FREE Teleseminar Tomorrow at VACOC

Tomorrow, in our continuing VACOC Guest Expert Teleseminar series, Jonathan Bailey of PlagiarismToday.com will be joining us to talk about the scourge of plagiarism on the Web and how you can protect your intellectual capital.If you've ever had your content reused without your permission, you know how frustrating copyright theft can be. Whether you are posting a blog, marketing copy or images on your Website, tracking your content on the Web is crucial to Internet success.

In this free teleseminar, Jonathan is going to show us how we can quickly and easily protect our content. We'll discuss everything from how to license your work, how to track it on the Web and how to stop infringements when you find them. He's going to cover:

* Steps you can take to reduce infringement of your work.
* Licensing strategies to let others use your content in a way that will work for you.
* Tracking tools for monitoring text and images on the Web.
* How to track down an infringer.
* How to get them to stop, without using an attorney.

Jonathan is going to share with us the techniques and strategies he has used to stop over 700 plagiarists of his own work and show you how to reduce the time it takes to handle a case of plagiarism to under 15 minutes. This is going to be a very interesting, practical and informative session!

REGISTER HERE:
http://www.virtualassistantnetworking.com/teleseminar.htm

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Everyone is welcome so be sure and spread the word. In fact, we could really, really use your help! Sharing the invite is a great reason to post on your blog and by telling others in the listservs and forums you participate in, you become seen and known for being a great resource to others. Feel free to copy and paste anything you like from this post or from the registration page and tell all your biz buddies to come register.


Until next time,

Denise
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Take Charge of the Delegation Process (and Make More Money, Too!)

Presented by Danielle Keister, VACOC Founder

DATE: Thursday, April 16, 2009
TIME: 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
DURATION: 60 minutes (call in 10 min. early to secure your seat)
COST: FREE!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This class is just for Virtual Assistants. Any Virtual Assistant who wants to take charge of the delegation process, better support clients and who have purchased my Activity & Time Analysis Tool (GDE-37) or are interested in it should plan to attend. Invite your Virtual Assistant buddies! If you know some folks who would like to attend, feel free to copy and paste the contents on this page, and post invitations on the forums, listservs and groups you participate in.

Many clients (maybe even most) struggle when it comes to delegation. When they hire a Virtual Assistant, they expect her to be the expert and to guide them in this process. But many Virtual Assistants aren't taking that proactive, professional role in their own businesses. In the process, not only are they creating a burden on their own clients and not supporting them as fully and professionally as they could, but they are also missing out on opportunities to make more money.

When I created my Activity & Time Analysis Tool (GDE-37), it was to devise a more methodical, "scientific" process for documenting and analyzing where clients were spending their time, how that time was either productively adding to or detracting from their business, as well as what efforts were creating positive returns or negative energy drains. The data is automatically translated into charts which allows the tool to provide clients with a visual snapshot of the business, which is often fantastically eye-opening to them in a way that no other print-out can be. Armed with this information, you are better able to pinpoint support needs, identify problem areas and make more purposeful, meaningful recommendations about where you can get started working together.

Instead of flying blind or passively waiting around to be told what to do (while the client is probably waiting for you to inform them!), you could be taking charge of your role as the administrative expert and identifying exactly what the best level of support is for new or existing clients. This also puts you in the driver's seat when it comes to getting more work from clients and increasing your revenue.

With this call, I want to help Virtual Assistants better understand how they can take on their role as the administrative expert and use this tool to their advantage to provide clients with the professional leadership and guidance they are desperately craving from Virtual Assistants. We'll cover:

• Filling your role as the administrative expert
• Taking charge of the delegation process
• How leading your own processes actually helps clients
• All the various ways you can utilize the tool with clients
• How to use the tool and make recommendations
• How you can use the tool to make more money with clients

I'll also be giving away one free Activity & Time Analysis Tool (a $67 value) to one lucky person on the call so be sure to attend. If you're a Virtual Assistant and you want to learn more about taking charge of the delegation process, if you've purchased the Activity & Time Analysis Tool already and want to know how to better utilize it, or if you are interested in the tool and want to learn more about how it can help you in your practice, this call is for you!

REGISTER TODAY!

Until next time,

Denise
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Another great VACOC Monthly Guest Expert Teleseminar

Assert Yourself Today!

Presented by Nancy Stampahar, SilverLiningSolutions.com

DATE: Thursday, March 19, 2009
TIME: 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST
DURATION: 60 minutes (call in 10 min. early to secure your seat)
COST: FREE!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This class is open to all Virtual Assistants, small/boutique business owners, solo professionals, solopreneurs and independent professionals. Invite your business buddies! If you know some folks who would like to attend, feel free to copy and paste the contents on this page, and post invitations on the forums, listservs and groups you participate in.

Can you say "no?" Can you set boundaries and ask for what you need? Do you speak up in meetings? Do you let people yell at you? When you are served a cold meal in a restaurant, do you return it or eat the cold food you are paying for? Are your clients treating you like an employee or a collaborative business partner?

If you want to make money and gain respect, you can not be a walk-all-over doormat or a pushy jerk. You must become an assertiveness communicator, which is powerful and free of worry and judgment.

To succeed, you must become empowered to assert yourself with confidence and communication that is appropriate, effective and mostly, respectful. Join us for the "Assert Yourself Today!" teleseminar and learn how to:

• Realize the differences between passive, assertive and aggressive communication styles.
• Learn how to say "no" without feeling guilty.
• Deliver constructive feedback with the Fact, Impact, Future performance improvement technique.
• Take control of your life.

When you stand up for yourself and express your honest thoughts, feelings and needs in direct, appropriate ways, you can have win-win results and a whole lotta respect for yourself and from others. Start asserting yourself today by registering for the call at the Virtual Assistant Chamber of Commerce.

About Nancy Stampahar

Nancy Stampahar (Pittsburgh, PA) is a sought-after organizational development consultant, trainer and speaker, with a degree in human resource management, and is the author of "Peace, Love and Lemonade: A Recipe to Make Your Life Sweeter." Stampahar solely owns and directs Silver Lining Solutions®, a consulting, training and speaking firm that specializes in adversity and change management, assertiveness and conflict resolution, empowerment, leadership and supervisory development, sales and team building.

Nancy Stampahar is passionate. She practices what she speaks. True to her company’s name, she believes in silver linings and the possibilities found in every day. Nancy is a resilient individual whose life experiences have shaped her into a wellspring of positive energy, compassion and achievement. She has found her calling and is continually helping people discover the abundance of opportunities within themselves and in the worlds around them.

Visit: www.silverliningsolutions.com and www.peaceloveandlemonade.com

Until next time,

Denise
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