The third annual AVAC event is set to be on May 4-5 in Melbourne, Australia. (Please note change of date) The lovely  Sandi Givens is our MC and we have a great line up of speakers on topics of interest to our industry.  The event is being held at Parkview Hotel on St Kilda Road where the Friday night dinner will also be.  And accommodation readily available for delegates.

Bookings are open and there is an early bird discount up to and including 15 February.  So why not pop over to the site now and check out what’s happening and book to come?  http://www.australianvaconference.com.  Make sure you also join our Facebook page to chat with other delegates leading up to the event.

The event is set to run once again with the dates 23/24th March 2012 set into place. A call for speakers has been put out and we’re also open for sponsorship applications.  Being run in Melbourne we believe that this event will be even better than the last one.

So, now is the time to plan your trip to Melbourne, book your flights and register for the event. Full details at AustralianVAConference.com

It’s only 5 weeks till the AustralianVAConference (AVAC) is on in Melbourne, Australia. We have a great lineup of speakers and excitement is growing as many VAs realise they will meet face-to-face for the very first time.

It’s not too late too book and if you can’t manage both days (Friday 12th March and Saturday 13th March) you can plan to come for one day only. Details are available on the Registration page.

If you live out of Melbourne and are coming for a visit, why not make the most of the weekend and take in some serious shopping on the Sunday?  Melbourne is known for its shopping facilities, as well as the sporting grounds (the tennis is happening at the moment and the AFL starting back up again soon) and we also have great places to visit – either at the beach or inland.

And for those who do live in Melbourne, the event is being held in the heart of the city at Collins Street so easy access via public transport and you can head back home for the evening. No airfare, no accomm costs – just the conference and your time.

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Australian Virtual Assistant Conference which will take place in Melbourne, 12-13 March 2010.

We are currently accepting proposals for presentations from speakers and also seeking sponsors for the event.

It is expected open places for presentations will close very quickly.

If you are in Australia or plan to be, then make sure you plan a trip to Melbourne in March so you can attend this conference and meet your fellow VAs.  It is going to be a great event!

Just want to let you know about an EXCITING, INSPIRING, and POWERFUL wealth building event coming up January 24-27th 2008. It’s called Wealthy Girl Summit, and it’s GUARANTEED to knock your socks off!

Fourteen powerhouse women speakers, which include self-made millionaires, entrepreneurs, and financial experts, (including me!) are coming together to reveal the critical components and strategies of wealth creation and how they receive tremendous riches in all areas of life.

Wealthy Girl Summit is a 4-day virtual conference featuring the most successful female wealth experts and strategists ever assembled on one conference, including:

* * Keynote Speaker, Christine Comaford-Lynch

* * Special Guest Speaker, Loral Langemeier

* * Holistic Wealth Speaker, Marci Shimoff

plus 11 other amazing and affluent women…including Alexis Martin Neely – America’s Personal Family Lawyer

If you want to discover, how to:

* Never Rely On a Man For a Plan

* Protect Yourself Financially Before Ever Getting
Into a Relationship

* Establish Your Business For Maximum Success Right
From the Start … Learn the Secrets of the Old Rich Guys.

* Think Bigger About Your Future Than You Ever Thought
Possible.

* Be “Happy For No Reason” and much, much more!

Don’t miss out on this unprecedented event. Register now!

Go to: http://www.WealthyGirlNow.com

With every purchase of a Wealthy Girl Summit ticket, you will get over $2500 dollars worth of bonus gifts. ‘Cause every Wealthy Girl deserves a goodie bag!

***Just added: Also, if you upgrade to the VIP ticket for an extra $97, you can attend a breakfast networking event with Wealthy Girl Speakers and be a member of the audience during the LIVE “Million Dollar Entrepreneur”
seminar taping in San Francisco on January 27, 2008. Wow!
An opportunity like this doesn’t come around often.

Special Bonus offers – take your pick —
Save $150 – use promo code Girl at checkout
Bring a Friend (Buy one ticket – get one free) Use promo code Friend at checkout

FREE Weekly VA Seminars

Christina Hill – The Shopping Cart Queen 

Time: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 – 6 PM Eastern Standard Time Presented by: Christina Hills Visit her Website Topic: The Five Fatal Online Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make

In this non-techie web seminar, Christina Hills, “The Shopping Cart Queen” will take you through the 5 fatal mistakes she sees people make when starting an online business and using the 1shoppingcart system. This web seminar will help Virtual Assistants who are setting up the 1shoppingcart system for their clients, or for themselves.

JOIN US at: www.VAnetworking.com

To Your Virtual Success,

Tawnya Sutherland
Founder of (VANA) Virtual Assistant Networking Association

Are You on the Insider Track to Virtual Success?
Become a VAinsider Today!

Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce PresentsKnow Your Inner Consultant: 5 Steps to Learning the

Art of Intuition

DATE: Thursday, January 17, 2008
TIME: 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
DURATION: 60 minutes (please call in 10 min. early)
COST: FREE!

INVITE YOUR BUSINESS BUDDIES! This class is open to all Virtual Assistants and small business owners. Copy and paste any text on this page and post invitations on the forums, listservs and groups you participate in.

Everyone is blessed with intuition, and with practice and dedication to learning, one can excel and strengthen this innate gift.

Learning intuition is not any different than taking art, dance or music lessons to advance in the learning of a skill. The first of these five steps is “awareness” of your inner language. Your inner language is your own source of receiving information. You have your own personalized way to receive information—your own inner consultant.

Learn more as well as all five steps in how to master this invisible intelligence and strengthen your intuition in business and in all areas of your life.

Register Now!

What have you done for your business lately?
If you are a Virtual Assistant or are in the process of starting your VA practice, attending FoVA will provide you with tools to take your career to the next level. The FORUM on VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE being held May 2 – 4, 2008 in Toronto Canada is a “coming together” of top North American Virtual Assistants. FoVA is a unique opportunity to share and learn crucial information about the VA industry as a whole, as well as the day to day challenges of our individual practices. FoVA is NOT a conference! It is a Forum where experts and up and coming VAs meet face to face in a stimulating and exciting exchange of knowledge and ideas. It is a venue where solutions and action plans are created to move your business forward.
You ARE your business so invest in your company and yourself.
Find out about FoVA at www.forumonvirtualassistance.com and take advantage of Early Bird Savings before December 31^st!!
 
Forum fees include the following unique value added features:

• Pre-Forum Session Teleclasses
• All Track One or Track Two Level Forum Sessions (Forum, Workshop and Clinic Formats)
• Vendor Presentations
• Access to Sponsor Service and/or Product Specials Exclusive to Forum Delegates
• Friday Evening Cocktail Reception and Dinner
• Networking Opportunities with Peers and Vendors
• Meals (as outlined on website)
• All Pre and Post Forum Materials
• Post-Forum Group Coaching Calls
• And much more!!!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Forum Director, Barbara Lang at barb@forumonvirtualassistance.com or 416-264-9632

Hope to see you at the Forum!!!!!!!

 

VAnetworking.com is pleased to announce Donna Gunter, author of Get More Clients Online: How to Get 95% of Your Clients from Internet Marketing (www.getmoreclientsonline.net) and founder of OnlineBizU.com. Donna will be presenting a seminar on “How to Fill Your Virtual Assistant Business (and Expand Your Profits) with Article Marketing” on Friday, June 29, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.

Many Virtual Assistants struggle with attracting clients, or once they have gotten clients, have difficulty finding time to continue marketing their practices.

Article marketing helps you do both. Your target market will begin to find you online, you’ll become an instant expert in their eyes, and they will call you up and want to hire you right away based on reading the articles you have written and distributed online.

In this seminar, you will learn how to:

–Choose the most effective format for writing your article

–Research your title before you write

–Create a compelling article title

–Write a resource box that will compel readers to take action

–Generate ideas for article topics

–Submit your articles all over the Internet

It’s not too late to begin to establish your expertise your expertise with the magic of article marketing!

Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) is the largest business network for aspiring and successful Virtual Assistants and Virtual Achievers to share, learn, and succeed! At VANA, 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 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.

May 15^th, 2007 Vancouver, Canada   It’s here, and it’s going to revolutionize the corporate office.  Virtual Assistants or VAs as they call themselves are finally starting to make their mark in Corporate America uniting together to celebrate Virtual Assistants’ Day on May 18^th, 2007.

What is a Virtual Assistant (VA)?  The Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA), VAnetworking.com, the largest membership based network online for VAs states that “A Virtual Assistant (VA) works independently at an arm’s length, via the Internet, utilizing the latest technologies, to provide immediate professional support, services and skills to busy entrepreneurs and business managers.  Partnering with a VA reduces stress, protects cash flow, eliminates administrative hassles, and enables business people to find the success they originally set out to achieve.”

 

Although they have been around for over 10 years, the advent of the internet and the specialized services that VAs’ can bring to the corporate client has made corporate America take a new look at this home based business.  With the accession of the Virtual Assistant into mainstream business this new office alternative has recently been mentioned at:

• The Wall Street Journal
• CNN
• Readers Digest – May 2007 Issue
• NBC Today Show
• Time
• Dr. Phil Show
• Plus numerous regional magazines and newspapers.

In the past, companies have either needed to hire all the services they need  in house, or bring in specialized temp workers to fill short term specialized need.  Either way you look at this the company has needed to provide both work space and benefits to these employees.  Enter the VA.  Companies, thanks to the versatility of the internet and home office can now outsource specialized trades or services on a per issue or contract base.  This allows them to hire just the right person for each specific task, and not have to rely on expecting their own employees to have to multitask or even retrain. They can hire the right person on a per task basis, and they don’t have to cover any of the costs of having an in house person do the job.  This means, no desk and computer to provide and it also means no in house employee, which translates into the need for a smaller office, which translates into less rent and more savings for the company.  In addition, a company based in Australia could hire a US based VA. Why? Because at the end of the day the Australian company hits the send button and transmits their work half way around the world to their US based VA  Then while Australia sleeps, their US based VA is diligently working away on the project.  When the Australian manger returns to work the next business day, the work is done and is sitting in his inbox.  Everyone wins.

For four years now there has been a global meeting place on the web for the successful and aspiring VA, the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA). FREE media passes to go in and look behind the scenes are available via email contact.

Hosted by Tawnya Sutherland and her own VA business, Mediamage Business Solutions, the network now boasts over 5000+ members.   Not only do established VA’s come to chat with others in the same business, but new VA’s to the marketplace come to learn from more established VA’s as the network has now become an incredible resource in its own right. VANA offers even more though and welcomes established companies looking for VA’s.  Here they can browse the VA Directory of over 850 VA Websites, read over 210 articles on virtual assistance, ask questions of VA’s or even submit RFP’s to hire a VA to fill their own needs all in one place.

In addition, Tawnya Sutherland has also created a Virtual Business Startup System (VBSS) that allows anyone who has a computer skill, whether they are the secretary at a large firm, a CEO looking to start their own business, or a housewife looking to make extra money while the baby sleeps, the VBSS takes you step by step in a 30 day program on what you need to start your own virtual business.  Used by hundreds of people world wide, the VBSS allows you to take your specific skills and market them virtually to any business that’s operates on or off the web.

Visit the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) for everything you will ever want to know about virtual assistance at http://www.vanetworking.com