(NOTE: Tickets for NAMS 5 are now on sale for $297 for a limited time only. I hope to see you there in January, 2011!)

One class that stood out from the rest for me at NAMS was the copywriting class. Being a Certified Internet Marketing Specialist myself I know that you can have all the traffic in the world come to your website but if the buyer gets there and your copy doesn’t sell to them, it was a waste of your time sending them there in the first place.

For me, I’ve always struggled with writing sales copy but the instructor at NAMS, Karon Thackston, made it easy for me to sit down and just write simple copy that sells! In fact, my daughter Danielle who had never sold anything online before Karon’s class ended up winning the contest for highest product sales online that day. You can bet your life that having Karon’s class under her belt helped her win that contest!

So, let me introduce you to my friends from NAMS, Chris Cobb and Karon Thackston. Because of all the folks they had coming to them with a fear or frustration of copywriting, they decided to do something about it.

Just like me overcoming my challenge with writing sales copy you can – and will – learn to write great online copy once you educate yourself under the right teachers.

The first step is to enroll in their FREE online copywriting telesummit specifically for beginners.

Enroll here for their FREE online copywriting telesummit.

It runs September 1 – 10, 2010.

Here’s the kind of people Chris and Karon are: They decided to broadcast each session F.R.E.E for 24 hours so as many people as possible could hear this vital information.

That’s almost $300 worth of expert teaching for absolutely nothing. No strings attached.

And their lineup has some of the biggest names in copywriting and content creation on the ‘Net including:

• Kevin Hogan on the Science of Persuasion
• Michel Fortin on Sales Letters 2.0
• Lynn Terry on Blogging
• Jeff Herring on Article Writing
• Shannon Cherry on Press Release Writing
• Brian Massey on Landing Page Creation
• Karon Thackston on Knowing Your Target Audience, Basics of Online Copywriting, Headline Creation and SEO Copywriting

You can see the complete copywriting telesummit schedule on the website. That covers just about everything you’ll need to know to get started writing online copy like a pro.

Click over to Online Copywriting 101 now to get your free pass to this world-class beginner’s copywriting event. I’ll be there!

To Your Virtual Success,

Tawnya

I’m super glad I attended too for two reasons:

1. Because I learned something NEW on how to create menus with the most recent version of Wordpress which will make my designs so much easier to build.  And here I thought I knew everything about wordpress having installed over 100s of sites.

2. The recording for tonight’s webinar didn’t turn out well so there isn’t any replay.

But never fear, Tawnya is here… I’ve dug up Angela’s last webinar with us called “What Can Wordpress Do For You?” which was very similar to tonight’s webinar (actually longer with more details) and the link to listen to it is at the end of my email. Please listen if you have time but note the offer in is outdated now.

Angela’s NEW OFFER:

For the next 6 days ONLY, our friend Angela has created a special $100 off coupon for fastmovers who sign up to learn how to build a website with Wordpress from the inside out…

… and when you become a coaching student, She’ll throw in a free premium Wordpress website theme (regular price $79!)

Click here to register for her Wordpress Website Home Study Course

Don’t forget to use Coupon Code: VA

(I’ve even signed up my daughter to this course who just started working as a VA so you know it must be fantastic!)

I firmly believe this special pricing, valid until Wednesday, August 18th, represents your best way to learn how to create profitable websites while saving tons of time, money and frustration.

As a Virtual Assistant you’re probably looking for ways to expand your business and provide a service in hot demand.

Did you know that approximately 22 Million Websites use Wordpress?  With such a massive number of people using this program, it’s likely you have quite a few clients who want to use it or already do.

Whether you’re looking to be the go-to website or blog design person or just want to know how to go start to profit, this six week website course will help you get there. Trust me!

If you’re willing to commit to learning a skill that will literally benefit you the rest of your life the benefits will exponentially outweigh the measly cost of this six week program.

But don’t delay… Angela’s special pricing and free Premium theme offer offer ends on Wednesday, August 18th at 1pm EST. OR… when she reaches 25 students (whichever happens first).  She had only 19 spots left after the webinar tonight.

Click here to register for her Wordpress Website Home Study Course

Don’t forget to use Coupon Code: VA

To Your Virtual Success always…

PS. In case the incredibly low price isn’t enough to convince you to sign up now, please note that Angela is also offering an unconditional 7-day money-back GUARANTEE …

If you decide that Website Design Mojo isn’t for you, let her know within the first 7 days of the beginning of the course, and she’ll refund your money in full. There’s no way you could possibly lose.

PPS: I almost forgot, here’s the link to Angela’s spring wordpress webinar that I promised you.

Here’s your Weekender Report to keep you “IN THE KNOW” with informative and entertaining resources for your virtual business success this week! Included this weekend:

• Virtual News You Can Use NOW
• VAinsider Club MotiVAtor
• eSEMINAR SCHEDULE – Mark your calendars!
• HOT Topics at the forum this past week
• Virtual Weekender FREEBIE

VIRTUAL NEWS YOU CAN USE

1) NEW GOSSIP…I’ve partnered up with my friend, Nicole Dean from Shelancers.com – and we have some exciting news to share!

Our new Shelancers website is finally READY! WOO HOO! (And you can save BIG!)

Our goal from the beginning has been to be the best directory of freelancers (Virtual Assistants included!) on the ‘net and to get you the clients you need.

But, in my opinion, that’s not enough.

Helping you to get clients is important, but what about these other important issues…

• Earning Passive Income so that You’re Not working So Much
• Getting More Hours from Existing Clients
• Learning to Specialize and Charge More Per Hour
• Data Loss: What to Do to Ensure that You Don’t Lose your Work (and your Clients Work, too)
• Time Management: How to Juggle Home & Work

We’ve got tons of stuff ready and waiting for you – along with a smokin’ HOT NEW LOOK.

And, we’re ready to roll!

Not only can you join Shelancers today, but we’ve got a huge discount for you to thank you for your patience waiting for us to roll out.

For the next few days, you can join Shelancers as an annual or lifetime member at 25% off and get some added surprise bonuses (yet to come).

Here’s what to do.

1. Go to our Shelancers Website

2. Decide whether the “Get Listed” or the “Get Featured” option is better for you.

** Note: The “Get Featured” option gets you extra advertising on Shelancers website PLUS 6 other traffic high web sites by internet marketing gals, Nicole and myself

3. If you choose the annual or lifetime membership, enter code “SHEVA” during checkout to get 25% off. (Note: The coupon will not work on monthly passes, but the price will be increasing on those shortly, so you’re still saving.)

That’s it! But, the coupon goes away in less than a week.

Nicole and I can’t wait to help you find all those new clients!

BONUS: We’ll also be adding a group of  F R E E  PLR articles that you can publish on your blog to showcase your expertise. Members will get them automatically. Watch for news on that by becoming one of our  F R E E  Getting Started members.

2) It’s that time of the year again when yearly VAinsider memberships are coming due! It’s hard to believe we are 3 years old! In anticipation of all your renewals, we’re putting on a 30% off sale for all our yearly memberships only. If you were thinking of becoming a VAinsider, now is the time to cash in on our low rates and get your yearly membership today.

Order here

(Offer expires August 2nd & only applies to yearly memberships). Apply this coupon code upon ordering to receive your 30% discount: 3years

Hope to meet you on the inside with other VAs who have all kicked things up a notch in their business this past year!

3) It’s hard to believe its August already and that means back to school time! I am sure many of you have been inundated with all sorts of creative “Back to School” marketing campaigns.

Well, I want to share a “Back To School” special with you from VAClassroom which I believe will have a profound impact on your virtual business here in 2010 and beyond. VAClasssroom has launched three special training packages that will only be available for a very short time.

• Training Package #1: Save $200 on the Internet Marketing Specialist and Social Marketing Specialist 2010 Training Certifications
• Training Package #2: Save $100 on the Social Marketing Specialist 2010 Training Program AND the Fantastic Facebook Pages Mini-Course
• Training Package #3: Save $150 on the Virtual Events Specialist Certification AND the Camtasia Skill Training Mini-Course

Just visit this back to school special training page and be sure to watch the 3 minute video that provides a snapshot on this “Back to School” special.

NOTE: These reduced prices expire on September 6 so take advantage of the back to school sale now.

VAinsider Club MotiVAtor

Comparing yourself to others can be very draining on your confidence. Instead compare yourself to you. When looking at how you did in any particular year don’t worry about what others have done, instead look to your own history. When setting goals don’t worry what others are doing or what you think others expect of you. Instead look to past history of yourself, your business and your previous successes and failures. Stop dwelling on what others have accomplished or are working to accomplish and dwell on what you have accomplished or are working to accomplish.

Your VAinsider Club membership starts at only $7/mth. Not much to pay nowadays to help your business get the upper hand in the virtual service world.

What are you waiting for? Become a VAinsider Club Member (Starting at $7/month).

eSEMINAR SCHEDULE – Mark your calendars!

Stay up to date with times of all our educational business webinars by adding our schedule to your Google calendar now!

ALL MEMBERS: Our next FREE virtual business educational webinar >>>
Date: Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 6PM EST
Topic: More Than Just a Website: Wordpress, Social Media and Online Marketing
Presented by: Angela Wills
Learn how Wordpress can be used as the social ‘hub’ of your online business. This FREE program is the most popular blogging software out there but it’s NOT just a Blog and it’s NOT just a Website. This program is so powerful that as of September 2009 it was being used by over 202 million websites worldwide. If you serve an online market, it would be very smart to attend this webinar!

Register here to Attend our Business Webinars

GUESS WHAT’S BACK??? VAjot Social Night!

WEDNESDAY (All Members) ~ FREE VAjot Social Night
Join Tawnya Sutherland at 7pm EST, for our popular VAjot Social Night. At our VAjot Social Night we come together as business colleagues and as friends to connect, share and discuss our accomplishments the past week. It’s a social networking evening to JOT down everything on our minds, from introducing new members to discussing positive flows within our businesses.  We guarantee it will be a fun and informative social night for all to hang with their peers in the VA industry! All Virtual Assistants (or wanna-bees?) welcomed and please bring your URL with you to promote to us.

Follow our hashtag on Twitter: #VAjot

Register to Attend: http://VAnetworking.com/seminars

HOT TOPICS AT FORUM THIS PAST WEEK:

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Do you run multiple monitors?

LiveScribe Smartpen

Online Appointment System

Confused, scared, aigh!

New Member Highlight from Lafayette, Indiana

For VAinsider Club Members Only:

In the Face of Adversity what do you do?

The Official VAinsider Club Twitter List

Our Virtual Assistant Social Networking Forum is FREE to Join! What are you waiting for?

WEEKEND FREEBIE:

As many of you know my daughter Danielle (follow her on Twitter @DanielleBeauch) started working with me at VAnetworking Headquarters.  This weekend’s VAinsider Report ironically talks about the pros and cons of hiring a family member. Enjoy!.

Download here this weekend’s VAinsider Report.

And until next week…

To Your Virtual Success,

Tawnya Sutherland, CIMBS
Founder of The Leading Virtual Assistant Networking Forum Since 2003 www.VAnetworking.com

Here’s your Weekender Report to keep you “IN THE KNOW” with informative and entertaining resources for your virtual business success this week! Included this weekend:

• Virtual News You Can Use NOW
• VAinsider Club MotiVAtor
• eSEMINAR SCHEDULE – Mark your calendars!
• HOT Topics at the forum this past week
• Virtual Weekender FREEBIE

VIRTUAL NEWS YOU CAN USE

1) It’s that time of the year again when yearly VAinsider memberships are coming due! It’s hard to believe we are 3 years old! In anticipation of all your renewals, we’re putting on a 30% off sale for all our yearly memberships only. If you were thinking of becoming a VAinsider, now is the time to cash in on our low rates and get your yearly membership today.

Order here

(Offer expires August 2nd & only applies to yearly memberships)
Apply this coupon code upon ordering to receive your 30% discount: 3years

Hope to meet you on the inside with other VAs who have all kicked things up a notch in their business this past year!

2) This may not be NEWS you can use but it sure is NEWS I can use!

I’d like to welcome my 23 y.o. daughter who started working full time with me this past week at VAnetworking.com Headquarters. Danielle has a strong administration background of 8 years and I look forward to showing her how to take it all virtual. Being a VA rocks!

Please give her a warm welcome here at our boards

Off topic a bit here but for further computer training for Danielle, I’ve just subscribed her to VTC, a computer training software site. I really recommend checking this site out as you can learn everything on here from blogging to search engine optimization or software programs like Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop.

It’s fabulous and here’s the kicker…it’s only $30 a month for access to all 882 courses.

If you like to learn visually by video, have $30 and a few hours to kill this summer then this is a cool site to belong to. Check it out this video computer training website.

3) I attended this event in Vancouver and highly recommend if you live near San Francisco, California to check it out too! Definitely worth its weight in gold. Attending will show you how to have a thriving business online by building multiple streams of income in your business.

My friend Andrea J. Lee says it the simplest >> You make sure you have quality content WORTH selling, and then apply current, HIGH-END money models.

If you’ve ever had even the slightest thought that you could be the next 6- or even 7-figure thought leader in your industry, you owe it to yourself to check out more about this upcoming wealthy thought leader event.

4) It’s that time again…Please help bring more exposure to the VA industry by participating in the 2010 Virtual Assistant Industry Survey!

Lets take away the guesswork by providing the media with valuable up to date stats on the VA industry. Here is our opportunity to tell the press all about us –> Virtual Assistants.

The survey will take about 20 minutes of your time to complete but at the end of it, you’ll receive as a thank you gift, over 15 ebooks and special reports all related to our industry, Virtual Assistants, to download at the end of the survey.

Spread the word about this survey on Twitter & other places Virtual Assistants network and hang out at.

Take the Virtual Assistant Survey today!

VAinsider Club MotiVAtor

Lack of persistence can be a huge detriment to the success of your business. Never accept failure as an option and make an oath to yourself to never give up. Overcoming failure takes one simple thing … effort on your part to complete what you set out to do in the first place. When you put absolutely everything you have into something and it still isn’t working maybe you need a new plan and a new strategy together with a whole new set of goals. However, don’t allow yourself to give up and accept failure until you know that you have tried absolutely everything to make it a success.

Your VAinsider Club membership starts at only $7/mth. Not much to pay nowadays to help your business get the upper hand in the virtual service world.

What are you waiting for? Become a VAinsider Club Member (Starting at $7/month).

eSEMINAR SCHEDULE – Mark your calendars!

Stay up to date with times of all our educational business webinars by adding our schedule to your Google calendar now!

ALL MEMBERS:

Our next complimentary virtual business educational webinar >>> Tell your clients to mark their calendars …

Date: Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 at 6PM EST

Topic: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Outsourcing Your Business to a Virtual Assistant

Presented by: Tawnya Sutherland

Register to Attend: http://VAnetworking.com/seminars

PLUS: At 7PM EST, Virtual Assistants may join us for:

VAbridge.com – Helping Clients & Virtual Assistants Bridge the Gap!

A webinar bridging the gap between Clients and Virtual Assistants to make a better difference in doing business.

Tawnya Sutherland will host this meet and greet opportunity for clients to connect with VAs from across the globe to help them find that perfect working relationship with a VA. Clients will have the opportunity to pick the brains of the VAs via a Q & A one hour session.

NOTE: Only VAinsider.com members or VAcertified.com VAs may attend. (Sign in with your full name so you are not kicked out of the room. You’ll also be better equipped to communicate if you have a microphone headset for this VAbridge).

HOT TOPICS AT FORUM THIS PAST WEEK:

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If you haven’t had a chance to check out Zoho…

Health and wellness in your business – Nutritional Cleansing

Screen Gabber Suggestions

Comic Sans on a Business Website

New Member Highlight from Surrey, British Columbia:

For VAinsider Club Members Only:

Maintaining Consistency Tips and Advice Needed

The Official VAinsider Club Twitter List

Our Virtual Assistant Social Networking Forum is FREE to Join! What are you waiting for?

WEEKEND FREEBIE:

We’ve had such fantastic feedback on our VAinsider freebie reports that I’ve decided to make them a regular feature for all members to enjoy.

Download this weekend’s VAinsider Report that talks about how female Virtual Assistants can eliminate stress and live a more balanced life.

And until next week…

To Your Virtual Success,

Tawnya Sutherland, CIMBS
Founder of The Leading Virtual Assistant Networking Forum Since 2003 www.VAnetworking.com

Here’s your Weekender Report to keep you “IN THE KNOW” with informative and entertaining resources for your virtual business success this week! Included this weekend:

• Virtual News You Can Use NOW
• VAinsider Club MotiVAtor
• eSEMINAR SCHEDULE – Mark your calendars!
• HOT Topics at the forum this past week
• Virtual Weekender FREEBIE

VIRTUAL NEWS YOU CAN USE

1) Need a reliable Online Backup System? Look no further than Carbonite. I use it on all my computers and totally love it! It not only keeps my clients records safe off site but serves as a duplicate backup system for my business to ensure I never lose my data. Every business  should have this online backup system.

CLICK HERE: Start Your 15-Day Risk-Free Trial Today!

2) Want to offer Transcription services to your clients? Then you’ll need to have all your software in place ready to transcribe!

Download this dictation software for F.R.E.E. by clicking here.

3) Ever thought of offering your services to another Virtual Assistant? Learn from the best how to do this, my very own Virtual Assistant, Patty Dost. Get her VAs VA Book 25% off until July 31st!

Patty had a couple of wisdom teeth pulled out this month and now has a bad infection which means a root canal for her this coming week.  I feel so sorry for her!  But since she isn’t too alert this week (grins) I thought I’d put her book on sale through VAnetworking.  Maybe a few ebook sales in her inbox this week out of the blue will help that tooth pain seem all worth it!  So grab her book now at 25% off until July 31st, 2010. That’s only $12.75 for this informative ebook!

Get your copy now

Use this coupon code to receive 25% off: teeth

Love ya Patty and hope your teeth stop hurting soon!

4) There is only 1 system left before my VBSS offer expires. So don’t forget to pop over and check out the BONUS VIP special limited time offer (Valued at over $300) I have for Virtual Assistants who invest in my Virtual Assistant start up system today.

CLICK HERE to Become a Virtual Assistant Today!

If you need a step by step plan to bring your business from start to making money, my VBSS is the answer for you. It’s all my online business knowledge over the last 14 years (and other VA industry leaders) in one simple to implement Virtual Assistant startup system. A system ready to help you avoid business mistakes and benefit only from my successes.

VAinsider Club MotiVAtor

Lack of persistence can be a huge detriment to the success of your business. Never accept failure as an option and make an oath to yourself to never give up. Overcoming failure takes one simple thing … effort on your part to complete what you set out to do in the first place. When you put absolutely everything you have into something and it still isn’t working maybe you need a new plan and a new strategy together with a whole new set of goals. However, don’t allow yourself to give up and accept failure until you know that you have tried absolutely everything to make it a success.

Your VAinsider Club membership starts at only $7/mth. Not much to pay nowadays to help your business get the upper hand in the virtual service world.

What are you waiting for? Become a VAinsider Club Member (Starting at $7/month).

eSEMINAR SCHEDULE – Mark your calendars!

Stay up to date with times of all our educational business webinars by adding our schedule to your Google calendar now!

ALL MEMBERS:

Date: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 6PM EST
Topic: Learn How to Become a Virtual Assistant
Presented by: Tawnya Sutherland

VAinsiders ONLY:

Date: Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 7PM EST
Topic: Internet Marketing Q & A with Certified Internet Marketing Specialist, Tawnya Sutherland
Level: Supercharge VAinsiders Only

HOT TOPICS AT FORUM THIS PAST WEEK:

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Transcription Resources Needed

Package price for Newsletter

Facebook Fanpage Help

New Member Highlight from Omaha, NE

For VAinsider Club Members Only:

What is your Favourite VAinsider Membership Perk and Why?

The Official VAinsider Club Twitter List

Our Virtual Assistant Social Networking Forum is FREE to Join! What are you waiting for?

WEEKEND FREEBIE:

Blogging is easy, right?  Yes, for the most part, blogging is easy. However, on the way to achieving your blogging goals, there are mistakes many new and even experienced bloggers make.

Download here now the most common mistakes to avoid for successful blogging

And until next week…

To Your Virtual Success,

Tawnya Sutherland, CIMBS
Founder of The Leading Virtual Assistant Networking Forum Since 2003 www.VAnetworking.com