Our next group coaching call for virtual assistants on June 15, 2010 will be about Effectively Marketing With Your Newsletter. To help us create the best possible content, we'd appreciate it if you'd take a few minutes to answer a few questions.

The questions are:

Do you currently publish an ezine or email newsletter?

If you do currently publish a newsletter, does it have a name?

If you do not currently publish a newsletter, briefly explain why not.

How often do you currently publish your newsletter or if you do not yet publish one, how often do you think you would publish it?

What program do you currently use to publish your newsletter? If you are not currently publishing one, what programs have you heard of? Constant Contact, iContact, Aweber, Infusion Soft, MyEmma, others?

What do you like most and least about the newsletter program you are currently using?

Who are you targeting with your newsletter? Prospective clients, current clients, other virtual assistants, someone else?

What topics does your newsletter cover?

Click here to take our short survey.

Jennifer Bourn of Bourn Creative was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Northern California Virtual Assistants Meetup group today.

Jen made the point that each page on our website should have a goal. We need to take time to decide what the goal is for that particular page and then be sure that everything on that page is working toward that goal.

That was just one little tidbit I took away from today's presentation. Bourn Creative provides a ton on information on their blog and I highly recommend you visit their blog today.

Tonight I will be the guest on the Virtual Assistants Networking Group call. Many business owners don't understand what a virtual assistant can do for them. Often prospects contact virtual assistants knowing they need help but unsure of specifically how a virtual assistant can help them. On the other hand, virtual assistants find it difficult to clearly define what they can do for their prospects. Join me for a lively conversation on this topic.

Tonight is Collette Schultz's monthly call for subcontractors. Her guest for April is Dawn Martinello. Dawn opened Monday Morning VA in February of 2009 and works with clients who are eager to enhance their online visibility. Her specialties include internet marketing, social networking, WordPress theme tweaks, creating and implementing systems and procedures, and general life + business co-ordination/automation. She’s the recipient of the VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award from the Virtual Assistant Networking Association for demonstrating professionalism on the Web.

Register for this free call at Software Savvy Sub.

Another resource for those in the Sacramento area who would like to become virtual assistants is the Sacramento City College Virtual Office and Management Technologies Program. Professor Smedley heads a certificate and degree program designed to help those who want a career working from home. To learn more you can email Professor Smedley directly at smedlel@scc.losrios.edu.