Posts Tagged ‘virtual assistance’

Let Me Tell You About My Intern

Friday, September 21st, 2007

I wrote an article several weeks ago when I guest blogged for Angela Wills, all about how to outsource when you’re a new-ish online business owner.

You can go read that to see how to make outsourcing a bit more affordable, and I also want to expand on one of those tips. The one on child labor. :)

My 9 year old son Caleb is one of my Virtual Assistants, only his work is a little less virtual because he actually lives here in the home office. LOL! He works cheap ($6 an hour), which is quite a bit less than I pay the other VAs that I work with.

Caleb mostly works on content management for me. The first time I set him to a task, his assignment was to add articles to a site I build in XSitePro. It took him about 20 minutes to add 30 articles. Not bad! After he was done, he said: “You know Mom, I actually enjoy this.”

As he gets older I’ll have more advanced tasks for him, like keyword research and maybe some proofreading. Who knows, maybe he’ll develop a knack for graphic design or audio editing. He’s already recorded an intro for my podcast, once when I had laryngitis.

Caleb has his own little online biz that he’s growing slowly but surely. Last month I paid him his earnings (since he’s under 18 I have to manage his affiliate earnings through my accounts), and he wasn’t too impressed.

But then I reminded him that he will earn that much likely every month, and more, even if he doesn’t work at it. THAT got him interested and motivated to continue growing his blog.

Do you have a young one that you could train to help you out in your business? If you are paying your kids to help you, what do they do? Do share. :-)

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Virtual Assistant: From 0 to 11 In 24 Hours

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

This week I had the chance to review a resource that will be a huge jumpstart for anyone who wants to launch a Virtual Assistance business.

It’s called 24 Hour VA Profits, and it’s the personal story of Angela Wills, a single Mom who earns a full time living from home with her Virtual Assistant business.

Angela stumbled around for a couple of years (sound familiar?) trying different ways of earning income online, but it wasn’t until she launched her Virtual Assistant business that she found her “home”.

The ebook shares her story, but it’s much more than that. It also includes solid get starting advice and insider tips for anyone who wants to launch a Virtual Assistant business and get their first clients FAST.

Angela shares how she was able to get 11 clients in just 24 hours. I know she’s telling the truth because I was one of her first clients, and know several of the others. :-)

Along with the ebook, there is an additional report that reveals how to find your marketable skills so you can earn money as a VA, how to market your new VA business, how to find clients, how to decide upon the fees for your services, and more.

I think this report along with the two bonuses is ideal for a woman who needs to make money quickly by starting a service based business online. It would be perfect for a mom who, for instance, is on maternity leave and does not want to return to work who needs to replace her income quickly.

24 Hour VA Profits is easy to understand and gets right to the point with no extra fluff. Angela’s personal story as a single Mom is inspiring. This product is also very affordable and offers a 30 day money back guarantee.

As you might know I’ve done a couple of offline seminars here in Atlanta. I’m very passionate about helping women learn how to make money from home, and the VA industry is so exciting to me! I think it’s such a blessing that the internet makes it possible for a women to put her skills to work, on HER schedule, and that she can potentially earn much more than she did in her job.

If you decide to buy Angela’s product, I’ll sweeten the pot by sending you a free report. One of the best ways for you to market your new VA business is by writing articles (incidentally, it’s one of the free marketing techniques Angela shares in her book).

To give you a helping hand, I’ll send you my free “Marketing Your Website With Articles” report at no charge.

Just forward your receipt to me at carrie at carrielauth dot com and your free report will be on its way to you.

With this report, you could realistically be earning money from home as a V.A. in one week’s time.

Check out 24 Hour VA Profits here

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Helping Moms Work from Home in Atlanta

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

As I mentioned in this post about meeting online friends offline, I have begun to host seminars to teach women their options for working from home using the Internet. If you’re in the Atlanta area, you can find out about future events here.

A lot of Moms want to know how they can replace a paycheck and get to a full time income quickly. My answer to that is get into a service based business. These businesses are a great option for moms who want to be paid hourly or per project, but wants the freedom a business offers instead of working a job.

If a Mom has typing skills she can create a profitable and successful service based business as a transcriptionist. With transcription you have two options:

1. Medical Transcription
2. General Transcription

With medical transcription you’ll need an education in medical terminology and will need some type of experience in order to grow a successful business. But, general transcription requires much less.

You don’t need any specialized training, education, or experience. You simply need a desire to work, the ability to type what you hear, and a decent typing speed. Of course when you’re building a business you’ll need more than just the skills of the trade. You’ll need to know how to build, grow and market your business into the successful money maker you want.

If you want to cut your learning curve in half, I recommend buying the Transcription Starter Pack by Nell Taliercio. She has recently reduced the price from $24.95 to $17.47. I reviewed this product for Nell and it’s a tremendous value.

When you purchase the learning product you’ll receive the following:

1 hour audio that outlines how to start & grow your general transcription business
An interview with a successful general transcriber to help you learn and inspire you to action
Printable instruction eBook .
A software & hardware resource list
8 customizable website templates so you can get your business website up and running quickly
Video tutorial that walks you through setting up your website in FrontPage
A sample teleseminar, internet talk radio show and podcast for honing your skills

You can read more about general transcription and this learning product HERE.

It’s an incredible value and the perfect resource for anyone interested in creating a typing business.

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Bump up your online earnings with VA services

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

How are things going in your business? Are you earning all that you want to? Whether you currently have an online venture or not, if you want to boost your online earnings please read on.

Many Moms who want to work from the comfort of home start by offering Virtual Assistant (VA) services to other business owners. Quite a few Moms are earning a full time income doing this, with little out of pocket expenses.

Some of them even combine offering VA work for pay with their existing business to improve their bottom line.

My friends Jen Houck and Nell Taliercio have several years of combined experience in the VA field and I trust their reputations completely. They’ve put together a step by step guide for Moms who want to become VAs.

You can get more information about their offerings here: How To Become A VA

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