As you know, one of our favourite things to do is hop on a call with all of you and share/discuss all the great things about working virtually.   In turn, we hope a few things will impact you significantly enough to where you’ll implement and make positive changes for you and your business.

So for January, we’re hosting not one, but TWO fr’ee calls that I’m pretty sure you’ll be interested in:

It’s not enough to dabble in a few pieces here and there that you get from the experts out there … generating publicity requires a strategy and realistically, a VA who has received the right kind of training, CAN help their client implement the pieces to create a great plan and therefore  generate publicity.

Now, none of us at VirtuallySuccessful.com are publicity specialists, and so we’ve asked Diana Ennen, Publicity Expert, to join us for a f’ree call on Tuesday, January 19th  at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific to share the 7 Mistakes Virtual Assistants are Making when it comes to building publicity.  This information is relevant to your own business as well as your clients so please do make a point to attend. 

To make this even more fun, we encourage you to share your own questions or strategies you have used to support your clients in generating publicity. 

Register for your spot in the form below and please do post your comments in the section at the bottom of the page.

Call #2 - Future of Virtual Assistance Call
What Every Online Business Manager Needs to Know This Year - Top Trends for 2010
Wednesday, January 20th at 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific  

The role of Online Business Manager (OBM) is a natural one for many Virtual Assistants and so  that’s why we decided to focus January’s Future of Virtual Assistance call on the top 2010 trends for OBMs.

On Wednesday, January 20th, yours truly, Tina Forsyth, founder of OnlineBusinessManager.com will lead this discussion on:

• How the economy is affecting our clients and what to watch out for

• The best clients who really need your help (and there will be more of them in 2010)

• What is really important to clients right now, and what will make you stand out from the crowd

and much, much more.

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2009 has seen an incredible number of solo-VA businesses turn into multi-VA businesses. 
This can only mean one thing — the VA industry is booming, getting more recognition (that it deserves) and more business owners are seeking the help of a virtual professional.

As a solo-VA business, you may reach the ‘bursting point’ where you’re forced to make a tough decision in order to manage your workload and business … terminate client relationships or bring someone on board to assist you.

Have you thought about creating a multi-VA business?

We’re calling Virtual Assistants to join us on November 18th at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern  for an open discussion and group brainstorming session on the “Multi-VA Business Model”

What are the pros of creating a multi-VA business?  What are the cons?  For some it’s an obvious step in the
growth of their business.  For others, they have no idea what’s really involved.    Is it right for you?

Listen in below to the call we had on this topic.

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The Future of Virtual Assistance Call #3 - Multiple Streams of Income for Virtual Assistants?

Have you ever wondered if you could make money beyond the 1-1 model of working with your clients?

We’re calling all Virtual Assistants to join us on Tuesday, August 25th at 11am Pacific (2pm Eastern) for an open discussion and group brainstorming session on “Multiple Streams of Income for Virtual Assistants”.

While it’s true that the 1-1 model of working for individual clients are often the main stream of revenue for Virtual Assistants, it doesn’t have to be the only way. Join us and share your thoughts, feedback, insight and ideas on how Virtual Assistants can generate more revenue for their business outside of this model.

As always, we’re looking forward to a lively discussion!

Listen to the MP3 download below.

The Future of Virtual Assistance Call #2 - VA Certification - Yes or No? Are You Registered?

Are you a certified VA? Do you need to be? Is it really necessary?

These are questions we’ve all heard when it comes to the hot topic of VA Certification.

We’re calling all Virtual Assistants to join us on Tuesday, July 28th at Noon Pacific (3pm Eastern) for an open discussion - bring your thoughts, questions and anything else related to this topic.

Hold your spot for the ‘VA Certification - Necessity or Not?‘ call - we look forward to a thought-provoking call!

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It’s time to reconnect with the community to hold the second Future of Virtual Assistance call to discuss another hot topic.

The conversation around VA Certification has been brewing for years - there have been discussions at VA Conferences, on message boards, within private groups and associations - with no general agreement yet on the subject.

Will a certified VA be more successful than a non-certified VA? Will the business owners we support find value in having a certified VA?

If you’ve been a VA for years, should you consider this? If you’re new to the VA world, is it one more thing to look into?

Sign up below for the call on Tuesday, July 28th at Noon Pacific (3pm Eastern) - we look forward to a juice and sure to be thought-provoking call!

Looking forward to having you join us!

Andrea, Tina & Cindy

8-month discussion series seeks to expand the world of virtual work and stimulate leadership and innovation

What is the future of virtual assistance, online business management, cutting-edge technology and the work-at-home movement as a whole? What are the industry-wide issues that need resolving? What do clients want most from virtual professionals right now that we aren’t providing?  What are their biggest complaints?  What new ways will virtual services be delivered?  How will virtual workers prove their reliability to clients, faster, and build deeper relationships? What is the role of the virtual worker in our society?  What more is possible in this industry?

These are some of the questions that virtual workers and their clients will be discussing and debating in the Virtually Successful-sponsored Future of Virtual Assistance Series, which launched on May 27th right here in the V-Scoop. The theme for our first call is:

“The ‘New’ Client - How the Needs of Clients Have Changed in this new Economy”

The first-ever Future of Virtual Assistance call showcased over 45 years of wisdom and experience and… The res’ults on the call - innovation, trends, leadership, possibilities and action steps toward quality service of our clients - were nothing short of extraordinary.

“Extremely helpful ideas.”

“Thank you for allowing us to contribute for the benefit of everyone.”

“We can seize the massive opport’unities coming.”

Of course, we’re not surprised at all by this, because YOU are the ones contributing. Be sure to make time to listen to this call where you and your colleagues share exactly what is going on in the trenches, what they can see on the horizon, and what we’re being called to do as a res’ults.

Future topics will be announced future issues, be sure to subscribe to the V-Scoop now if you haven’t already.