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Virtual Assistants and Online Business Managers …. It’s time to take note of a new trend in the virtual world.

The topic?

Compensation.

Traditionally, us virtual professionals have stuck to the “time for money” compensation model.  Meaning we charge an hourly rate or retainer fee based a block of time to complete our client work.

It works great in many ways … but after building great relationships, taking on more tasks, owning more responsibility in the business and then getting too busy, feeling exhausted, letting things drop and eventually wondering if it’s all really worth it …. You realize it isn’t so great after all.

Why?

Because there are only so many hours in a day you can work. And there’s only so much you can charge per hour.

Online ‘old-timers’ Tina Forsyth and Andrea Lee are taking a stance on breaking free from the time for money trap.  They’re inviting Virtual Assistants and Online Business Managers to join a conversation about incentive based compensation.

My $ecret too! I’ve been utilizing their compensation method for many years within my Virtual Assistant business.  You don’t think I bought all my favourite toys from working just 9-5 on my hourly rates in my home office do you?

On October 20^th, you can join Tina and Andrea for a FREE call about what incentive based compensation means, the options available, how to implement, why to consider it and much more.  This is critical stuff … if you try to introduce incentive based compensation without hearing what they have to say – it may ultimately destroy your client relationships.

Give yourself the opportunity to break free from the time for money trap.  Start by joining Tina and Andrea for their fre’e call on October 20^th.

CLICK NOW to Register for this free call on >>>

Incentive Based Compensation For YOUR Virtual Assistant Business

As you look at the current Social Media frontier in the latter part of 2009, it is clear that there are two particular channels that have become “shining stars” among the business community.

Any idea what those two channels might be? Let me tell you…

Twitter & Facebook Fan Pages

Facebook Fan pages are one of the hottest pieces of Real Estate on the Web today especially since Facebook made some positive changes back in February of 2009. Presently, over ten million users become fans of Facebook pages each day. There are essentially five reasons why Facebook Fan pages are such a compelling channel to increase your business visibility:

1. Fan Pages facilitate greater interaction with a target audience.
2. Fan Pages are very SEO friendly and well indexed in Google.
3. Fan Pages allow you to build and connect with an unlimited fan base.
4. Facebook Applications enable you to now create visually appealing FB landing pages.
5. Fan Pages are a powerful viral marketing tool. As users interact with your page, this shifts to their walls and news feeds leading to increased exposure!

Our colleagues at the training center, VAClassroom seem to have the knack for creating training programs just at the right time when the market demand is on the rise. Businesses are ultra motivated to create compelling Facebook Fanpages, but either lack the time or expertise to pull it off. VAClassroom has recently launched a new two-week mini-course called: ‘Fantastic Facebook Fanpages”.

In this short mini-course, they going to cover such topics as:

• How to design, develop and market your fan page with a user-friendly step by step guide
• How to create visually appealing Facebook landing pages
• Success strategies for leveraging Facebook applications to increase the visibility of your business
• Simple SEO tips for helping your pages get more traffic from the Search Engines
• Practical tips for building a targeted email list with your fan page.

And so much more!

Registration is officially now open for this new mini-course starting on October 19th!

Just click on the link here -> to learn how to create a facebook fan page to grab your seat today!