I belong to a number of VA chat forums and the common request from new VAs on all the lists, is ‘how do I get started?’
I encourage you to read through the archives on those forums - it will help give you a foundation to build upon and start putting you on the same level […]

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Well, OIVAC was a success and we had a lot of people in attendance - and I’ve heard from many who really enjoyed themselves.
Congratulations to Sharon Williams and Heather Jacobson on their award wins. This was a difficult process as the Steering Committee wanted to distance themselves from the selection process (especially since […]

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Well the first Online International Virtual Assistants Convention has finished. The booths for the Trade Expo will be open till end June I believe. The seminars, if you registered for them, are available to log into and listen to still - if you didn’t get to the presentation at the time it […]

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To the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention. There are paid sessions and free sessions so you would be most welcome to come along and visit!
Readers of this blog will know by now that I was nominated for an award - I didn’t win it but I was given the wonderful honour of being the […]

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The Online International Virtual Assistants Convention is almost here - the inaugural, the first event! And it’s shaping up to be quite an event.
Anyone who gets involved on a voluntary basis to help set up a major event, and still run their business (not to mention family) at the same time must surely be […]

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I’ve been nominated for International Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award through the Online International Virtual Assistant Convention. This is an inaugural award and I know that there will be many leaders, and movers and shakers of the VA industry nominated, so I’ll be up against some pretty stiff competition. However, just to be nominated […]

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