Company: Old Fashioned Office Website: http://oldfashionedoffice.com Phone #: 865-323-0036 Location: Sevierville, TN Time Zone: Eastern
My Experience, I am an: Experienced OBM – currently working in this capacity for 1 or more clients
My Client Intake status is: Open – I am looking to work with new clients
I’ve been working online since: October 2003. I started as a solo-preneur providing general administrative duties, and my company has evolved into a Multi-VA business with a wide variety of services. Through the years, I have been able to meet and work with clients in various places throughout the world.
My journey as a Virtual Assistant and partnering with clients has been exciting, interesting and most of all gratifying. What started as “something to do” is now a profession I cherish, value and thoroughly enjoy!
Each day is different and I am always learning something new.
A couple of cool things that I wanted to let you know about:
1) “Short and Sweet” Alternatives to the Long Copy Sales Page.
Are you sick and tired of LOOOOOONG sales pages? I have to admit, I rarely (if ever) read a long sales page… and I certainly struggle with having to create them as well. The thing is, are they necessary? What can you do instead that will still get results?
My friend Karri Flatla is tackling this issue head on in a new call on October 7th where she’ll be sharing:
Why the long copy sales page isn’t always a good fit for your offer and for your people.
The short-and-sweet “feel-really-good” ALTERNATIVES that are available to you. (This is Web 2.0 that makes SENSE.)
Three key THEMES you must get if you decide NOT to do a long copy sales page (so you succeed despite what those “other copywriters” say).
This virtual event kicks off on September 30th delivering tasty entrepreneurial tidbits so you can grow your business with ease! Discover the latest information and get expert advice on how to market and grow your business successfully.
There are lots of cool sessions with 13 guest experts, including one from yours truly. Here’s a quick taste of what is on the menu:
How do you add the giving ingredient so your clients feel kneaded?- Bob Burg
Does your personal fitness flatter your business enough to help it rise?- Chalene Johnson
Money Mystery: Unlock the Key to Financing Your Business in Tough Economic Times… – Denise Kirk-Murray
Leveraging Internet radio and Podcasting to Establish a Sustainable Brand …. Jon W. Hansen
The 7 Keys to Hiring a Virtual Support Team that Boosts your Income (and doesn’t just drain your bank account)… with me!
I’ve been working online since: I transitioned from nearly 30 years in the traditional office space to working online in February 2008. VBS Online Business Management, formerly VBS Virtual Assist, is a complete online business management firm offering a full range of online management services for Speakers, Coaches and Authors.
As your online business manager, I can help you seamlessly manage all aspects of your business including managing your projects, virtual team, website(s), launches, speaking engagements, affiliate programs, joint venture programs, revenue streams and marketing implementation with the ultimate goal of identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to proactively drive your business to the next level.
I will help you more effectively manage the demands of your business while giving you the time you need to concentrate on your company’s vision, direction and growth – all essential components of a successful future for your business.
Company: Karen Ritchie Website: http://www.KarenRitchie.com Phone #: 214-316-8274 Location: Frisco, Texas Time Zone: Central
My Experience, I am an: Certified OBM
My Client Intake status is: Open – I am looking to work with new clients
I’ve been working online since: In my 20+ working years, my focus has been interpreting business goals into workable, implementable, successful detailed plans and then executing that plan. I’ve worked for very successful companies, names you’d likely recognize. But my passion has always been listening to someone describe what they want their team or department of those large businesses to become and then making a plan, hiring a team, and making those plans a reality.
Like many of my corporate peers, the cubicle got smaller and smaller and the online world got larger and more attractive. In 2004, I began investigating where I could make a contribution to online businesses.
I learned about setting up running membership sites, profiting from eCommerce, driving list traffic, conducting 6-figure teleseminars, and implementing online marketing methods (I’m a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach). But, at times our strongest insight into our skills and passions come from someone else. In my case, it came from my accountant who thinks my hobby is business, not just having a business, but doing business activities, tasks. And he is exactly right. I don’t just want a business, I want to do business.
I’m tickled pink to introduce you to the amazing gals in my Online Business Manager Mentorship program. Each of these ladies has invested a significant amount of time, energy and heart in becoming an Online Business Manager and serving their clients in the best way possible.
I’ve done a short video interview with everyone in order for you to see a “smiling face” and get to know them a bit better. And of course for you to be able to connect with your ideal OBM should you be looking to hire someone to provide this high-level of support for you and your business.
Company: Next Level Strategies Website:http://www.NextLevelStrategies.ca Phone: 905-825-1946 Location: Toronto, Ontario CANADA Time Zone: Eastern
My Experience, I am a…: Experienced OBM – currently working in this capacity for 1 or more clients
My Client Intake status is: Open – I am looking to work with new clients
I’ve been working online since…: After becoming a certified life coach in July 2008, I began working online with the hopes of building a life coaching business. I soon discovered that I was more interested in “doing” online business than I was about designing my own coaching program. So, I decided to blend my passion for online business with my extensive project management experience and become an OBM. [click to continue…]
I’m actually fascinated by confidence and the role it plays in our success. On one hand it is the *key* to being hired and paid well for what you do. On the other hand a lack of confidence can actually be a good indicator of what is next for you and your business…
Check out this video for my own journey with confidence and where it is leading me next.
Have you heard of the story of the Cobbler’s Children? It refers to the fact that a busy cobbler is so focused on making shoes for his customers that he has no time to make shoes for his own children.
There is a bit of a Cobbler’s Shoes epidemic going on when it comes to our websites… as Online Business Managers, Virtual Assistants and other online support professionals, we are so focused on finding and working with clients that our websites often fall to the bottom of our lists!
As much as we love our clients, it is important to also set aside some time for US – to work on our websites and get them into tip-top shape so they can do their job in attracting our ideal clients.
Yet the thing is that I know this is easier said than done… and if we don’t purposely set aside the time to work on our own websites it probably will never happen. This is exactly why we created our latest program:
“Write Your Site in a Week” September 13 – 17th
A Get-it-Done Program Exclusively for Online Business Managers, Virtual Assistants and other Online Support Professionals
If you are struggling with your website copy in any way this is the course for you… don’t let your ideal client slip through the cracks because your website isn’t doing it’s job (eek!)
PS – Just to be clear, this is not a training program… this is a “get it done” program where we take you by the hand and give you exactly what you need (including fill in the blanks templates) to get the 3 key pages of your website done in a week. Woo hoo!
My Experience, I am an: Experienced OBM – currently working in this capacity for 1 or more clients
My Client Intake status is: Open – I am looking to work with new clients
I’ve been working online since: I started as a solo- virtual assistant and grew into a solo online business manager – now OnDemand Virtual Services has grown so much that I created the OnDemand Implementers, a team of Online Business Managers to help me support business owners in a high quality, professional way. With all of my experience in implementing for top coaches and entrepreneurs I began creating formal strategic business plans and now run OnDemand Virtual Services under the bigger online strategy umbrella Online Business Transformations.
