Over the last few days I’ve visited several bloggers and shared 10 tips about what type of information should be included on an Author’s website.  I am to share a bonus tip today, which is below, but I also wanted to talk a bit about why hiring a Certified Online Book Marketing Specialist to help writers achieve their publishing goals is an excellent option for busy authors. First, the bonus recommendation:

Bonus tip: If you plan on traveling for business, pleasure, or personal reasons at any time during your campaign, attempt to schedule promotional opportunities within the market where you’ll be traveling.

Why Authors should work with a Certified Online Book Marketing Specialist:

Certified Online Book Marketing Specialists understand the challenges and time constraints authors, businesspeople,

Book Marketing VAs ebook

entrepreneurs and professionals possess in performing marketing, promotions, administrative and other tasks associated with producing, marketing and promoting books.

Specifically, they have illustrated their proficiency in the area of transforming a blog into a Branded Book Blog and helping authors to organize, conduct, and promote a Virtual Book Tour. Many have run successful campaigns and possess a wealth of information that will push their clients across the threshold of tremendous success.

Why Work with Sharon Williams

In addition to holding certification as an Online Book Marketing Specialist, I am also a Professional Virtual Author’s Assistant and Master Virtual Assistant with more than 20 years of marketing and promotions experience. Possessing the experience of writing four (4) publications, I am fully knowledgeable about the details and nuts & bolts of creating and implementing book development and marketing strategies from both an author’s and service provider’s point of view.

My newest book, Book Marketing VAs: Helping Authors Achieve Writing, Marketing and Bestseller Success offers book production, marketing and promotions tips and ways a Certified Online Book Marketing Specialist helps writers spread the word, share their passion and achieve book marketing success.

Author’s Box:

Sharon Williams, MVA, and Online Book Marketing Specialist, is president and CEO of Book Marketing VAs.com. Williams possesses more than 20 years of marketing and promotions experience and lead a knowledgeable Author Support team dedicated to helping authors achieve writing, marketing and bestseller success. Visit us at http://BookMarketingVAs.com for a copy of our 10 Book Marketing Success Tips and to register for our bi-weekly book marketing tips publication.

Website Address: www.ozibuddy.com.au

Contact Info-
Email Address: info@ozibuddy.com.au
Phone: 0468514483

Ozibuddy virtual services provide information, business solutions and writing services for residents and business people moving or travelling in Australia. Suzanne Brigham is the director of Ozibuddy Pty Ltd and has alumni and professional membership with a number of organisations. Suzanne has a Bachelor in Community Welfare, Diploma in Government, Graduate Certificate in Housing Policy and Management, Diploma of Business studies and has gained accreditation in mediation and facilitation. After a career that spans 30 years, in the private sector, Government roles and non government organisations, Suzanne is now focusing on gaining a Bachelor of Business degree and establishing her online virtual business. Suzanne has particular skills in writing for Government and assisting others in gaining employment in the government sector. Suzanne has happily traded the cold winds of Canberra for kissing dolphins on the sunny coast of New South Wales.

Are your clients introducing you to new technologies?

It should be the other way around!

Stay ahead of your clients by knowing 5 top technologies
that will make you look like an expert,
and give your client confidence to turn their business over to you!

Website Address: http://firststepvirtualassistant.com.au

Contact Info-
Email Address: info@firststepvirtualassistant.com.au
Phone: 0402 256 338

More Info about my Business:

I aim to work alongside business owners and managers’ allowing them focus on their bigger pictures, whilst I work diligently behind the scenes attending to all business administrative needs. With 20 years background as a Corporate PA/Office Manager, I pride myself on maintaining strict confidentiality, building trust, a strong attention to detail and forward planning.

Some of the services offered are:

Document Management:
★ Type and format letters, proposals, agendas, minutes of meetings, reports 
 (incl. Board reports) and tenders.
★ Creating templates, eg: faxes, letterhead and reports.
★ Editing and reformatting documents, reports and presentations.

Databases:
★ Creating and maintaining databases.
★ Mail merges – labels, form letters, invitations and name tags.

Powerpoint:
★ Creating templates & creating presentations.

Other Services:
★ Producing newsletters (hardcopy & electronic), flyers & brochures.
★ Converting documents to PDF.
★ Internet researches.
★ Invoicing.
★ Desktop publishing.

Website Address: www.adminhelponline.com.au

Contact Info-
Email Address: ashley@adminhelponline.com.au
Phone: 0408 949914

More Info about my Business: Admin Help Online is a virtual business that is available to help you implement strategies for maintaining and growing your business. I provide a broad range of Administrative services along with writing and editing and organisational services to help your business stay organised and efficient in the pursuit of its goals.

BALTIMORE, MD — (February 28, 2012). February has Super Bowl Sunday with touchdown passes, and chicken wings and pizza; March has St. Patrick’s Day with green beer and leprechauns, April has Easter with egg hunts and bunnies, and May has the 7th Annual Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC), May 17-19, 2012, the Virtual Assistant Industry’s online assembly focused on business growth, development, mentorship and networking.

With a theme like Innovate, Integrate, Motivate…and multi-level course offerings, this year’s OIVAC is designed to help VAs navigate the complexities that come with creating and maintaining a profitable virtual business. This year’s convention will challenge participants to think strategically to implement change by addressing three core principles of business growth and development…

• Innovation: taking the lead or initiative in showcasing ideas to assist with the development of your business.
• Integration: incorporate the ideas and newest technologies, processes, and services into your business.
• Motivation: incite you to take action to achieve goals throughout 2012 and beyond.

OIVAC 2012’s agenda includes seminars, training workshops, presentations and exhibits where participants will learn best business practices and how to acquire new clients, to make current clients happy, and to grow the business by leaps and bounds.

“We’re inviting all VAs — from “aspiring,” to “emerging”, to “the veteran” virtual professional to participate in our global VA celebration,” says Williams, president of The 24 Hour Secretary, OIVAC Steering Committee Chair, and VA industry champion. She goes on to enthuse, “We also celebrate International Virtual Assistants Day (IVADay), a special event that showcases the accomplishments of extraordinary Virtual Assistants who best exemplify our creed: Dedication, Experience, Expertise and Determination to Succeed (DEEDS).”

As with previous years, “This year’s Convention has something for everyone — and is completely accessible from the comforts of a home or office,” says Williams.

Join sponsors Alliance for Virtual Businesses,  BeMyVA.com and SBTV.com in supporting the Virtual Assistant Industry. For more information and to register visit http://oivac.com or contact info @ oivac.com.

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About Online International Virtual Assistants Convention
Virtual Assistants or VAs are independent entrepreneurs who work remotely and use the latest online technology, computers, printers, communications devices, social networking resources and the like to deliver professional administrative, creative, managerial, technical, business back-office and/or personal support services to busy clients.

OIVAC is an International Convention of Virtual Assistants providing learning, training, networking and information-sharing experiences conducive to the hectic schedules of work-at-home and virtual entrepreneurs. For more information, contact info @ oivac.com or visit the website.

Cloud Computing – what is it really and how can it help you run your business from just about anywhere or use a distributed staff/sub-contractor base to deliver service?

How do you integrate mail, document handling and smart phones – to provide an effective and efficient way to manage your business in a distributed fashion?

In this presentation, Charly Leetham will discuss what ‘cloud computing’ is in simple terms, email/document distribution and management and smart phone integration!

Thursday, 15 March 2012 at 9:00 pm EDT

Friday 16 March 2012 at 1.00pm AEDT

 A link to the meeting room will be provided to all registered attendees the day before the webinar.

About Charly Leetham – Ask Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham’s goal is to assist small business owners realise the power of the Internet as a channel to market their organisations in an appropriate and cost-effective manner. She helps solopreneurs and small businesses map their business processes and plan their web presence.

Charly has a passion for IT and helping people overcome their technology challenges. She has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry, ranging from hands-on technical, to high-level business management.  This experience in IT and running a successful business from home is what attracted the Women’s Ecommerce Association International Board of Advisors to invite Charly to be an adviser for Women in Ecommerce.

Charly has also won the MCEI Women in Business Marketing Award 2010, was shortlisted for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2010 and 2011 awards and was awarded Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees – Computer Services in the Stevie Awards for Women.
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Have you ever wondered how you can build stronger relationships with business owners and convert them into paying clients, much more easily?

There is a key element that business owners look for in a Virtual Assistant … they don’t know what it’s called, they only know how to describe it.  Yet, it’s the most critical piece to building a long-term, successful relationship with a business owner.

It’s Business Mindset.

Join Cindy Greenway and learn the step-by-step formula that you can easily and immediately implement into your business that will completely revitalize your connections with potential clients (and current clients too!).   Confidently!

In this session, participants will be asked to work through the various strategies and also practice the specific strategies live with Cindy on the call.

This session will instill you with increased confidence to:

• head out to network with your target market and start new strong relationships
• take the lead on conversations with potential and more easily convert them into current clients
• showcase yourself as a highly skilled and professional VA who offers the solutions your target market needs
• increase your relationship with current clients -  creating increased long-term commitment and a stronger bond
• better leverage your time and expertise to support more growth and revenue

This class is for beginner and seasoned VAs alike.

Thursday, 1 March 2012 at 7.00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT
Friday, 2 March 2012 at 11:00am AEDT
Online – sign up below
Free! Yes, free!

Check for the corresponding time in your local area.
A link to the meeting room will be provided to all registered attendees the day before the webinar.

About Cindy Greenway:  Hot Skills VA Training

Cindy Greenway is the author of Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients.

Since the start of her business in 2003, Cindy has worked with highly respected and successful online-based business owners by implementing and managing technology, automating and streamlining various processes, overseeing and managing current marketing strategies, building a virtual team, and contributing to the development of new products, programs and services. Her focus now is in helping Virtual Assistants build consistent and continuous success – from startup to launch to smashing success.

We look forward to your participation.

One last thing, don’t forget to check us out on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  MS. LYN PROWSE-BISHOP
EMAIL: INFO@A4VB.COM.AU                                
PHONE: +61 (0) 417 648 172

Industry First – Alliance for Virtual Businesses Australian Chapter (A4VBAU)
Publishes 1^sr Comprehensive Australian Virtual Assistant Industry Survey Results

A4VB AU completes first national comprehensive study of the Australian Virtual Assistant industry to document its development, growth and impact on small businesses, entrepreneurs and solopreneurs.

Sydney, Australia (January 23, 2012) – The Australian Chapter of the Alliance for Virtual Businesses (A4VB.com.au) has tabulated results of the 1^st national study of the Virtual Assistant industry, consisting of statistical data ranging from best practices, operations, marketing and processes used in running a successful, professional VA business. Survey participants included individuals transitioning from administrative, executive assistant and corporate office manager positions to seasoned, Internet-savvy entrepreneurs providing administrative, marketing, secretarial and web-based services from their home offices.  Examples of responses to the 110 question survey include:

• 81% reported flexibility/freedom to control hours, income etc. as the reason they launched their home-based business
• 86.6% possess extensive on-the-job experience/training in employment
• 51.9%  work in a specific niche specialty and identified 40 niche markets where they utilize their skills
• 92.4% use some type of time tracking system, 90.8% depend on mobile phones as their telephone system of choice, and 59.5% do not use collaborative software.

The survey also identifies the top marketing, favorite social media venues, and most active business-related clubs and associations professional Virtual Assistants join. It describes, in the respondents’ own words, reasons clients choose to work with VAs instead of hiring in-house support staff.

Lyn Prowse-Bishop, chair of the A4VBAU steering committee reports, “Survey results provide a national benchmark for practicing and future professional VAs. It documents industry demographics, marketing, technology, compensation, and prospective niche categories, as well as a thorough snapshot of services offered by industry professionals.” These results will also provide valuable information for businesses in need of virtual administrative assistance to use as a guideline as to how a VA can best assist them in and with their business. In addition, the results provide statistical data that can be used by government agencies, insurance companies, and other industries showing virtual assistance as a viable alternative to traditional employment.

Sharon Williams, chairperson of the A4VB, the Australian chapter’s parent organization states, “Our ongoing mission is to facilitate the growth of the industry, educate members and promote the benefits of working with VAs both locally and worldwide.” Williams also reported, “This survey is the first in a series of country-based studies documenting one of the fastest growing ‘work from home’ industries in the world. The results can provide cultural comparisons and other unique differentials among VA practices, on a country-by-country basis.”

For more information about the A4VB, and its Australian Chapter log on to www.a4vb.com.au or contact media@a4vb.com.au. To obtain a copy of the Comprehensive Virtual Assistant Industry Survey Results visit the A4VB Store.

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About Alliance for Virtual Businesses

The Alliance for Virtual Businesses is a volunteer-directed organisation, whose primary mission is to advocate globally on behalf of the virtual assistant industry and to promote the growth of free enterprise between virtual assistants, entrepreneurs, small businesses, corporations, associations and other business entities. TheAlliance IS the leader in promoting the VA Industry. They communicate a unified VA message around the globe, via web 2.0, print media, TV, internet, presentations and other modalities. Their goal is to facilitate the growth, education, and promotion of VAs both locally and worldwide.

Press Contact:   Lyn Prowse-Bishop, Committee Head
Tel:                        +61 (0) 417 648 172
Email:                   media@a4vb.com.au
Website:              http://a4vb.com.au

USA Contact:     Sharon Williams, Chairperson and Founder
Tel:                         1-410-521-7001
Email:                    info@AllianceForVirtualBiz.com
Website:              http://AllianceForVirtualBiz.com