Recommended Materials & Resources for VATrainer Students & Graduates
The following are a recommended list of reading materials, websites, etc for students of the VATrainer.com program. Many of these items are referred to throughout the course program.
Bookmark this site and come back often as it will be continuously updated as we source additional benefits for graduates of this course.
Books:
- It's in the Cards!, Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.
- The World's Best Marketing Secret, Ivan R. Misner
- See the bookshop at VADirectory for VA related and networking books.
Business Sites of Interest:
Software:
Web Development:
Special Offers for VA Trainer Graduates & ACS Members:
COPYWRITING: WRITING FOR PROFIT
Australian School of Copywriting
Copywriting is the art of writing brochures, newsletters, advertisements, radio and TV commercials, media releases and many other forms of advertising. If you're looking to add another ‘string to your bow' that will generate pay rates of $50 per hour right up to $150+ per hour, copywriting is for you.
As a VA, you already have a list of clients you work with. Why not offer them a service they already need and make more money without having to find new clients?
You'll learn how to:
- Write brochures, websites, advertisements, emailers, newsletters, media releases and more
- Generate new ideas instantly
- Find work and win your own clients
- Present work to a client using standard industry layouts
- Charge great money for the work you do
- Use templates, shortcuts and formulas to write quickly and effectively
- Use words that make people take action
- Manage the client relationship (using pre-written scripts and cheat sheets to guide you)
- Access to work opportunities and a host of online resources.
You can attend a seminar course (starts October 2008) or you can enroll now in the Home Study course and be on your way to a lucrative writing career within weeks. As a Home Study student, you also receive 3 hours of personal coaching over the phone to help you get your business started as well as to give you feedback on your work.
It takes a minimum of about 40-50 hours to finish the course. There is no time limit by when you need to finish and the Coaching Calls can be used at a time convenient to you.
A Certificate of Completion is awarded to all participants.
Cost: $795.00 inc gst.
Contact:
Bernadette Schwerdt
The Copywriting Coach
Australian School of Copywriting
Medical Terminology course
Would you like to take Medical Transcriptions? Need to learn about the terminology? We have a course available for you through Medical Office Distance Education - yes, you do not need to go to school! Special discount to A Clayton's Secretary members but the course is open to anyone.
Resume Writing course
Written by an award-winning resume writer, this course will put you on track to assist others. Click the title for more information.
StretchSmart
...putting an end to computer strain, neck pain,
back ache, tired eyes, and RSI forever!
Productivity items (newsletters and products) for your business
Gear for VAs
A system that provides document templates, web templates, email templates and all sorts of other things, designed to assist Virtual Assistants in their businesses.
