Get ‘em now before the price goes up!

Prices on many items in the Virtual Assistant Business Forms store will be going up on January 2, 2011. If you’ve been holding off on buying anything or you want to complete your product library, now is the time to do it.

Plus, these items are on sale now until midnight, January 1. No discount code required–just add the items you want to your cart and the discount will be automatically applied. Easy peasy!

1. GDE-03 Client Consultation Process now only $47 (save $20)

2. GDE-39 Value-Based Pricing & Packaging Toolkit now only $127 (save $20)

3. GDE-34 Plush: Red Carpet Strategies for Luxurious Client Care now only $17 (save $20)

4. GDE-38 Articulating Your Value: How to Craft Your Own Unique and Compelling Marketing Message now only $47 (save $20)

5. GDE-37 Activity & Time Analysis Tool now only $47 (save $20)

Or, get THE WHOLE SHEBANG now for only $399 (a $581 value) and save $182. Four new products will be launched first quarter 2011. Once these products are added, this package will go up significantly so now is the time to buy.

All my best to you for 2011!

When you checkout, all you have to do is enter the discount code: cybermonday.

Enjoy!

Today I received a great question about this product:

“Hi Danielle. On your (FRM-06) Client Profile Sheet, you stated that ‘this isn’t a form I recommend that you have clients complete.’ So my question is, have you created one that we can give to clients to complete?”

This is a great question so let me elaborate on that…

I don’t have separate forms (one that clients fill out and one that you fill out). You can have clients fill out the form if that’s what you choose to do. Or you can split the form into two parts–the business section for the client to fill in and the personal section for you to fill in.

My recommendation was related more toward the personal info and what I meant was that you want to collect the personal information on your client behind the scenes. It sort of forces you to take an interest and look for opportunities to learn about your client personally.

For example:

Getting a birthday card from someone because they asked you to fill out a form so they could perfunctorily send you a card or gift isn’t nearly as delightful or fun or meaningful as receiving a card or gift from your Virtual Assistant/Administrative Support Consultant because she made the effort, quietly, behind the scenes, to learn and care about when your birthday was, what kind of things you enjoy, and then remembered.

See what I mean? It’s all about the red carpet treatment. Remember, it’s the small things that can mean so much.

When I work with a new monthly retainer client, I keep that sheet out whenever we have our weekly phone meeting during those first months of working together. During that phase, you are both learning so much about each other and this is the time to keep your ears perked for those details and write them down.

Hope that helps everyone!

This was a great way to find those last little glitches in the new online Virtual Assistant Business Forms store. With any project like this, I highly recommend putting the thing out live at a certain point because you’ll always have blind spots. You can test and test and test on your own until the cows come home, but there’s nothing like an actual, practical implementation to ferret out those last little bits that need fixing up.

Unofficial announcement: The new store is live now. I will be replacing links and phasing out the old store slowly. In the meantime you can make purchases at either place. I always welcome all your feedback and ideas on the new store so keep’em coming! One cool new feature of the new store is that you will get automatic version upgrades of every product you purchased. New versions upload automatically to your online account. And if you ever lose a document you’ve purchased, again you can go to your online account and download it. No more expired download links.

Well, this “little” project has taken a bit longer than anticipated. Basically, it’s done, but I have some more info to add on some of the pages as well as some cosmetic design tweaks. In the meantime, I need pre-launch buyers to make sure everything is all polished and runs smoothly. For that reason, I’m holding a 50% off sale for the next 48 hours only. My products are worth every penny they cost so it’s not often I have sales in the first place, and I will never have a sale at this steep a discount ever again. So, if you’ve been holding off buying any of my products, now is the time to get in there. They will never be this low-priced again and like I say, it ends in 48 hours.

Just type in this word into the discount code field when you checkout: 50offsale

Here’s the link: http://virtualassistantbusinessforms.com/

PS: Oh, and even if you don’t buy anything, I really would like to know you like the look of the new store compared with the old page. Is it more pleasing on the eye? Is it easier to navigate? Do you think it’s easier to find the products you’re looking for? Is there anything that is confusing or bugs you about it? I would really appreciate any and all feedback. Thanks in advance!

First, I want to thank Heather so much for this insight. Although we work in a global marketplace, it’s not always easy to know whether certain terms are consistent or understandable in different countries. So thank you for bringing that to my attention, Heather!

In answer to the question, d/b/a means “doing business as.” It is used to denote a sole proprietor’s business trade name rather than his or her personal name (e.g., Jane Doe d/b/a Jane’s Administrative Partnering) or one or more of a parent entity’s business trade names (Smith Companies, Inc., d/b/a/ John Smith Administrative Consulting).

Some countries use “trading as” for the same purpose. Our templates are based on U.S. based business so if you operate in a different country, you’ll want to check for and replace with the correct term for your location. And as always, have your own attorney check any legal documents before you use them in your business.

If you have any similar questions, please do let me know!

Today is the last day to get the special, reduced price on my premium Virtual Assistant tools, the Activity & Time Analysis Tool (GDE-37) and the study guide, Understanding Your Value: How to Craft Your Own Unique Value Proposition and Cash-In on Value Billing Methodologies (WBK-38).

Until midnight tonight, you can purchase these guides for only $47 each. After midnight, they go back up to their regular price of $67 each so buy now and save $20 on each. Plus, as a bonus, you’ll also receive the recording of my teleseminar, “Take Charge of the Delegation Process (and Make More Money, Too!)” with your purchase.

I’m also going to be doing some restructuring on our offerings and raising prices on many of the Virtual Assistant business forms, templates, tools and guides offered in the Virtual Assistant Business Forms store so now is the time to get in on the savings. If you’re not on there yet, be sure and sign up for the VIP mailing list first so that you can take an additional 10% off your purchases

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ACTIVITY & TIME ANALYSIS TOOL (GDE-37)
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Take your consulting with clients to a whole new level! This tool is evolutions beyond simply asking clients to write their activities on a notepad, and puts YOU in the driver’s seat of your business and the delegation process. The Activity & Time Assessment Tool is designed to help you more quickly and effectively get to know a new client’s business, while giving clients a more “scientific” analysis and clearer visual picture of their business and activities. This tool helps you analyze a client’s time and energy busters, see where their core strengths and weaknesses are, identify where key systems and processes can be developed, and allows you to make more informed recommendations about where your services can be best utilized as you begin working together. The Activity & Time Analysis tool will add value to your processes and systems, and clients will be “wowed” by the invaluable, eye-opening businesss data and charts you will be able to present to them. Includes: Activity & Time Analysis Tool (Excel), Instructions for Virtual Assistant (PDF), Worksheet for Clients (PDF) and Conversation Charts (PDF).

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR VALUE: HOW TO CRAFT
YOUR OWN UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION AND
CASH-IN ON VALUE-BILLING METHODOLOGIES (WBK-38)
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Is your Web site copy and marketing message following the same old (ineffective) script that everyone else in the industry uses? Are you tired of having to work like a dog to make any money and still not having clients appreciate what you do for them? Wouldn’t you love to stop watching the clock and make a ton more money than you’re charging now? If so, then this workbook is for you! With this tutorial, you will gain a deeper understanding of what it is you really offer to clients and your value to them. Exercises included in the workbook walk you through the process of crafting your own unique value statement, one that will have more attractive, tangible meaning to your prospective clients and have you standing heads and tails above the crowd. Also included are practical how-tos for implementing value-billing methods and strategies that allow you to work less while making more money. Includes: Understanding Your Value e-book and Exercise Workbook.(21 pages) ]]> http://www.grittyva.com/2009/05/01/last-chance-to-get-virtual-assistant-business-tools-at-special-reduced-price/feed/ 0 http://www.grittyva.com/2009/04/27/only-3-days-left-on-virtual-assistant-premium-tools-special-offer/ http://www.grittyva.com/2009/04/27/only-3-days-left-on-virtual-assistant-premium-tools-special-offer/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:06 +0000 Danielle Keister http://www.grittyva.com/?p=2075 Just wanted to remind you that there are only three days left to get the special, reduced price on my premium Virtual Assistant tools, the Activity & Time Analysis Tool (GDE-37) and Understanding Your Value: How to Craft Your Own Unique Value Proposition and Cash-In on Value Billing Methodologies (WBK-38).

From now until midnight on Friday, May 1, you can purchase these guides for only $47 each (they are regulary priced at $67 each). You’ll save $20 if you buy one and you’ll save $40 if you buy both. You can also get an additional 10% off if you sign up for the VIP mailing list first.

As a bonus, you’ll also receive the recording of my teleseminar, “Take Charge of the Delegation Process (and Make More Money, Too!)” with your purchase.

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ACTIVITY & TIME ANALYSIS TOOL (GDE-37)
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Take your consulting with clients to a whole new level! This tool is evolutions beyond simply asking clients to write their activities on a notepad, and puts YOU in the driver’s seat of your business and the delegation process. The Activity & Time Assessment Tool is designed to help you more quickly and effectively get to know a new client’s business, while giving clients a more “scientific” analysis and clearer visual picture of their business and activities. This tool helps you analyze a client’s time and energy busters, see where their core strengths and weaknesses are, identify where key systems and processes can be developed, and allows you to make more informed recommendations about where your services can be best utilized as you begin working together. The Activity & Time Analysis tool will add value to your processes and systems, and clients will be “wowed” by the invaluable, eye-opening businesss data and charts you will be able to present to them. Includes: Activity & Time Analysis Tool (Excel), Instructions for Virtual Assistant (PDF), Worksheet for Clients (PDF) and Conversation Charts (PDF).

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR VALUE: HOW TO CRAFT
YOUR OWN UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION AND
CASH-IN ON VALUE-BILLING METHODOLOGIES (WBK-38)
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Is your Web site copy and marketing message following the same old (ineffective) script that everyone else in the industry uses? Are you tired of having to work like a dog to make any money and still not having clients appreciate what you do for them? Wouldn’t you love to stop watching the clock and make a ton more money than you’re charging now? If so, then this workbook is for you! With this tutorial, you will gain a deeper understanding of what it is you really offer to clients and your value to them. Exercises included in the workbook walk you through the process of crafting your own unique value statement, one that will have more attractive, tangible meaning to your prospective clients and have you standing heads and tails above the crowd. Also included are practical how-tos for implementing value-billing methods and strategies that allow you to work less while making more money. Includes: Understanding Your Value e-book and Exercise Workbook.(21 pages)