Recently I’ve had a number of people in the US fill out the form on my VA Trainer website and in the ‘where did you find us’ field they entered ‘magazine’ or ‘Reader’s Digest’. I wasn’t aware a new article had come out about my business so went in search of the article to find out what it was all about. The article had escaped my radar! It was, in fact, an article about ways to earn money at home and they profiled the VA industry, and interviewed Diana Ennen in the process. Congratulations Diana!
A copy of the article is below.
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If you’ve got word processing, transcription, bookkeeping, public relations or website design skills, you may want to try life as a virtual assistant. That broad title refers to people with expertise in a range of services, including administrative support and legal and medical transcription, says Diana Ennen, co-author of Virtual Assistant — The Series. “There is so much work for VAs,” Ennen says. “The field is thriving, absolutely booming.”
Though some work might require daytime hours, much of it can be done at night or on the weekend. Hourly rates range from $35 for basic transcribing to up to $100 for Web design.
Online forums and websites can be good places to gather how-to information from experienced assistants. Try the Virtual Assistant Networking Association (vanetworking.com), the International Association of Virtual Office Assistants (iavoa.com) or the International Virtual Assistants Association (ivaa.org).
Although there isn’t a direct link to my site it did lead people to it through the links that were available. One of the ladies who filled out my form commented that she did so because she knew it wasn’t a scam due to the article she read. It’s so good to see publications like RD acknowledging our industry. KMT
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Tawnya Sutherland says
We got enormous traffic at VANA from this article and also thank Diana for all her publicity efforts in bringing out awareness for VAs. Way to Go DIANA!!!
Diana Ennen says
Thanks so much!! I really try so hard to bring awareness about the VA Industry. I’m just so proud of where we are today. I’m glad that people are finding that article and then looking more into our Industry. Thanks again Kathie for such a nice comment. I really appreciate it .
Kathie T, Your VA Coach says
You and me both Diana. And you’re most welcome – it was great to see our industry in such a publication. Well done!
Evelyn says
I almost fell over when I saw this! I tried the VA thing but it didn’t work for me. Why? Time, commitment and the consistency of both. It won’t work if you don’t apply yourself and MAKE the time! The other part is faith — faith in yourself and faith in the industry. It’s too easy to walk away and think it’s all bunk. Obviously some people in the industry have managed to keep at it! At least I know I’m Ethics Checked with Staffcentrix.com — but, that was a long time ago. I don’t think they even do that anymore. But, even that limited liability company stuck with it and they have grown. I’m glad to see that and or so very proud of you all!