Recommended Books
The Virtual Assistant's Guide to Marketing
written by Michelle Jamison
There aren't many pages of this book that aren't marked by my little pink highlighter and personal notes. It covers all the marketing materials you need to get started along with examples and case studies, financial planning, website creation and operating procedures. There is even a guide for putting together a mini marketing plan in 4 easy steps!
Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA
written by Diana Ennen
This essential book covers all those questions you have about setting up your business legally, what skills you'll need and how to find training. It goes further with creating a solid business plan, establishing a web presence, offering specialty services, and daily operations.
Upclose & Virtual: A Practical Guide to Starting Your Own VA Business
written by Diana Ennen & Kelly Poelker
Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker have done an outstanding job of providing a complete reference guide to starting a successful and profitable Virtual Assistant business.
Boost Your Income – Offer Professional Resume Writing Online
written by Beverley Neil
There are dozens of professional strategies to assist in producing really powerful documents – strategies you will learn in this comprehensive, easy to follow, course which will enable you to write far more powerful documents and confidently charge a much higher fee.
Written by Beverley Neil, a multiple award-winning and accredited online resume writer, this course is ideal for the VA industry, and will teach you how to work with clients virtually to:
- Draw out and highlight critical skills and achievements even your clients may not know they have
- Identify and place key words and phrases recruiters lock onto
- Write cover letters that enable your client’s personality and strengths to shine through
- Format documents to stand out from the crowd even before they’re read
If you want to boost your resume writing confidence, boost your income, and know you are truly helping your clients by creating interview-winning resumes, this is the perfect time to find out more.
Virtual Business Startup System
created by Tawnya Sutherland
If I talked all day, I couldn't say enough about how much I respect and appreciate Tawnya Sutherland and all the hard work she has done for the VA industry. In this system she takes you step-by-step, day-by-day in great detail through the process of creating your VA business the right way from the start. It's like having a mentor there at your fingertips at any hour of any day. I found so many great ideas and exercises that I continue to go back and implement ideas even more than one year after completing the course.
If you are SERIOUS about starting a VA business and are committed to working hard to make it a success, this is THE guide to help you achieve your goal.
