Archive for March, 2009

Paula Belyew –VAcollades from VAnetworking.com

March 24, 2009 at 11:07 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

@Bar JD Communications has a new post about Paula Belyeu, of Integrity Virtual Solutions, this week’s winner of the Vacollade, the peer award at VAnetworking.com.   Belyeu is acknowledged in another blog post at Partnering with a Virtual Assistant, the blog at VAnetworking.com

JudyAnn Lorenz, author and owner of Bar JD Communications, expresses her high opinion of Belyeu both as a virtual assistant and as a networker with others in the virtual professional career field. In Lorenz’s opinion, Belyeu is the VA-Coolade winner. Read more at Vacollade Winner Paula Belyeu is COOL too!

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Rekindle Your Business Excitement

March 11, 2009 at 8:13 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

Enlightening posts about the potential for burnout and boring damage to your business attitude have been published on @Bar JD Virtual Professionals, a blog for Bar JD Communications and on Partnering with a Virtual Assistant, official blog for VAnetworking.com

Jaime Lee Mann of Mann Made Time wrote the guest post at Partnering with a Virtual Assistant, entitling it “Are you excited about your business.”.  Mann writes of her experiences with clients who needed a new pair of eyes on the game and found the value of a virtual professional to be just the stimulation the doctor called for.

JudyAnn Lorenz wrote VA=Mojo?, to take the idea thread even further about the potential for working with a virtual professional as opposed to someone on site.   She points out the cultural impact of working with someone who works with various businesses and business strategies and how this experience can help your business.  Lorenz notes that now the reader/client knows two virtual assistants and can spread that acquaintance to a greater network by researching the Directory at VAnetworking.com until the RIGHT  VA is located.

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Cats, Plants, Printers & Home Offices!

March 11, 2009 at 3:55 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

Boy,  bored cats can cause some grief in the virtual office!  Peaches, Owen and Phoebe just  had several lovely days with warm temperatures permitting them to romp in the yard.  But, today, the spring weather is chilly and they are all stuck inside.   So, that seems to justify knocking a large Anthurium plant out of it’s wide window spot, scattering dirt all over the desk and printers, etc.

Plus, their owner/captive virtual assistant has had NPR turned down.  It appears that they do behave better, in keeping with studies, when there is some radio playing during their inside days.    The resident virtual assistant at Bar JD Communications wrote a blog post on @ Bar JD Virtual Professionals about these three kitties – CAT, SCAT!  LEAVE MY VIRTUAL OFFICE NOW!!!.   She counts on VAnetworking.com and the virtual assistant members of the network for morale support when incidents like the cat/plant issue threaten the calm atmosphere of the virtual office.

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Virtual Assistants Network for Progress & Credibility

March 10, 2009 at 8:49 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

You can fly with eagles or run with Turkeys. Make your own choice. A post on @Bar JD Communications comments on the value and credibility membership at VAnetworking.com holds for virtual assistants whether entry level or long time VA.

The network at VAnetworking.com brings strength from many facets. The organization alone offers training, e-books and blog updates. The members are the sticky pillars with their willingness to share what they can to help others. Read more at  VAnetworking.com brings many facets of gain to virtual assistants.

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eBooks from VAnetworking.com with Great Business Value

March 4, 2009 at 9:40 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

JudyAnn Lorenz of Bar JD Communications wrote a post in @Bar JD Communications today, VAnetworking.com has eBooks for Virtual Assistants that expands on the availability of a valuable series of eBooks from VAnetworking.com.

The series has some free eBooks and others which are very reasonably priced.  There are some that specifically address the needs of clients in choosing a virtual assistant or writing an RFP to virtual assistants.   Others help virtual assistants in beginning business decisions and planning.

This set of eBooks is a very good investment for clients who are just beginning to think about hiring a virtual assistant.  Or, sadly, if a business has had a poor experience with a VA, the eBooks contain information that might have offered options to avoid a poor experience.   Information that would have value in future relationships with a VA.

There is unquestionable value to people who are investigating the field of virtual assistance as a possible career move.

There are truckloads of business books and information available to the future virtual assistant.  There are blogs and forums to learn even more.  But, these books, written in consistent business language, make a resource that will be used over and over in any virtual assistant practice or with any business that works with a VA.

Check them out today at VAnetworking.com.   Give your business a boost!

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Pace & Focus — Common Virtues for VAs?

March 4, 2009 at 4:18 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

A post at Virtually @ Bar JD Virtual Professionals, entitled Focus and Pace can be Common Virtues for Virtual Assistants is about the benefits of focusing, self discipline and “PACING” your self and your virtual assistant business contains advice about the benefits of a paced working policy. The post was written in response and support of a post made by Ruth Martin of Maplewood Virtual Assistance entitled Got the Right Focus? made at Partnering with a Virtual Assistant the official blog for Vanetworking.com.

Both posts discuss the benefits of focusing on Your Self to the benefit of the clients, the business, the family and YOUR SELF! Participating as a member of VAnetworking.com helps the virtual professional to maintain a realistic view of the profound value of a virtual assistant practice. Setting some business self-discipline ensures a healthy business into the future.

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