Danielle Guerin

Archive for the ‘Virtual Assistance’ Category

As a Virtual Assistant, investing in your training is one of the best ways to increase your income.

For example, Social Media Marketing Services and Internet Marketing Services have been in very high demand through 2010 and it will continue! Most businesses either lack the time or expertise to effectively carry out all the necessary Social Media or Internet Marketing Activities and will be seeking to delegate these tasks to skilled Social Media and Internet Marketing Specialists.

I know, I’ve taken the training and have seen a significant increase in my income. Not only do I offer these services to my clients, I use the techniques I have learned for my own businesses and I’ve seen what a difference it makes when you know what you’re doing.

VAClassroom.com has bundled up their Social Media Marketing Specialist Training and their Internet Marketing Specialist Training in their Back-to-School Special. This training package allows you to save $200 and access training modules such as :

• The Building Blocks of a Powerful Internet Marketing Campaign.
• Effective Internet Marketing Research Tools & Tactics
• Creating Top-Notch Competitor Analysis Reports for your Clients.
• The Power of Affiliate Marketing / Search Engine Marketing Foundations
• The Anatomy of a Winning Website or Squeeze Page
• Understanding Affiliate Marketing in a New Media World
• Search Engine Optimization / Link-Building Best Practices
• Search Engine Marketing Foundations / Local Search
• Keyword Research Tips, Tools & Tactics
• Keyword Optimization Best Practices for all your Web Content
• Advanced Link-Building & Baiting Strategies
• Email Marketing Tactics & Tools / Website Measurement & Testing
• Building a Winning Article Marketing Campaign
• The Power of Digital Press Release Distribution
• Email Marketing Foundations
• Leveraging the Two Most Popular Email Programs: AWeber & 1ShoppingCart
• Email Marketing Tactics & Tools / Website Measurement & Testing
• Building a Powerful Email Campaign with Autoresponders, Newsletters and Email Broadcasts
• Measuring your Internet Marketing Success
• Understanding Website Analytics and Testing using Google Analytics
• Launching an Internet Marketing Specialist Service
• Effective Social Media Strategic Planning
• Maximizing Your Client’s Potential in LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook
• Going Local and Building Social Community
• Video Marketing / Social Media Content Distribution

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to develop your skills and services in the two most in-demand areas requested by business entrepreneurs today: Internet Marketing and Social Media Support!

Claim your seat now -  the Back-To-School Special ends September 6, 2010 – and don’t miss out on one of the most important training opportunities you will take this year.

There are other training packages in the Back-To-School Special such as the Social Marketing Specialist 2010 Training Program AND the Fantastic Facebook Pages Mini-Course or the Virtual Events Specialist Certification AND the Camtasia Skill Training Mini-Course. Check them out here!

I’ve been a virtual assistant for almost 8 years now and on a day like today, I am grateful for being a member of a community where many members believe in collaboration instead of competition.

To me, and I think I tweeted about it a while back, when you are being authentic and work with integrity, there is no competition.

I saw a great free information product on an English speaking VA’s site yesterday. It is EXACTLY what I wanted to create. How cool is that? The idea was in my mind but not on paper yet. I could have just taken the document and translate it in French for my clients without telling anyone. It would not have been right and I would have known that it wasn’t mine entirely. And I wouldn’t have gotten the idea for this post.

I took 5 minutes of my time yesterday to write the VA to ask permission for translating the document and I will keep it as intact as possible with the original author’s information. She accepted and I feel this will be the beginning of a great collaboration.

I did not lose anything by asking. In fact, I think I may have won a trusting colleague.

Next time you see something great on another person’s site, instead of just taking it, just ask! The worst that could happen is receiving a NO answer and that would just leave you with the power to create something entirely of your own.

Did you know that everything you do in your business is actually a system? A system (or process) is a group of different steps you take to achieve a result. Each step is a procedure within a system. The E-Myth books explain how systems can help you go from working IN your business to working ON your business and bring more success.

My friend and colleague Kristi Pavlik, the Systems Chick, wrote a terrific book on systems and processes with ready to use flow charts : Systems of a Successful VA Practice.

Since I read this book, I use the teachings and the colorful models to craft my clients’ systems and processes. Everything has been adapted to suit the client’s needs but I wanted to share where the main idea comes from.

By documenting systems and processes for recurring activities in the business, you save time and facilitate the delegation process. You’re actually creating a step by step document of how the business is supposed to run, whether you’re there or not. At VADG, not only do we create these systems and processes for your business but we also implement them, use them to give you more time to realize your vision and upgrade them as your business grows.

Now that’s what I call Simple, Easy and Fun for me… and my clients.