Posts Tagged ‘“Virtual Assistant in CT”’

Many business owners make the mistake of thinking that they can do it all in their online business.  The internet has paved the way for people to learn how to perform tasks that they need to know to build an online business, but is learning those skills to save a few dollars the best use of your time and energy.  Let’s face it you have decided that you have a skill, experience, and talent that you want to share with the world and hopefully it be the path to generating income.  Why waste precious time on learning and implementing tasks that take away from your core services?  Just think when are not losing time trying to get a website up, creating social networking profiles, figuring out how you are going to sell products and services online the more you can strategically plan, network, grow in your industry and of course work with client and generate income.

Focusing on meaningful social networking strategies is an essential aspect of generating sustainable growth and higher profits. Signing on for a membership in a social networking site such as LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook can create far reaching ripples that jump start your company or career into a new path of positive growth. Through social networking sites, you gain access to new people, reconnect with old acquaintances, discover different points of view and insights, and develop greater exposure of your business or particular set of skills.  To read the full article:  Social Networking and Your Online Business

Yeah! I completed the Online Business Manager Certification Process.   View my profile on the International Association of Online Business Managers.

I am so pleased to be one the world’s first Certified Online Business Managers.  The training was conducted by Tina Forsyth and Andrea Lea who coined the term “Online Business Manager” (OBM).   I purchased Tina’s book, “Becoming an Online Business Manager” and knew instantly that I wanted to take the training, learn the skills that online businesses are looking for and become a certified business manager. Prior to starting my virtual assistant business, VBS Virtual Assist two years ago, I worked nearly 30 years in the offline traditional office space as a high level administrative professional.  I knew instantly as read through the pages of Tina’s book that in my heart, I was an online business manager.   I have always had a passion to help business owners grow their businesses using my administrative, organizational and management skills and have enjoyed a great and long professional administrative career.  Tina and Andrea are leading the way for aspiring OBM’s and the businesses that need them to enjoy bigger growth in their online multiple streams of income businesses.

I am thrilled to have experienced this tough, but phenomenal training and feel so prepared to help virtual business owners to grow their businesses to newer or more profitable levels.   The certification process has been  such a growth experience for me.   Click on the video below to quickly determine if you and your business are in need of an OBM.

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Brenda Violette, VBS Virtual Assist, LLC and Eric Lopkin, The Modern Observer, both from Middletown, are excited about starting this new networking group in Middletown, Connecticut to provide networking opportunities for Middlesex Businesses.

At the current time this group is an open networking group. Come, have a drink if you wish, and explore the opportunities of networking with other business owners in Middlesex County.

Meeting times will be Tuesdays, starting September 29th at 5:00 p.m. at the Forbidden City Restaurant, 335 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457-4556.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

When hiring a virtual assistant, it’s very important to get someone whose skills, work habits, and personality is a good match for your needs. Hiring someone to help with the administrative tasks of your business is an important step, and it is one that makes many small business owners nervous at first. However, if you choose wisely, you just may find that adding a virtual assistant to your team is the best investment you could possibly make in your business.  Read full article, “How To Hire A Virtual Assistant”.

In today’s landscape of blurred economic boundaries, American corporations and small businesses can support the domestic economy by hiring a virtual assistant (VA). A VA living in the U.S. understands the business environment and the domestic culture. There are many benefits to hiring virtual assistants instead of managing your own staff. Here are five reasons to consider outsourcing your staffing needs.  To read more click, FIVE REASONS TO HIRE A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

Profitability, scalability, efficiency. These are key words every business owner must embrace.  In today’s market, as independent business owners transform the marketplace with their ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit, such applied concepts are increasingly  important. No longer do the mega companies dominate the market with their huge campuses, massive pools of employees or complicated processes. Today’s businesses must be agile, adaptable and increasingly savvy.

On the same front, today’s workers must be flexible, creative and dynamic in their workplace to keep up with the demands of the changing times. Yet, with the rise of gas prices and the shifting emphasis to achieving quality of life, you’ll find workers today are looking diligently for improved models of relationship with their employers. They want freedom and stability in one package.  Click here to read more  VIRTUAL OFFICE

Your website is a tool for potential clients to discover the products or services that you offer.  However, it takes more than a website to persuade your target market to purchase your products or retain your services; it takes a “Call of Action”.  A call of action is your power of persuasion; it is a way to strongly suggest to your websites visitors to participate within your website.  Your call of action can include buttons stating “Join Our Mailing List” or your call of action can encourage your customers to purchase your products, such as “Add to Your Shopping Cart.”  Read more, “Develop Your Call of Action for Your Website”

Whether your business provides a service or product, your reputation depends greatly on your clients’ loyalty and dedication. Personal recommendations and word of mouth referrals are your most effective marketing source.  However, this creates an expectation that you must live up to.  One of the assets of your business is your current customer base. Many business owners understand that the concept of business assets should include their business reputation.  READ MORE…

Do you and your business do “the right thing” when faced with a difficult decision? It’s a simple question, which many business owners struggle with. Conducting good business practices and being a good employer is more than your product or people, it is the guideline and foundation in which you do business. The bottom line is the impression your customer, client or business prospect received from their experience with you and your business.

Set a higher standard for yourself and your business.  Be ethical – keep your word and don’t venture into gray areas. Protect your personal and professional reputations – Have dignity and pride in your work.  The upside of good ethical business practices – You are already ahead of some of your competitors!

The next time you are faced with a difficult decision, “Do the Right Thing” and do it with extreme pleasure!  This will pay you and your business back ten-fold. Why? Each customer, employee, or client has the potential of telling at least 3-12 other “potential clients” how well you treated them.

Remember – Being ethical rewards your company with more business.  Thus, allowing for your business to grow and prosper.