By joining a Virtual Team, a VA can gain access to a client base that would otherwise be unattainable, and can be assigned tasks in her area of strength, rather than the usual muliti-faceted tasks of a general VA. For example, a VA with vast knowledge of internet marketing may be assigned internet marketing projects only, for a number of clients. This is a unique opportunity for a VA to become an “expert” in a niche area, increasing her value in the marketplace and enabling her to command a higher rate of pay.

How does a Virtual Team work? A Virtual Team is led by a Team Leader, who is the contact person with the small business owner. That Team Leader will delegate the employer’s individual tasks and projects to the most qualified VAs available, who are uniquely skilled in their particular areas of expertise. For example, the Team Leader may utilize 5 different VAs to manage the needs of the business: one for website design and management, one to write press releases and web content, one for data entry and list management, and so on. The business owner communicates only with the Team Leader, and she will manage the rest of the team to ensure impeccable, on time results. If any VA on the team has not provided the highest quality work, the Team Leader will contract with a different VA for that project or task, until it is properly completed.

Virtual Teams cut the time and energy associated with training and supervision immeasurably, enabling entrepreneurs to use their time to focus on what they do best – envisioning growth strategies and being creative. Virtual Teams are a very attractive and growing outsourcing option, and a great opportunity for hightly skilled VAs. For more information on joining a Virtual Team, visit

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The community offers a plethora of articles, resources and links to information on life issues such as parenting, health and wellness, beauty and self-esteem; as well as resources for managing a home-based business and ideas for creating one.  The Moms Talk Network includes moms talk news and the moms talk radio network, which features audio archives from a variety of perspectives and topics including military wives, new urban moms, product sellers and teen parenting issues.

This site is a rich, well-rounded resource for all things “mom,” but is a particularly useful resource for motivational articles, links, lists and e-books on making money from home.  Check it out and bookmark this site for a great resource: Moms Talk Network!

A free downloadable ebook: How to Get Started as a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant .  Click Here to download.

713training.com, a blog written by Victoria Ring, credited as the developer of the Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant field.  This blog has informative articles for VBAs and VAs interested in entering the field. 

For more information and articles on the VBA, visit Victoria Ring’s blog Here.

• Date: Friday, October 19th
• Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm EST (multiple sessions running at once throughout the day)
• Who should attend: Any Virtual Assistant or service professional wanting to learn!
• Cost: $60.00(US) for IVAA members / $75.00(US) for non-IVAA members
  Cost includes ALL DAY PASS and full access to recordings following the event (up to 30 days)

On the blog The Savvy Entrepreneur, Christina Favreau outlines the courses offered during the summit, and how they can benefit a new or seasoned [tag]virtual assistant[/tag].

Seminars include time management, goal setting, effective writing, how to get visitors to comment on your blog, podcasting and digital transcription.

To qualify for the contest, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a VANA member (membership is free.)
• You have to have, or have to want, your own VA business
• Write a 500 – 750 word essay telling us “What Inspired You to Become a VA?”
• Email your essays to VANA in .doc, .rtf or .txt format only including your full name, address, phone number, website URL (if available) and your VANA username at our VAnetworking.com forum.

This month-long contest will end October 15th, 2007. Entries will be read and a decision announced on October 30th. Visit the website Here for further information.

It is no wonder that more and more people want to work at home! Jobs no longer provide much in the way of security or career satisfaction. Companies merge and take over, pension plans are not honored, more is demanded of workers with less return for the time and loyalty they have to put out. It is easy to understand why an online automated business is so appealing.

Affiliate marketing is a safe and certain means to success on the internet, but it takes diligence and care to find the right products and programs to promote, ethically and with sincerity. You need to have some understanding and passion for a particular niche in order to choose the right service or system. If you don’t fall prey to scams and shady deals, you can conduct a relationship-building business, based on your honest referral, that will grow as you do.

The potential to make a growing income with a business where you don’t actually “deliver” the product, but only steer traffic and clients in the right direction, is actually quite substantial. More….read the article

If you are serious about learning affiliate marketing and want to avoid the costly trial-and-error that seems inevitable, start out right with the Affiliate Classroom – This is a terrific resource to get a step-by-step method to making a solid residual income with Affiliate Marketing.

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Virtual Assistants are professionals who work from their homes, offering business services such as administrative support, transcription, bookkeeping, public relations and website design, as independent contractors.

Ms. Ennen suggests that professionals possessing these skills should consider becoming virtual assistants, as much of the work can be done at night, and compensation ranges from $35 – $100 per hour for highly specialized skills.

She offers the following links for information and resources for starting a virtual assistant business:

Virtual Assistant Networking Association (vanetworking.com),

The International Association of Virtual Office Assistants (iavoa.com)

The International Virtual Assistants Association (ivaa.org).

For more, read the article at http://www.rd.com/content/best-quick-cash/1/

These professionals possess knowledge of digital cameras and photography software, PowerPoint, and knowledge of database management systems such as ACT!.

Allen F. Hainge, in his article “How To Hire a Tech Assistant” in the Realty Times, explains that these technical tasks take the real estate sales professional’s focus of his game – making money.

A technically adept virtual assistant working for a real estate professional may be asked to create brochures and correspondence, maintain an agent’s website, or to create a multi-media presentation for a client or seminar.

For more, read the article at http://realtytimes.com/rtapages/19990624_techassistant.htm

How does one determine whether there’s money-making potential in a hobby? www.AllBusiness.com offers advice from the Small Business Administration on making that determination before planning a start-up business venture.

First, establish whether or not there is a demand for your product, and how much competition is out there. Can you offer your product at a better price, or more efficiently?

Next, determine the tax implications. Whether or not you are planning to deduct any losses from your venture will determine how you will need to proceed with the IRS.

Finally, how will you distribute your product or service. For suggestions and additional resources, read the article at http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/home-based-business/3328-2.html