I attended my first OIVAC (Online International Virtual Assistants Convention) last week. Unfortunately, due to time differences as it was co-ordinated from the States, I only managed to attend a few sessions and I will listen to the recordings of those I missed. One session I did attend was delivered by Queenslander VA Lyn Prowse-Bishop titled ‘Offshore freelancers: threat or opportunity’ and Lyn shared this video in her session. It’s worthy of sharing because the off-shore VA business you see in this video is a far-cry from the sort of Virtual Assistant business you would have supporting you from Australia. Other than the obvious lure of free beer to this workplace, what other differences jump out at you?

You may have read it in our April Newsletter or seen it about on various social media arenas that my business has been nominated in the 2011 Telstra Business Awards. This is super exciting for this little virtual business and yes, I have made sure I shared this exciting news...with everyone!

Another component of the Awards is the people's choice Awards and I'd be thrilled if you could add your vote by visiting the link below and hit the "RECOMMEND" button. You will need to be logged into Facebook in order to complete this function.

VOTE HERE: http://tinyurl.com/3tjckc3

Thanks in advance...and wish me luck!