The second workshop I attended at the Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA) was Creating a Marketing Budget & Plan to Help Your Business Grow. The session was presented by Jeannine Clontz, the recipient of this year’s Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award. A week or so prior to the conference, I received a…
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Learn About Personality Type and much much more
As I mentioned previously, I had the opportunity to give a Lunch & Learn session on Personality Type and Organizing Style to my peers at FoVA 2009, and one of the people who attended was Tawnya Sutherland, Founder of VAnetworking.com. I didn’t know it at the time, but Tawnya was making plans for another great…
Exploring Tolerations, Needs and Values
As promised last week, today I begin sharing some of the valuable information I learned at the recent Forum on Virtual Assistance. My first workshop was with Mary-Lou Ashton, a VA coach and trainer who has been part of the industry in Canada since 1997. Her session, Your Professional & Personal Foundation: Tolerations, Needs and…
FoVA 2009 in Review
Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA). Being my first live face-to-face conference since I went to the POC Conference in 2006, I’d forgotten what a thrill it is to be surrounded by others with similar interests! An even bigger thrill was finally meeting some of the VAs…
I'm on TV! (Internet TV, that is)
As founder of the Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group, I was recently interviewed for the People in Connection Internet TV show, and my interview is now online at http://www.peopleinconnection.tv. If you’d like to know more about virtual assistants, learn about our group, or just see my smiling face, be sure to check it out!
Blog Hopping & Podcast VA visits Janet Barclay on US Tax Day to Spread Word about Upcoming VA Convention
As I promised on Monday, Sharon Williams, the president of The 24 Hour Secretary and founder of OIVAC, has stopped by to answer a few questions. Hi Janet, it’s nice to stop by and spend a few moments talking about the upcoming VA Industry convention. Just think, we’re helping late filers take their minds off…
The Great Debate: Should you post your rates on your website?
One of my great colleagues from VAnetworking.com, Candy Beauchamp, has recently launched an informative website for virtual assistants, aspiring VAs and people who want to hire a VA. Visitors are encouraged to submit a question, which will be answered in a two-minute video clip. This week I had the opportunity to answer the question, “Should…
Do You Know an Outstanding Virtual Assistant?
It’s time to submit your nominations for the two awards which will presented on International Virtual Assistants Day! Launched in 2006 by the Alliance for Virtual Businesses (A4VB), International Virtual Assistants Day (IVAD) is celebrated annually on the third Friday of May. The creed of this event is Dedication, Experience, Expertise and Determination to Succeed…
A Golden Opportunity for VAs and VA Clients
Last year I founded the Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group to provide a means for local VAs to meet for casual business networking. Although there are lots of places for virtual assistants to exchange ideas online, many welcomed the opportunity to meet face-to-face. Not only does it allow a deeper level of relationship building, but when…
How I Became a Virtual Assistant
Since it’s Canada Career Week, a time to help Canadians make decisions about their working lives, I’ve decided to share some information about my own career and how I came to be a virtual assistant. According to a study of the virtual assistance industry sponsored by the Alliance for Virtual Business in 2004, the most…