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Client Communication Clinic in VancouverFriday, August 6, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PT)Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Client Communication Clinic for Virtual Workers in Vancouver
We believe that everyone has the right to make a great living doing something they love. We believe you should wake up every morning excited about how you're going to spend your day, eager to get up and get at it.
We believe this applies to people who have families and lives and not just to people willing to do whatever it takes to get and keep a job. In fact we think a job is the worst way to provide for your family.
We love working together and being available for our little girl whenever she needs us. We love spontaneously closing down the office and going for a drive through the mountains.
Many Virtual Assistants are women who wish they could make a great living doing something they're good at, but still be available for their families, trying to achieve that holy grail - work/life balance.
We know it can be done because we do it!
We know we can show you how to do it because we have shown others.
A Virtual Assistant is an entrepreneur - not an employee. Communication is the lifeblood of a successful service business. We're good at it. Our clients nicknamed Sue "Sue Awesome" (and that's her website - SueAwesome.com). This Clinic will show you how to be Awesome for your clients!
Here's What You'll Learn at the Client Communication Clinic
Effective communication with clients is vital for every business person, and especially so for virtual workers and virtual assistants. The Client Communication Clinic helps you develop the best client communications possible to grow your business. We address communication in marketing, with your ideal client, in networking situations, with prospects and in your newsletter.
- What is permission marketing and how can you use it to gain more clients?
- How can you refine your description of your ideal client so your marketing messages target a more specific audience?
- How can you effectively network in person to gain more clients?
- How can you improve your conversion rate?
- How can you use your newsletter to communicate with your clients and prospects effectively?
Read the Press Release: Chief Virtual Officer Trains Virtual Assistants in Vancouver at The Network Hub at http://www.pr.com/press-release/246593.
”As virtual assistants we spend so much time focusing on the success of our clients that we sometimes neglect the need to nurture and network for our businesses. I always try to take the time to connect and attend a workshop relevant to my industry as I always find the information from my peers to incredibly valuable!" - Renee Shupe, The Redhead VA
Special Note
This is an information packed workshop. We're aware that you can't possibly absorb it all in a single sitting. That's why the cost of the workshop includes a CD set containing 5 hours of audio from our recorded group coaching calls and over 60 pages of reference materials and notes for you to review at your own pace as often as you like.
At this workshop you will learn how to:
- Effectively Market Your Services
- Clearly Define Your Ideal Client
- Network in a Way that Creates Word of Mouth Referrals
- Convert Prospects to Your Ideal Client
- Effectively Marketing With Your Newsletter
All attendees will go home with over $120 worth of product including audio recordings and reports on CD on these topics:
- Identifying Your Ideal Client and Target Market
- Networking Creates Word of Mouth Referrals
- Converting Prospects to Clients
- Effectively Marketing With Your Newsletter
- Bonus Tips: Grow Your Business as a Chief Virtual Officer
- 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success by John Jantsch, Duct Tape Marketing
Grand Prize! Gift Certificate for Gold Mentoring Package from Vickie Turley, Mentoring Matters ($471 Value)
Bonus #1: All attendees will receive a copy of the 72-page action guide, Building Blocks: Succeed as a Chief Virtual Officer. ($19.95 Value) We use this action guide during the Clinic. You will also receive an Implementation Checklist to help you implement what you learn in your business right away!
Bonus #2: All attendees will receive the CD package, Client Communication Clinic. The CD includes over 5 hours of audio recordings from Group Coaching Calls and 7 different Special Reports. ($100 Value)
Bonus #3: Drawing for copies of the book What's Love Got To Do With It? How to Have the Perfect VA Client Relationship by Vickie Turley. There will be 7 copies to give away! ($19.95 Value)
Bonus #4: Drawing for copies of the ebook on CD Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn - A Quick-Start Guide for Virtual Assistants by Christine Giri. There will be 5 copies to give away! ($49.95 Value)
Bonus #5: All attendees will receive access to the Members Only Forum at no additional charge!
Attendees are
also eligible to purchase autographed copies of our 240-page book, The Commonsense Virtual Assistant - Becoming
an Entrepreneur, Not an Employee for $10 (that's 1/2 price!)
Here are the kinds of things people say about our book:
"Not only do you receive information about being a Virtual Assistant, you receive information about being an Entreprenur and isn't that where we start? Certainly! Make sure that you have everything done and no distractions as you will NOT want to put this down either." Debi Leonard - Virtual Support Connections
"This book is a must read for anyone looking to get into the virtual assistant industry and it is a blueprint for success for those who are already in the industry. It guides you through a mindset shift that shows you how to operate as a highly successful online business. The illustrations and advice and most of all the resources makes this book "Top Grade". Sue and Joel, understands our struggles and clearly identifies what to do to grow. This is an outstanding book and a MUST read." Lucinda Cross - Business Midwife
Testimonials for Joel and Sue of Chief Virtual Officer:
"What we were able to accomplish in 10 minutes is more than any coach has ever accomplished with me in the past. Helping me come up with one sentence that concisely describes what it is I do is what I've been searching for, for years. No one has taken the time to really listen to what it was I was trying to say. You didn’t cut me off with your own ideas, and you didn't tell me that my homework was to figure it out alone for our next call. Helping me with this huge missing piece in my business and in my marketing has taken an enormous weight off my shoulders. Thank you, thank you, thank you."—Cristina Favreau, Canada, The Brainstormist, Certified Business Coach & Speaker
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As a Virtual Assistant I have many questions as to how to get started, how to set up my website, where to go for information and how to find clients. I found Sue Canfield and she and Joel have been a God send! They are so nice, and kind and patient and most of all extremely knowledgeable. They have taken the time to mentor me, advise me, and direct me in ways to help me be as successful as I can be. Their professionalism and knowledge is first rate and I recommend their services to anyone who is eager to get started but unsure what to do. Choosing to partner with Sue and Joel Canfield is the best decision any business owner can make to grow their business and be successful."—Julie Dillman, Grand Prairie, Canada, Executive Digital Assistant
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Learn more about Chief Virtual Officer at their website: http://chiefvirtualofficer.com/
When & Where
The Network Hub
422 Richards Street
Vancouver,
British Columbia V6B 2Z4
Canada
Friday, August 6, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PT)
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Sue L and Joel D Canfield
Chief Virtual Officer
Grand Prize! Gift Certificate for Gold Mentoring Package from Vickie Turley, Mentoring Matters (Value $471)
As I began living my passion as a Virtual Assistant, my fellow VAs started telling me, "Vickie, you have a real gift for mentoring." I had never thought about pursuing anything along those lines, but the more people mentioned it to me, the more I realized how much I love mentoring others. I realized I did have a gift. And I am a strong believer of using your gifts.
Mentoring Matters is for aspiring, new, or seasoned VAs who are looking for a different type of support, help from someone who is like them and who has “been there, done that.” My service is designed to work the way you do – it is unique and special to each individual. My goal is to provide the VA with real-world help – for marketing, attracting clients, closing the sale, and any other area in which you are struggling.
My Gold mentoring package is full of amazing benefits. It is a 3-month program and includes two 45-minute private mentoring sessions each month, one 90-minute group mentoring session each month, one 15-minute burst session per month, and unlimited email support. Your private sessions give us the opportunity to get very specific as we look at what you want out of your mentoring sessions. The group session gives you the opportunity to spend time with other VAs and to get different perspectives on the way things are done in a successful manner. The burst session is one of the favorite benefits listed. This session allows you 15 minutes to get on-the-spot mentoring during a stressful or difficult situation. You also have access to the Mentoring Café, an open Skype question-and-answer session for all VAs, each month. The Café allows you to join us on Skype, ask any question, and get mentoring from me on the spot.
As you can see, this package is full of benefits that will allow you every opportunity to grow your business and build your steps to success in a 3-month period. It is valued at $471. And it will be given away to one lucky winner!
I am excited to be able to offer this amazing grand prize and look forward to working with you.
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Thank you!
We'd also like to thank our special Contributor Renee Shupe of Redhead Business Management for helping us put together and promote this event!
Thank you Vickie Turley for contributing 7 copies of the book What's Love Got To Do With It? How to Have the Perfect VA-Client Relationship. Vickie is the founder of Mentoring Matters.
Thank you Christine Giri for contributing 5 copies of the ebook on CD Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn - A Quick-Start Guide for Virtual Assistants.
About Your Instructors:
For over 25 years Sue Canfield, Virtual Office Administrator and Owner of Awesome Assistant, has helped small business owners with administrative tasks. Since she officially began working as a VA in 2005, she has worked with over 30 clients to help them grow their businesses, specifically by using online marketing strategies such as email newsletters, blogs, articles, and social networking. Her mission is to partner with her clients to create and implement strategies to promote their businesses. Sue assists Joel in coaching other virtual assistants.
Joel D Canfield is an author and award-winning speaker who helps businesses grow using the trust that comes from communication that's more human. He has written two business books, 49 Commonsense Business Observations, The Commonsense Entrepreneur which more fully explores these commonsense business observations, and a mystery, Through the Fog, which takes place in the Irish countryside. Joel co-authored with Sue The Commonsense Virtual Assistant: Becoming an Entrepreneur, Not an Employee. Joel has been coaching virtual assistants since 2005.
At Chief Virtual Officer we believe that our blend of virtual assistant and coaching skills, business knowledge and marketing savvy is unique. Our success depends on your success, but even more, we know that we are uniquely qualified to help you create that success. We share more than 50 years of experience working with small businesses and love teaching others how they can have the deep satisfaction they get from their work and the life it allows us.
Here's something you should know: we don't take every client who comes to us. We have a limited amount of time and this is only part of what we do (besides coaching virtual assistants, we do web development, write business books and coach small business owners in marketing, including writing their own book as a marketing tool.)
Perhaps after reviewing your coaching options, you'd like to apply for a position as one of our clients!