WAHM Contest

I was just on one of the forums that I frequent (VANA) and found that one of my bestest friends is in a contest. Click on this link (WAHM Contest) and vote for Jennifer! She definitely deserves to win.

Bloggin' for VANA

Have you heard the news? Tawnya Sutherland, Founder of VANA, has decided to start a great new contest!

Why is she doing this contest?

We wish to spread the word about our network for Virtual Assistants and raise awareness for Virtual Assistants in the public realm. The more news we can get out about VAs, the more we will become a business/household name and the more our services will be in demand.

“I’ve read a ton of Virtual Assistant blogs and I love it when I hear that the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) is held high amongst its members and posted about often.” Tawnya Sutherland

We were wondering how we would thank people for their loyalty and friendship with us and now we’ve finally thought of a way.

To enter, just fill out the form below telling us the link where you either:

• Blogged about VANA
• Posted an article with VANA in the by-line
• Submitted a Press Release mentioning VANA online

We'll choose winners on the 25th of each month. The lucky winners will then be notified how to receive their month's worth of Bronze Advertising at VANA.

Just go to the Contest Page and fill out the form telling Tawnya where you blogged about VANA. How simple is that?

Reader's Digest - May 2007 Issue

I'm really excited that the Reader's Digest has spotlighted the VA industry. It's nice to see Virtual Assistants and the industry is becoming more recognized.

Lend Assistance

If you've got word processing, transcription, bookkeeping, public relations or website design skills, you may want to try life as a virtual assistant. That broad title refers to people with expertise in a range of services, including administrative support and legal and medical transcription, says Diana Ennen, co-author of Virtual Assistant -- The Series. "There is so much work for VAs," Ennen says. "The field is thriving, absolutely booming."

Though some work might require daytime hours, much of it can be done at night or on the weekend. Hourly rates range from $35 for basic transcribing to up to $100 for Web design.

Online forums and websites can be good places to gather how-to information from experienced assistants. Try the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (vanetworking.com), the International Association of Virtual Office Assistants (iavoa.com) or the International Virtual Assistants Association (ivaa.org).

The VAtalkShow!

Have you heard the news? Tawnya Sutherland, found of VANA, has come up with another awesome idea for Virtual Assistants. Starting in April, VANA will be sponsoring The VAtalkShow.
I'm really looking forward to this as I'm sure Virtual Assistants everywhere area.