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Social Media Virtual Assistance

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Tallent Agency VA Services
I love to network and use social media but there are some sides of doing so that, for me, are more WORK than they are enjoyment. Most of the avid social networkers I come across agree.

I have a couple of clients that I assist with the “chores” facet of their networking so that they can concentrate on the FUN sides, and I know I would love to someday have a helper to do my “busy work” for me as well.

I love to do my own searches for new people to connect and interact with but a lot of the people I am in contact with do not like this stage of the game. To me, the biggest chore is weeding through new connection requests to make sure the person is someone I would want to be associated with, have something in common with or at least has something interesting to discuss now and then.

I have helped others set up their social media personas, find like-minded people for them to connect and interact with, written or at least edited their profile descriptions and weeded through their new connection requests.

I have both a personal Facebook presence and a professional or business one. Some people tend to “friend” every person that asks so that they have a huge friend list. This is probably fine for personal social gossiping, sharing fun stuff, etc. but for my business, I feel that I need to concentrate on people who are my peers or in an industry compatible with mine or that might someday either need my services or at least know someone some day who does.

I also have an account on Linkedin for the sole purpose of connecting with other business people and getting and sharing tips, advice and resources with my peers.

My most fun, and most USED social media platform is Twitter. I am quite active on twitter and have some really interactive connections there. I have also made some real friendships from being on Twitter AND have gotten the bulk of my clients and referrals from my connections with this great platform.

If you love social networking but want to concentrate on the fun, interactive and connecting side and need someone else to manage and perform your maintenance for you, please keep me in mind.

I can set up your account for you, search for people in YOUR designated criteria, weed through your connection requests for the people you DO want to be involved with, send them a personal hello and welcome so that you do not have to use an autoresponder or even send them NO hello and welcome message and pretty much anything else to make your social networking experience a more fun and/or rewarding one.

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I fired myself today :-)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Tallent Agency VA Services
I know full well where my strengths and talents lie … with my proofreading, editing, transcription service, social networking on twitter, facebook and LinkedIn and selling digital products via my Software Superstore PLUS being the editor of my ezine, Rim Digest for marketers and small business owners. This is not a HUGE list of talents or strengths, but these are MINE.

By specializing so tightly with my Virtual Assistance Business , I miss a lot of income and learning opportunities, so decided to branch out a bit and learn some new skills to add to my portfolio. Needless to say, I got way over my head – was WAY out of my comfort zone, was miserable and starting to feel, to be honest, like a total FAILURE and/or loser. Then it hit me, no one can be expert at everything AND why on earth was I trying to be?!

Hence the firing of myself from what could have been a really great financial gain down the line but was seriously causing me stress and a huge well of unbelief in myself. I am confident in what I do best and need to focus on those things and so, though I am still wanting to learn as much as I can in this ever-changing wonderful world of internet marketing and marketing my services, I am not going to worry about trying to do more than I comfortably CAN do.

With that in mind, I signed up for a course to become a Virtual Event Specialist and to Get Certified in this specialty because it really appeals to me and is something more in the line of what I am already doing.

Video courtesy of Craig Cannings, the owner of the VA Classroom, about Virtual Event Services and why they are needed.

Remember, I am a Virtual Assistant who LOVES to do editing, proofreading and transcription assignments!

Jan Tallent
Tallent Agency Virtual Assistance

573-775-4520 jan@tallentagency.com


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New Service & Retainer Packages

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Tallent Agency VA Services

Social Networking Maintenance Assistance

Help with Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin – set up accounts, assist with profiles, find new compatible connections, weed out spammers, time-wasters and those who do not interact, send welcome messages to new contacts, send follow-up messages, etc.

$20 per work filled hour or: $15 per hour if retained for at least TEN hours per week and paid in advance, minimum is 10 hours at $15 to equal $150. Will do free profile proofreads and edits with any paid order of this service.

Retainer Services

Proofreading, Editing, Social Networking Assistance, Help Desk Assistance, Email Account Maintenance, Blog Posting, Web Page updates, Submitting your Blogs & Articles to directories, etc. can be retained weekly or monthly to save you money and assure continual workflow. You can use your entire retainer fee on one project OR mix them up in any of these categories as needed.

Retainer fee for the above services, paid in advance ONLY:

Ten hours per week – $15 per hour = $150
Fifteen hours per week – $13 per hour = $199
Twenty hours per week – $11 per hour = $220 <======= BEST DEAL!

Limited offer, good until I line up 3 or 4 retainer clients …

Monthly retainer of at least 20 hours per week, EVERY week, booked and paid in advance for a month at a time = $10 per hour. To assure my very best work and timeliness, I will limit this option to TWO monthly retainer clients and discontinue
the other retainer offers and only accept more work by the assignment at normal $20 per hour rate as my monthly retainer assignments are fulfilled and time allows.

** TRANSCRIPTION is NOT included in the retainable services. A one-hour audio takes at least six hours labor to type up, proofread and edit. I cannot discount this service and will have to retire this service if I get too busy with retainer clients for my other services. **

Remember, I am a Virtual Assistant who LOVES to do editing , proofreading and
transcription assignments!

Jan Tallent
Tallent Agency Virtual Assistance

573-775-4520 jan@tallentagency.com

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Over the past 12 years, Jan Tallent has spent countless hours providing writers and webmasters with free friendly tips on how to correct spelling and grammar errors in their written material.

From the feedback received she decided that since proofreading and editing help was so desperately needed she should build a business around something she enjoys doing, while at the same time providing a valuable service to business owners and writers.

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P.O. Box 858
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Phone: (573) 775-4520
Email: jan@tallentagency.com
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