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5.21.06 -- Heather Jacobson becomes the 2006 Recipient of the Janet Jordan Achievement Award
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10.24.05 -- Taking the Four Letter Word Out of Marketing and Making it Easier for Entrepreneurs
If you've never heard of the term "Virtual Assistant" don't worry. You're not alone.
Defined by the Virtual Assistant Chamber of Commerce...
A Virtual Assistant (or VA) is a professional service provider who specializes in providing remote administrative office support services as an independent contractor who works with clients in an ongoing, collaborative professional relationship.
Virtual Assistants work from their own offices and utilize today's technology to deliver their services and communicate with clients.
A Virtual Assistant's support is foundationally administrative, secretarial and clerical in nature. However, many Virtual Assistants offer additional specialties that fall under creative and technical services.
Virtual Assistants come from a variety of business backgrounds, but the single-most important qualification to become a Virtual Assistant is at least five (5) years administrative experience earned in the real (non-virtual) business world working in upper level capacities such as administrative assistant, executive assistant, secretary, legal assistant, paralegal, legal secretary, real estate assistant, office manager, etc.
From this level of experience, a VA is expected to possess the skill sets, training and business knowledge which are the hallmark of a truly qualified Virtual Assistant.
Background: An extremely busy financial planner contacted Valley Virtual Assistants after trying two other Virtual Assistants. He knew that a VA was right for his very active business, but had yet to connect with the right one for him. The client was at wits-end trying to juggle too many things at one time. With already having an overwhelmed in-house assistant, the client needed assistance fast. He needed a VA who could partner with him to produce the end result he was looking for. This particular client needed a VA who could jump in head-first into his business with a seamless transition to carry-out the marketing aspect of his business, handle his client expansion, manage the optimization of his website (SEO), manage Google AdWords effectively by an expert campaign manager, be fluent with website creation and updates, create an effective blog , coordinate the management and implementation of a blog and juggle all of his administrative tasks.
The VVA Solution: Valley Virtual Assistants was able to jump in and immediately create three additional sales websites which have enlarged the client's Internet presence. An ezine was developed from scratch as a way to touch base with clients. Because of Adword placements, the client has increased his subscriber base by 200% and has a reach far beyond his expectations. Additionally the client now has a monetary savings of over $250 per year by switching webhosting providers. Valley Virtual Assistants now gives this client time to do what he does best: .staying in front of clients and focusing on financial planning.
Background: A marketing coach contacted Valley Virtual Assistants with an immediate need for website maintenance, marketing, SEO and Internet research. This client handled everything himself and it was beginning to take a toll on his business. The coach was spending about 20 hours per week doing these tasks on his own and by his own admission, his business was suffering.
The VVA Solution: Valley Virtual Assistants had all of this client's bases covered within the first week. The website is now under control, the marketing is now making a great pay-off, the Internet research aided in launching a long thought out program that was finally able to come to fruition and he was able to coach two more clients. His return on investment is staggering! The two clients alone net him a $1000 increase. The marketing has increased his visibility within his target market and should net him an additional $1500 per month. When asked if he was pleased with the services that Valley Virtual Assistants provides, he responded with an emphatic, "Yes. Even more than I could have ever hoped for. I am so super psyched about my business now that I am sorry that I did not retain the services of Valley Virtual Assistants months ago, when I was on the fence about my ROI. If you do not use Valley Virtual Assistants, you are throwing your time and money away!"
If you are ready to catapult your business to the next level and increase your ROI, then Valley Virtual Assistants is the company to call. Don't waste another second. Contact us today!
Surprisingly, Virtual Assistants offer reasonable rates. Typically we charge anywhere from $30 per hour and up, depending on the project. By retaining a Virtual Assistant you are able to save on your hourly rate. You may be thinking to yourself that you could hire an on-site assistant for much less than that; however, with Virtual Assistants you don't have the added costs of benefits, office space, and equipment. Virtual Assistants only charge you for the amount of time they work. Contact us for a quote.
