Speaking & Media
Media Mentions
ABCNews.com - Five Low-Cost Ways to Be Your Own Boss
Bio
Erin Blaskie is the President and Founder of Business Services, ETC - a virtual assistance company. As a virtual assistant, Erin works with some of the top internet marketers and entrepreneurs around the world.
Erin is also the Founder and Coach behind The VA Coach. As The VA Coach, she teaches individuals who wish to become virtual assistants the easiest, most efficient way to do so. She also works with existing virtual assistants helping them to skyrocket their business success.
Erin has created the community-driven website VA Visionaries which offers advice and support for virtual assistants world-wide. The website features monthly teleseminars in which it has guest experts speak on a wide variety of topics which are helpful for virtual assistants.
Erin has also created two e-books and has two more in the works. Blog Traffic Explosion teaches individuals how to boost their blog traffic and get more exposure and visitors to their site. 30 Days of Delegation teaches entrepreneurs the best way to work with a virtual assistant (or anyone for that matter!) and how to delegate effectively.
Speaking Topics for Workshops, Presentations or Events
Here are some great speaking topics from presentations we’ve done in the past.
Virtual Assistance 101
In this workshop, we’ll cover:
- What a virtual assistant is (and what it isn’t!)
- What sort of tasks they can help you with in your business
- How they can help grow and expand your business in ways you never thought possible
- Where to find and hire a virtual assistant
- What you can expect to pay a virtual assistant
- What you can expect from hiring a virtual assistant
The Ins and Outs of Delegation
In this workshop, we’ll uncover:
- Why most entrepreneurs aren’t delegating (and why they need to!)
- How to determine what to delegate to your virtual assistant or another sub-contractor
- How to delegate it effectively
- Who you should be delegating this work to
- How much delegating tasks will cost you
- How to effectively pass work off to people so that you don’t have to micro-manage it!
Building a Long-Term, Lasting Relationship with Your Virtual Assistant
In this workshop, we’ll cover:
- Using your virtual assistant as a partner for your business
- How to set yourself up with a system so that you can vacation freely without having to worry (and having someone in place who knows your business as well as you do!)
- How gaining a second set of arms will help grow your business
- How to use your virtual assistant to help you focus on the bigger picture items
Companies We’ve Worked With
- Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero of Red Hot Copy
- Sheri McConnell of the National Association of Web Entrepreneurs and Association of Web Entrepreneurs
- John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing
- Peter Bowerman of The Well-Fed Writer
- Melanie Benson-Strick of Success Connections
- Michael Port of Book Yourself Solid
- Kim Fulcher of Compass Life Designs
- Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling
- Viki Viertel, The Business Buddha
- Christina Merkley of Shift-It-Coach and Make Mark Consulting
- Lisa Manyon of Write On Creative
- Stacy Karacostas of Success Stream
- LouAnn Savage of Savage Copy
- Lynn M. Scheurell of Creative Catalyst
- Lyle Lachmuth, The Unsticking Coach
- JJ Flizanes of Invisible Fitness
- Jeanne Peters of Nourishing Wellness
- Terri Lee Romine of 1NetMarketingService
- Elizabeth Marshall of High Energy Coach
- Lorraine Calhoun of Act2Consulting
- Shawn Twing of Barn Door Media
- Sharon Good of Good Life Coaching
- Susan Kim of Susan Kim Coaching
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