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Shellye Biser Earns REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ Certification.
For Immediate Release

Wimberley, Texas. March 28, 2011. Shellye Biser has successfully completed the REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ certification to join an elite group of real estate professionals who have earned the prestigious certification offered through the National Institute of Webographers, LLC (www.webographers.com). Shellye has successfully completed 12 short courses which include: Online Business Strategy, Agent Websites, Single-property Websites, Lead Generation and Management, Virtual Tours, CMA and AVM technology, Neighborhood Search, Online Transaction Management, Electronic Forms, Virtual Assistants, Mobile Technologies and Blogs.

The REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ certification teaches real estate professionals how to develop and maintain an effective online business strategy in a web-based environment. Candidates learn how to establish an effective consumer-facing, all-inclusive web presence; while increasing their knowledge on real estate technologies and strategies clients expect. The program helps real estate agents and affiliates increase marketability by aiding them in determining where they should invest their resources to generate leads, acquire new clients, advertise and facilitate closings.

Shellye Biser, a REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ professional, knows how to win more listings, attract buyers by turning a listing process into a marketing process. For more information about the valuable services that Shellye provides to clients and web-savvy consumers, please feel free to make contact with:

Shellye Biser

http://www.virtualprovisions.com

assistance@virtualprovisions.com

About National Institute of Webographers, LLC
Since 2004, The National Institute of Webographers, LLC has specialized in the education, training, assessment and certification of web-based technologies for the Real Estate industry. The REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ Certification (REW™) provides consumer-facing solutions, education and training through a series of interactive online courses. Certification, online modules for REALTORS® and Assistants include Agent Websites, Single-property Websites, Lead Generation and Management, Virtual Tours, CMA and AVM technology, Neighborhood Search, Online Transaction Management, Electronic Forms, Blogs, Mobile Technologies, Virtual Assistants, and the Learning Laboratory™, where Certificants can access an array of showcased technologies for hands on learning. Available 24/7/365, these courses provide the opportunity for working professionals to learn at their own pace while enhancing the skill sets necessary to compete and excel with today’s web savvy consumers. REW™ professionals provide consumers with a positive and profitable Real Estate experience. For more information regarding the National Institute of Webographers, please visit www.webographers.com or contact Scott Lau at ScottLau@Webographers.com.

Having just celebrated our Country’s Independence on July 4th, I thought it appropriate to write about the independent spirit Texans are so proud of. Embarking on a career as a Virtual Assistant often reveals a great spirit of independence. As a business owner we depend only on our own efforts to succeed. We may often seek help from others from time to time, but our success is our own and is not dependent on the will of others.

I recently re-read a book titled “True Women” by Janice Woods Windle. The first time I read this book was about 4 years ago and it quickly became my all time favorite. It is a historical fiction novel full of Texas history. It tells stories of Texas heroes like Sam Houston and Juan Seguin, but mostly reveals the stories of the “true” women who fought hard to survive during the Runaway Scrape, the battle of San Jacinto, Indian attacks, the Civil War and various other hardships Texas faced early on. Talk about true independence. You have to read it to know what I mean.

Janice Woods Windle went on to write another great novel titled “Hill Country”. This novel is another historical fiction about Texas history and the strength of independence shown in the characters, which, by the way, are Janice’s own ancestors. Her third novel “Will’s War” is just as good.

In reflection, I believe that this spirit of independence is alive and well. Our nation was formed from this independent spirit. So was our great state of Texas. And the same can be said of so many small businesses formed throughout history and today. I’m proud to live in Texas. I’m proud to live in the United States of America and I’m also very proud to own my own Virtual Assistance business. How about you?

Written by Shellye Biser of Virtual Provisions

What to Avoid When Writing Articles.

Are you bogged down by administrative tasks that keep you from doing those other tasks that generate revenue? Here’s where a Virtual Assistant can step in and help you by doing those tasks that have been stealing your time. 

What is a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant provides clients with administrative services. These services include all the services you would expect from an in-house administrative assistant, and most of the time, a whole lot more. Using a Virtual Assistant eliminates costly business expenses such as payroll taxes, insurance, office space, equipment and workers compensation — just to name a few. Virtual Assistants bill only for actual time worked saving you thousands of dollars each year. 

A similar question might be; What is a Virtual Assistant worth? If you could have 5-10 hours per week free from your administrative and marketing tasks and in turn spend those 5-10 hours with your own paying clients — how much more money could you make each week? What would 5-10 hours of “face time” with your clients do for your business? 

A Virtual Assistant is a valuable asset to any growing business, and they are being used more and more in our technological world.. Can you afford not to use one today?

10 Ways to Add Hours to Your Day…by using a Virtual Assistant

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According to a recent survey, the number one need that companies have for virtual assistants is to help them with answering the telephone and replying to emails. The number two need is for content writing, but the survey is not specific in what areas. For instance, is content writing needed for blogs? emails? regular correspondence? twitter and facebook updates? company newsletters? the company’s web site? internal memos? etc.  It’s one thing to recognize your company’s need for content. It’s another to make sure that what you post or publish is worthy of your readers’ time and attention.

Here are three keys to writing quality content that can help communicate your company’s brand.

1. Be clear. Ask: What do I want to communicate? How can I best describe a product or service? You really don’t need marketing skills to write ad-worthy copy. Just be clear about what you say. Can the average person understand what you wrote? Have a friend or two read your material before publishing or posting it. Half the job of writing is re-writing — making something sound better or more clearer.

2. Be concise. Brevity is one of the key ingredients to online content. Be as concise, or exact, as you can when providing information about your product or service. Choose your words carefully. For example, when I came up with the idea for this post about quality content, I wondered how I could share this information with as few words as possible, yet communicate what needed to be said. Since, this is an online post for a blog, I knew I had to keep it simple. Internet readers have short attentions spans.

3. Be consistent. Try to make your writing consistent with your company’s goals or mission. Variety is okay now and then, but your customers or clients expect a certain loyalty to what your company offers — and this loyalty should be reflected in everything you do, including any information you share about your business. 

Of course, if you have no one within your company who feels they can write effectively, a virtual assistant can fill that role. A good virtual assistant will have the necessary skills and resources to help you with your communication strategy. He or she can be your greatest asset in reaching more clients or customers through the written word.

For more information on hiring a Virtual Assistant visit…. http://www.virtualprovisions.com

Copyright 2010 by Bob Valleau. Bob is a former staff writer for two international non-profit organizations. He has written copy for magazine advertisements, television/radio commercials and online businesses. He possesses marketing skills and writing experience for both products and services. Currently, he freelances and lives in Dallas, Texas.

There is an essential resource available to small business owners in particular, but most are overlooking it. The reasons may be as simple as them being unaware of it’s existance or maybe they just don’t realize how it can benefit them.

What is this resource that I am talking about? It’s a Virtual Assistant. A Virtual Assistant or VA is a home based independent contractor who offers administrative support services to small businesses or entrepreneurs. These services can range from marketing, bookkeeping, transcription, website design, phone services, secretarial services, graphic design, writing services and I could go on and on.

Too many small business owners are  burdened with numerous hours of administrative work that they do themselves or they end up hiring staff to do. This entails infrastructure costs, paid benefits and payroll expenses. They pay staff from 80 to 160 hours of income per month, when in fact most small business owners do not require more than a few hours a week for these administrative tasks to be completed. Hiring permanent staff when they should in fact be outsourcing this work to a virtual assistant just doesn’t make sense. By outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant the business owner can actually grow his business and work smarter as a result.

The versatality of the virtual assistance world is also appealing. You can outsource word processing or appointment scheduling and management to one VA and bookkeeping to another. Then at the end of the month pay the invoice for each and that’s it, nothing else is required. Of course many VA’s offer the whole spectrum of services.

With today’s technology so much office work can be performed virtually. This is especially great for those busy professionals who travel extensively. They can let the virtual assistant take care of all the administrative support work from their own home office.

Smart business owners, especially entrepreneurs are now partnering with a virtual assistant in order to free up their time to concentrate on the income generating aspect of their business.Virtual Assistants are usually seasoned professionals with many years of experience behind them and they work from home. They care about your business growth, because the more successful you are, the more successful they are. What could be better?

For more information on hiring a Virtual Assistant visit…. http://www.virtualprovisions.com