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When it comes to finding and landing speaking opportunities, Susan Levin of SpeakerServices.com knows her stuff.  She’s been working with speakers with over 20 years!

I asked Susan if she would be willing to offer a few tips to help you with making strong and successful outbound calls which will increase the chances of securing a speaking engagement. 

This is a MUST listen to audio for anyone who is trying to find and land speaking gigs, or for VAs who are representing their clients in this way. Simply click on the link below to listen in.

This is just one area Susan Levin and Jean Noel Bassior will be covering in the upcoming ‘Find and Land Speaking Gigs‘ training program starting on Tuesday, February 21st!

Check out all the program details at  http://tinyurl.com/6pvpouv

It IS critical for your VA business ... if you don't have one, your marketing efforts are a waste of time!

Perhaps you can relate to this scenario:

You have a Virtual Assistant business. You know marketing is important so you integrate various strategies to connect with potential new clients - networking, attending live training events, connecting via online groups, social media activities and so on.

In everything you do, your website is listed as a way to get more information about you. Same with your phone number and email address.

Your new contacts are not calling you. They're not emailing you. But your analytics numbers show that people ARE visiting your website.

That's good news!

Or is it really?

Because while you see the number of people who have visited your website, you have no way of connecting with them. No way of building the relationship. No way of easily following up with them and providing information about the value you offer.

Imagine this scenario.

You do the same as above - engage in various marketing activities, BUT you have an incredibly enticing offer on your website that will be intrigued by, and who will easily provide you with their contact details - namely their name and email address - in exchange for the valuable information.

Because of this incredible item, you develop a list of people who have visited your website and are interested in your business.  You have also created a way to safely follow-up with them, still providing value, and increasing the likelihood that they remember you and develop a stronger relationship with you.  They look forward to the content you provide and they will remember you before anyone else when they, or one of their colleagues needs the expertise you offer.

People thank you for the information you provided, you feel your credibility increase and it becomes easier to build stronger relationships with potential clients.

Which scenario can you most relate to?  Which scenario will most support the growth of your business?

Stop wasting the time and money you're spending on marketing efforts and start leveraging them instead.

Join me on Friday, February 17th at 111am Pacific / 2pm Eastern for a FREE call - "VAs Need An Opt-In Too ... Why Your Marketing Efforts Are a Waste Without One".

Here's a sampling of what you will learn on this call:

• what exactly is an opt-in and how it works (and how it supports your business growth!)
• top 3 reasons why you must have an opt-in on your website and how you're missing out right now by not having one
• 3 keys to creating a solid, enticing opt-in that people will sign up for and look forward to receiving
• the technology you need to automate the delivery of your opt-in  -- create it once and the technology takes care of the rest

and much more.

Start leveraging the time and money you're spending on your marketing efforts and stop missing out on potential clients!

Enter your name and email address below to join me on Friday, February 17th at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern

It can be a little intimidating to call an event planner to land a potential speaking gig. But it needs to be done.

So, to help you with confidently picking up the phone and representing yourself or your client in the best possible way, I asked Jean Noel Bassior of SpeakerServices.com to provide us with a tip that would increase your chances of:

• getting past the gatekeeper,
• engaging in a strong and positive conversation
• at the very least, having your message returned.

Check out the short audio interview below ... you may be impressed at how simple this really can be.

Finding and landing speaking opportunities is a specialized skill ... one that very few own. Check out the details on the brand new 'Find and Land Speaking Opportunities' training program, scheduled to start on Tuesday, February 21st.

Click here to check out all the details.

Jean-Noel Bassior is a journalist who specializes in celebrity profiles for magazines and newspapers in the U.S. and abroad. As a member of the Speaker Services team, she draws on her media experience to coach speakers, VAs and entrepreneurs on how to get past gatekeepers, reach decision-makers, and follow up with a powerful proposal - skills every reporter must master. Jean-Noel has interviewed film stars, political figures and best-selling authors for Redbook, Mccall's, Parade, AARP The Magazine, Woman's World, and many other publications.

Think about the tasks that you take care of for your various clients.

Are they supporting the daily maintenance of the business?
OR
Are they supporting the growth of the business?

Maybe it's a combination of both? Or maybe you're thinking - what's the difference?

Today's video shares more about why you want to be focusing on the tasks that contribute to the growth of your client's business, what's this means and more.

Check out video and let me know - which are you supporting? The daily maintenance or the growth? Post your comments below and let me know what action you will take to either change or strengthen your tasks.

I've visited too many websites lately that I just simply had to record a video about this.

When was the last time you updated you blog? This may make you smile ... it may make you nod your head ... but seriously -- when was it??

I've seen blogs that haven't been updated for weeks, for months, for years even! So it's made me wonder, 'are they still in business'?

I get it ... it's can be tough to make time to work on your own business when you're looking after your clients. But seriously, this kind of thing can do serious damage when it comes to attracting new clients and just showcasing who you are.

Check out the video below, and please do me a favor - let me know what action steps you will take from this video. What will you do differently moving forward?

Do you have an enticing opt-in on your website?

An opt-in is so important for many reasons. The biggest reasons include, it encourages:

• new relationships with people who have visited your website and are interested in you and what you offer
• an opportunity for you to keep in touch with people with valuable content and therefore building the relationship
• you to better leverage all the time and money you have spent on your various marketing efforts.

Check out the video to hear more about why all Virtual Assistants need to have a strong opt-in on their website.

Any questions an creating or improving your opt-in? Please post your comments and questions below.

'How Do I Keep Clients?' is probably the 2nd top question I receive from Virtual Assistants.

Let me tell you something ... it's easier to build a long term relationship with a client than it is to find a new one, so once you have a client, nurture that relationship to turn it into a solid, consistent relationship.

The simple to answer to this question is this >>> it's all about Business Mindset. 

Check out the video below to hear more AND be sure to post your comments below.  Have you applied business mindset and seen a difference in your client relationships?  OR how will you implement this into your business?

There's an art behind finding and landing speaking gigs for your clients.

It's an art that I simply did not have a few years ago when I reluctantly agreed to help my clients with finding and landing speaking opportunities. I knew that it was a huge piece to the business growth but I really had no business representing my clients when I lacked the skills to do this well.

That's why I'm so excited about the call I'm hosting Monday, February 6th with Susan Levin and Jean-Noel Bassior of www.SpeakerServices.com. These ladies have been in the business for 20 years and I know they're going to provide incredible information about what every VA (and business owner/entrepreneur, if they're doing this themselves!) needs to know when it comes to successfully finding and landing speaking gigs.

All the details are at >>> http://www.virtuallysuccessful.com/virtual-assistants-find-and-land-speaking-opportunities/

Check out the video below ... you'll hear a little more about my traumatizing experience!

Business owners of all kinds, not just the Virtual Assistant industry, have troubles with selecting a target market.

But this question made me smile ... I've had a few people ask me "Cindy, can you just tell me who to select as my target market?  Can you pick for me?"

Check out my response and a tip in this video ...

I'm super excited to host a FREE call where I interview Susan Levin and Jean-Noel Bassior from SpeakerServices.com on "7 Things Virtual Assistants Must Know to Find & Land Speaking Opportunities For Their Clients."

We all know how speaking contributes to a business. However business owners and entrepreneurs simply don't have the time or expertise to find and land speaking gigs on their own. They need the help of a skilled and confident Virtual Assistant to manage much of this on their behalf.

And it's easier than we may all think. Although the thought of picking up the phone and speaking with an event planner or the media paralyzes us, Susan and Jean-Noel are going to share how any Virtual Assistant can do this (yes, even you!).

The call is on Monday, February 6th at 10am Pacific. Check out the details >>> http://www.virtuallysuccessful.com/virtual-assistants-find-and-land-speaking-opportunities/