several manufacturing companies. She took each of them from 0 sales, (that means dead broke) to over a million a year in sales before selling the businesses.  She is also a Doctor of Divinity and a Reiki Master. Presently she is a founder of Divine Purpose Unleashed, LLC  a company enhance Creativity, Consciousness, Integrity, Purpose, Passion, Intuition and of course, Profits.

Please join us at VAnetworking.com on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (EST) to learn how to use your passion and purpose to create profits with Social Media

VAnetworking is the largest business network for aspiring and successful Virtual Assistants and Virtual Achievers to share, learn, and succeed! At VAnetworking, industry experts and Virtual Assistant newbies mix it up to uncover all things new and exciting in the world of Virtual Assistance, while supporting one another and striving to promote the Virtual Assistant industry.

So join the fun and stop by the VAnetworking Forum today at http://www.vanetworking.com or just go ahead and upgrade to this exciting new VAinsider membership at http://www.vanetworking.com/vainsider/index.htm. 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 VAnetworking (http://www.vanetworking.com) and author of the Virtual Business 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.

On Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. EST, Tom Ziglar will present ” Success 2.0″

Topic Description: The Ziglar Philosophy, social media networking, and losing 80 pounds!

As CEO of Ziglar, Inc., Tom Ziglar not only shares a last name with his father,  Zig Ziglar, but he also carries on his philosophy, which is simply, “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”

Prior to being named CEO, Tom initially began his career in retail and direct sales. He joined the Zig Ziglar Corporation in 1987, learning every aspect of the business as he climbed from working in the warehouse, to sales, to seminar promotion, to sales management and then on to leadership.

With the last name Ziglar, Tom has had a lot to live up to. But rather than try to fill his father’s shoes, Tom has created a whole new pair of his own! He is boldly taking Ziglar, Inc., into the world of social communities, Twitter, blogs, and webinars to present the tried and true message of hope, integrity and positive thinking to a whole new audience.

While the content has remained consistent, the method is ever-changing; as Ziglar’s leader, Tom is positioned to do just that – lead.

Please join us at VAnetworking.com on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. (EST) to revive the Ziglar Philosophy and Success 2.0.

VAnetworking is the largest business network for aspiring and successful Virtual Assistants and Virtual Achievers to share, learn, and succeed! At VAnetworking, industry experts and Virtual Assistant newbies mix it up to uncover all things new and exciting in the world of Virtual Assistance, while supporting one another and striving to promote the Virtual Assistant industry.

So join the fun and stop by the VAnetworking Forum today at http://www.vanetworking.com or just go ahead and upgrade to this exciting new VAinsider membership at http://www.vanetworking.com/vainsider/index.htm. 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 VAnetworking (http://www.vanetworking.com) and author of the Virtual Business 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.