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| Thursday |
Topic |
Speaker |
| EDT time zone |
2009 Schedule of Events |
| 8:00am |
Expo Opening and Launch
Open Session |
| 8:30am |
Sponsor Session - International Virtual Assistants Association |
Free / Open Admittance |
|
9:00am |
Creating Buzz through Online Visibility!
Blogging & Social Medial Strategies to Build Your Business |
Belinda Jackson |
| 10:00am |
WordPress: Put the Power of WordPress to Work for You and Your Clients |
Jill Allison Chongva |
|
11:00am |
Becoming an Online Business Manager - To Be or Not to Be |
Tina Forsyth |
| Midday |
Using WordPress for your Website (Not a Blog) |
Christina Hills |
|
1:00pm |
Sponsor Session - Christian Work at Home Moms |
Free / Open Admittance |
|
1:45pm |
Secrets to Using the Know, Like and Trust Factor to Get Clients |
Cristina Favreau |
|
2:45pm |
How to Design a Website that Appeals to Your Audience |
Nancy Seeger and Panel |
|
3:45pm |
Is Becoming a Virtual Assistant Right for You? |
Tawnya Sutherland |
|
4:45pm |
Sponsor Session - A Clayton's Secretary |
Free / Open Session |
|
5:15pm |
Exhibition
and Trade Show Hall Visits
Networking Session 1 |
|
5:45pm |
Networking - Business or Social? |
Kathie Thomas |
|
6:45pm |
SEO for Beginners |
Jon Rognerud |
|
7:45pm |
Intro to the Virtual Assistance Industry |
Free / Open Session |
|
8:30pm |
VAs on a Mac -Questions, Best Apps, and Communicating with PCs |
Nancy Seeger, Kylie Short |
|
9:30pm |
How to Write Right for Your Business |
Jamie Lee Mann |
|
10:30pm |
W3C: Ride the Wave - Your Future on the Web |
Dale Noles |
|
11:30pm |
Closing |
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| Friday |
Topic |
Speaker |
| EDT time zone |
| |
| 8.00am |
Sponsor Session - African Virtual Assistants Association |
Free / Open Session |
| 8:30am |
Intro to the VA Industry |
Free / Open Session |
| 9:30am |
5 Ways to Attract All the Leads You Can Handle Using Social Media |
Leesa Barnes |
|
10:30am |
How to Succeed in Social Media by Using Social Currency |
Scott Stratten |
|
11:30am |
Google Analytics - A Practical Guide to Implementation |
Lesley Johnston |
| 12:30pm |
CSS: Making "Code Super Sexy" |
Lisa Boyd and Dale Noles |
|
1:30pm |
Exhibition
and Trade Show Hall Visits
Networking Session 2 |
|
2:00pm |
Generalist or Specialist VA? The Differences, Advantages, and the 14 Specialty Areas to Choose From |
Cindy Greenway |
| 3:00pm |
Get Found Online: 7 Smart Strategies to Massively Increase Your Visibility Online, Today! |
Donna Gunter |
| 4:00pm |
How to Find the Business That's Right for You |
Jill Hart |
|
5:00pm |
Exhibitor and Trade Show Hall Visits |
Free / Open Session |
|
5:15pm |
Angela Green
Learn the Ins and Outs of "Google Wave"
~ Just in Time For Its Expected Release |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Sponsor Session - VANetworking |
Open and Free to the Public |
| 7:00pm |
5 Tips for Starting Your VA Business |
Lyn Prowse-Bishop |
8:00pm |
Authors are Asking for You! The Exciting Opportunity of Becoming a Virtual Author's Assistant |
Jan B. King |
9:00pm |
Getting the Most Out of 1Shopping Cart |
Becki Noles |
10:00pm |
10 Secrets for Driving Real Business to Websites |
Craig Rispin |
|
11:00pm |
Facebook - More than Personal |
Clodagh Higgins
(presented by Nikki White) |
|
Midnight |
Closing |
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| Saturday |
Topic |
Speaker |
| EDT time zone |
|
8:00
am |
Sponsor Session - Australian Virtual Business Network |
Free / Open Session |
|
8:30am |
5 Secrets That Will Improve Anything You Write |
Linda Dessau |
| 9:30am |
Creating a Prospect Response System |
Jeannine Clontz |
| 10:30am |
Quickbooks for VAs - Part 1 |
Sherra Scott |
11:30am |
Creating a Successful Business Plan that Reflects Your Vision |
Sharon Williams |
| 12:30pm |
Be All You Can Be As a Publicity Virtual Assistant |
Diana Ennen |
| 1:30pm |
Your True Brand Identity Can Make or Break Your Business |
Sharon Williams |
| 2:30pm |
Work Once. Market Your Business All Week Long |
Angela Green |
| 3:30pm |
Quickbooks for VAs - Part 2 |
Sherra Scott |
4:30pm |
Exhibition
and Trade Show Hall Visits
Networking Session 3 |
| 5:00pm |
How to Respond to RFPs |
Janice Byer |
| 6:00p.m. |
Understanding Your Client through Market Research |
Free / Open Session |
| 7:00pm |
De-Mystifying the Multi-VA Practice |
TBA |
|
8:00pm |
6 Secrets to Creating Positive Buzz for You, Your Clients and the VA Industry |
Teresa Berger |
|
9:00pm |
Digital Security 101 |
Andrea Cannavina |
|
10:00pm |
27 Tips to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant |
Alyssa Gregory |
|
11:00pm |
What Every VA Needs to Know to Successfully Grow their Business from Home |
Lorraine Pirihi |
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Midnight |
Closing |
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