Up Close & Virtual: A Practical Guide to Starting Your Own Virtual Assistant Business, Second Edition (Paperback)

~ Diana Ennen (Author), Kelly Poelker (Author) "A virtual assistant, or VA, is a highly skilled professional who provides administrative support and other specialized services to business, entrepreneurs, executives, sales professionals, and..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

"It is an essential startup guide to launching one of the most exciting new entrepreneurial ventures - becoming a professional VA." -- Priscilla Y. Huff, 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd. rev. ed.

The book is fabulous! I endorse this book highly and it is required reading for all VAU participants -- Janet Jordan, MVA - Virtual Assistance U

Up Close and Virtual is an essential guide to launching an exciting new entrepreneurial venture—becoming a professional virtual assistant. -- Priscilla Y. Huff, 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd. rev. ed.

Up Close and Virtual is well written, informative, and packed full of valuable tips to ensure your success. -- Al Canton, Publisher, Adams-Blake Co

Product Description

Up Close and Virtual, 2nd Edition is a complete reference guide to starting a successful and PROFITABLE virtual assistant business. Virtual assistants provide business support services to a broad range of clientele worldwide. Virtual assistants specialize in web design/graphic design, word processing, transcription, Internet research, event planning, coaching, editing/writing, meeting planning, concierge services, real estate transaction coordination, etc. Our detailed book covers all the how tos of starting a business including business and financial planning, determining rates, specialty services, VA training, etc. Plus it offers information on domain registration, creating your web site, and most importantly, how and where to find clients. All the latest information, links, resources, and tools are available for you!

Along with our personal experiences, (which covers over 20 years) we've also included recommendations from virtual assistants worldwide. This enables readers to see how others are making their businesses successful and provide them with a blueprint on how to do the same with theirs.

Cited as the book of choice for the VA industry, Up Close and Virtual is currently used as training material for VA courses including being the primary textbook for Red Deer College’s VA Certification Program (in Canada) and required reading for students of Virtual Assistance U, an online training center for virtual professionals. It truly leaves no stone overturned and is a MUST for anyone wanted to start this type of business.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Self-published; 2nd edition (August 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0974279021
• ISBN-13: 978-0974279022
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,734,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope Martin - Hope's Online Professional E-Services, June 23, 2005

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I highly recommend this book to the past, present and future Virtual Assistants. This book I found to be extremely resourceful - information, knowledge and wisdom from those who contributed to it and the amazing dedication shown from the authors. Diana Ennens and Kelly Poelker are great ambassadors for the industry