Looking for something? Then this list should help you find those things and will be updated on a regular basis.
Here are some good reasons why you joined the team of “A Clayton’s Secretary”.
| ACS Member Updates | Will now be sent via the client requests group list. |
| ACS News & Blog | (sent to clients, general public and VAs) Register here |
| Credit Card Payment Processing | If you have a credit card payment to be processed (Australian members only please) then you can process the payment via Stratapay. The funds will be transferred by EFT to your chosen bank account within 2-3 business days, depending on the time of day it is processed. You will need to email Kathie separately to advise you’ve processed a payment and what your bank account details are for the payment to be forwarded on. |
| Credit Card facility | If you wish to regularly process credit card payments you can set up your own Credit Card facility through Stratapay. Discounted fee to “A Clayton’s Secretary” members. |
| Digital Transcription | Need to practice digital transcription? Click here for podcasts to practice with |
| Downloads for members: | For new members as they come on board:The HomeGrown Secretary10 Surefire Steps to Market Your Home Business |
| Email Address | If you are using a hotmail, yahoo or similar type of email address, you might like to get an address that relates to your business. Choose from: asecretary.com, asecretary.com.au, vadirectory.net, virtualassistants.com.au. Just contact Kathie to make your request. No extra charge. |
| Looking to collaborate on projects? Then try Smartsheet! |
 | Have you thought about sending thank you cards to your clients or colleagues? Or what about a birthday, anniversary, birth of a baby or anything else you can think of? Why not send a card to someone totally FREE on me!I use this service for Client & family Christmas Cards, birthday cards for family, friends and clients, thank yous to clients, congratulations and all sorts of other things. Works out to less than $2 printed and posted per card – now, that’s a bargain! All professionally printed and good quality. |
 | The Cartridge Family is a family owned printer cartridge reseller. They sell printers, toners and inks across Australia and New Zealand. They offer A Clayton’s Secretary members group discounts and fabulous service and are a resource for all things printing. The Cartridge Family supplies all brands of ink and toner and are ranked highly as one of the most ethical and knowledgeable companies in Australia and New Zealand in the consumables industry. This ranking can be confirmed by their suppliers and vendors (such as HP and Dell).If you have printing problems or questions about the best and cheapest ways to print documents, call them on 1300 1 TONER (1300 186 637). They can also help in other areas such as determining how much to charge a client for printing and cartridges and can recommend and supply printers that don’t cost a fortune to buy ink or toner. |
 | Woo WordPress Themes are easy to use and make your wordpress site look very professional. |
 | VA Accessories for ACS members. Necklace, earrings, hair ornaments for VAs. |
 | Virtual Assistant Authors course. According to a survey done by the Virtual Assistance Networking Association (www.VANetworking.com), 43.4% of virtual assistants have a specialty they have developed so that they can target a niche market, such as authors. As a certified professional virtual author’s assistant you will become the ‘go to’ expert in your field. Specialists are always more under greater demand and can charge more for their expertise.You don’t need to live in the U.S. to be a virtual author’s assistant.The whole point with being virtual is that you can work from anywhere in the world for anyone in the world. You are not just limited to clients in your own area or even your own country. We have designed the course to train VAAs from all over the world.Our information will be relevant to you if you train in Australia, India, the UK, New Zealand, Canada and just about anywhere.We have included specific information for each country making this a truly virtual global course. The world will become your client base and your business can truly be international. |
| VAClassroom’s Social Marketing Specialist Program | One of the most popular training certification course right now is VAClassroom’s Social Marketing Specialist Program. Craig Cannings, the co-founder of VAClassroom and developer of this program, has seen so many amazing testimonies on how this niche training program has helped to increase many of their graduates’ client and income opportunities! Regular webinars, several courses available. |
| VA Software Training brought to you by Anita Pastor, AJIA Training. Anita has put together a training package to assist all members of ACS to get the most out of their VA software use. 15% discount on her regular training prices – just let Anita know your ACS membership number for verification of your eligibility for training at these great prices. |
 | Do you need coaching to help you get your business on track or perhaps you need occasional mentoring to help you along the way as you build your business? Then contact Kathie to find out about the latest special offers available. VATrainer.com |
 | VBS System A system that provides document templates, web templates, email templates and all sorts of other things, designed to assist Virtual Assistants in their businesses. |
 | Want to earn an income from home offering Virtual Reception Services or just want to reduce your phone costs?We supply and pre-configure your VOIP phone equipment and offer ongoing support.Email us at voip@absvos.com.au for more information. |
 | Special rate for ACS members and VA Trainer students – Discounted rates for other hosting sizes available to members of the team. Also Domain registrations. Includes WordPress blog software, control panel facilities, web based email, FrontPage server extensions and heaps of other extras. |
