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The VA Buzz. A free=2C weekly newsletter for Virtual Assistants on... November 23=2C 2023=2C Issue #183 ** Hello! ------------------------------------------------------------ Belinda Sandor Every year on Black Friday=2C all over social media=2C I see Virtual Assis= tants offering specials and discounts for their services. I have never und= erstood why a serious service provider would do this. As Virtual Assistants=2C we want our clients to see us as professionals=2C= pay us well=2C and treat us as trusted partners. But then the day after American Thanksgiving=2C many VAs act like Walmart= and discount their time and expertise for anyone who will buy! Maybe they think they=E2=80=99re missing an opportunity to make a bunch of= money quickly. Maybe they think that people who are on the fence will jum= p in and work with them. But here=E2=80=99s what=E2=80=99s actually happening when Virtual Assistan= ts jump into the Black Friday frenzy: 1. They are acting like a commodity. Instead of creating professional rela= tionships with people looking for a Virtual Assistant=2C they boil their v= alue down to price as the differentiator=2C rather than skill and expertis= e. They are giving the impression that one VA is interchangeable with anot= her. That=E2=80=99s just not true. 2. They are announcing to the world that their prices are negotiable. Not= everyone will love your prices=2C but those aren=E2=80=99t =E2=80=9Cyour= people.=E2=80=9D So don=E2=80=99t worry about them. To make a good livin= g=2C you must choose your hourly rate and stick to it. The last thing you= want is someone monopolizing your time at $20.00 an hour. 3. They are creating a red flag. When a prospective client begins a conver= sation with me asking how much I charge=2C experience tells me that they a= re not a good fit. Usually=2C they either don=E2=80=99t value what I offer= or they can=E2=80=99t afford to pay me. Both scenarios are stressful. Over the years=2C the more I raised my hourly rate=2C the better clients I= attracted. Today=2C my clients are successful business people who appreci= ate my value. Because I take myself seriously=2C they take me seriously to= o. So=2C skip Black Friday and charge what you=E2=80=99re worth. That=E2=80= =99s how you=E2=80=99ll earn what you deserve. To your success=2C Belinda Belinda Sandor Founder and Chief Cheerleader The VA Connection=C2=AE Upcoming Training This Week Lessons from the Cockpit ** Lessons from the Cockpit: When It's Just Too Much Tuesday=2C November 21=2C 2023 at 10:30 AM ET ------------------------------------------------------------ Starting a new business as a Virtual Assistant can be daunting with all th= e decisions that seem to loom before you. Selecting a business bank accoun= t=2C deciding on payment methods=2C and even choosing a business name can= seem overwhelming. 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exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-= size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-family: Helve= tica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h1 style=3D"text-align: left;display: block;m= argin: 0;padding: 0;color: #202020;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 26px;= font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: nor= mal;"><span style=3D"color:#48abb5"><span style=3D"font-family:roboto=2Che= lvetica\ neue=2Chelvetica=2Carial=2Csans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:2= 6px">Hello!</span></span></span></h1> <p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te= xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-fa= mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"><img= align=3D"right" alt=3D"Belinda Sandor" data-file-id=3D"6621856" height=3D= "200" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.com/329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c/images/3c= 08a768-79a0-4d94-232e-bfc8add3c9af.png" style=3D"border: 0px initial;width= : 200px;height: 200px;margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;outline: none;text-decorati= on: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"200"></p> <p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te= xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-fa= mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">Every= year on Black Friday=2C all over social media=2C I see Virtual Assistants= offering specials and discounts for their services. I have never understo= od why a serious service provider would do this.<br> <br> <strong>As Virtual Assistants=2C we want our clients to see us as professi= onals=2C pay us well=2C and treat us as trusted partners.</strong><br> <br> But then the day after American Thanksgiving=2C many VAs act like Walmart= and discount their time and expertise for anyone who will buy!<br> <br> Maybe they think they=E2=80=99re missing an opportunity to make a bunch of= money quickly. Maybe they think that people who are on the fence will jum= p in and work with them.<br> <br> <strong>But here=E2=80=99s what=E2=80=99s actually happening when Virtual= Assistants jump into the Black Friday frenzy:</strong></p> <ol> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>They are acting like a commodity.= </strong>Instead of creating professional relationships with people looki= ng for a Virtual Assistant=2C they boil their value down to price as the d= ifferentiator=2C rather than skill and expertise. They are giving the impr= ession that one VA is interchangeable with another. That=E2=80=99s just no= t true.<br> =09 </li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>They are announcing to the world t= hat their prices are negotiable. </strong>Not everyone will love your pric= es=2C but those aren=E2=80=99t =E2=80=9Cyour people.=E2=80=9D So don= =E2=80=99t worry about them. To make a good living=2C you must choose your= hourly rate and stick to it. The last thing you want is someone monopoliz= ing your time at $20.00 an hour.<br> =09 </li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>They are creating a red flag.</str= ong> When a prospective client begins a conversation with me asking how mu= ch I charge=2C experience tells me that they are not a good fit. Usually= =2C they either don=E2=80=99t value what I offer or they can=E2=80=99t aff= ord to pay me. Both scenarios are stressful.</li> </ol> <p style=3D"margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-te= xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-fa= mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">Over= the years=2C the more I raised my hourly rate=2C the better clients I att= racted. Today=2C my clients are successful business people who appreciate= my value. Because I take myself seriously=2C they take me seriously too.&= nbsp;<br> <br> <strong>So=2C skip Black Friday and charge what you=E2=80=99re worth. That= =E2=80=99s how you=E2=80=99ll earn what you deserve.</strong></p> To your success=2C<br> <span style=3D"font-family:roboto=2Chelvetica neue=2Chelvetica=2Carial=2Cs= ans-serif"><img alt=3D"Belinda" data-file-id=3D"6621860" height=3D"49" src= =3D"https://mcusercontent.com/329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c/images/4dd00c6c-8e= bf-4461-69ae-4dbdc40c5d3d.jpg" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 150px;height: 4= 9px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode= : bicubic;" width=3D"150"></span><br> Belinda Sandor<br> Founder and Chief Cheerleader<br> The VA Connection=C2=AE </td> </tr> </tbody></table> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</td> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</tr> =09=09=09=09</table> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnDividerBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: c= ollapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust:= 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class=3D"mcnDividerBlockInner" style=3D"min-width: 100%;pa= dding: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webk= it-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class=3D"mcnDividerContent" border=3D"0" cellpaddin= g=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-t= op: 2px solid #74A1C8;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-= table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100= %;"> <tbody><tr> <td style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-tex= t-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- <td class=3D"mcnDividerBlockInner" style=3D"padding: 18px;= "> <hr class=3D"mcnDividerContent" style=3D"border-bottom-col= or:none; border-left-color:none; border-right-color:none; border-bottom-wi= dth:0; border-left-width:0; border-right-width:0; margin-top:0; margin-rig= ht:0; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:0;" /> --> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnTextBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: coll= apse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100= %;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextBlockInner" style=3D"paddin= g-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webki= t-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> =09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpaddi= ng=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100%;"> =09=09=09=09<tr> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09 =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<td valign=3D"top" width=3D"600" style=3D"width:600px;"> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> <table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cells= pacing=3D"0" style=3D"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mcnTextContent= Container"> <tbody><tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextContent" style= =3D"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 1= 8px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-= size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-family: Helve= tica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <div style=3D"text-align: center;"><span style= =3D"font-size:28px"><span style=3D"color:#48abb5"><strong>Upcoming Trainin= g This Week</strong></span></span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</td> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</tr> =09=09=09=09</table> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnImageBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnImageBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 9px;mso-line-height-r= ule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" c= lass=3D"mcnImageBlockInner"> <table align=3D"left" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cell= padding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" class=3D"mcnImageContentContainer" style= =3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-ta= ble-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;= "> <tbody><tr> <td class=3D"mcnImageContent" valign=3D"top" s= tyle=3D"padding-right: 9px;padding-left: 9px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom= : 0;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:= 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <img align=3D"center" alt=3D"Lesso= ns from the Cockpit" src=3D"https://mcusercontent.com/329129029ab35cbb26ae= 77f1c/images/660aa1c5-5405-0b28-fcc2-0c395ee75c69.png" width=3D"564" style= =3D"max-width: 601px;padding-bottom: 0;display: inline !important;vertical= -align: bottom;border: 0;height: auto;outline: none;text-decoration: none;= -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" class=3D"mcnImage"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnTextBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: coll= apse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100= %;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextBlockInner" style=3D"paddin= g-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webki= t-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> =09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpaddi= ng=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100%;"> =09=09=09=09<tr> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09 =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<td valign=3D"top" width=3D"600" style=3D"width:600px;"> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> <table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cells= pacing=3D"0" style=3D"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mcnTextContent= Container"> <tbody><tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextContent" style= =3D"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 1= 8px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-= size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-family: Helve= tica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <h3 style=3D"display: block;margin: 0;padding:= 0;color: #202020;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 20px;font-style: norma= l;font-weight: bold;line-height: 125%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: l= eft;"><span style=3D"font-size:22px"><span style=3D"color:#800000"><strong= >Lessons from the Cockpit: When It's Just Too Much</strong></span><br> <span style=3D"color:#000000"><strong>Tuesday=2C November 21=2C 2023 at 10= :30 AM ET</strong></span></span></h3> <br> Starting a new business as a Virtual Assistant can be daunting with all th= e decisions that seem to loom before you. Selecting a business bank accoun= t=2C deciding on payment methods=2C and even choosing a business name can= seem overwhelming. Don't let worry hold you back; you don't need to be pe= rfect before you begin working with clients. <br> <br> In this episode of Lessons from the Cockpit=2C we'll talk about solutions= to calm the chicken chatter in your head.<br> <br> Watch the replay <a href=3D"https://thevaconnection.us12.list-manage.= com/track/click?u=3D329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3D0ae9149fb8&e=3Da9cedb2a61" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-siz= e-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #800000;font-weight:= bold;text-decoration: none;">here</a>. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</td> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</tr> =09=09=09=09</table> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnDividerBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: c= ollapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust:= 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnDividerBlockOuter"> <tr> <td class=3D"mcnDividerBlockInner" style=3D"min-width: 100%;pa= dding: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webk= it-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <table class=3D"mcnDividerContent" border=3D"0" cellpaddin= g=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-t= op: 2px solid #74A1C8;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-= table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100= %;"> <tbody><tr> <td style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-tex= t-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- <td class=3D"mcnDividerBlockInner" style=3D"padding: 18px;= "> <hr class=3D"mcnDividerContent" style=3D"border-bottom-col= or:none; border-left-color:none; border-right-color:none; border-bottom-wi= dth:0; border-left-width:0; border-right-width:0; margin-top:0; margin-rig= ht:0; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:0;" /> --> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnTextBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: coll= apse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100= %;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextBlockInner" style=3D"paddin= g-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webki= t-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> =09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpaddi= ng=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100%;"> =09=09=09=09<tr> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09 =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<td valign=3D"top" width=3D"600" style=3D"width:600px;"> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> <table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cells= pacing=3D"0" style=3D"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mcnTextContent= Container"> <tbody><tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextContent" style= =3D"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 1= 8px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-= size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-family: Helve= tica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <font color=3D"#48abb5"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:26px"><strong>Learn More About The VA Connection</strong></span></font>= <span style=3D"color:#48abb5">=C2=AE</span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</td> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</tr> =09=09=09=09</table> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnImageBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnImageBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 0px;mso-line-height-r= ule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" c= lass=3D"mcnImageBlockInner"> <table align=3D"left" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cell= padding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" class=3D"mcnImageContentContainer" style= =3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-ta= ble-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;= "> <tbody><tr> <td class=3D"mcnImageContent" valign=3D"top" s= tyle=3D"padding-right: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-top: 0;padding-bottom= : 0;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:= 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <a href=3D"https://thevaconnection.us1= 2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3D329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3D2e57427fe= b&e=3Da9cedb2a61" title=3D"" class=3D"" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-li= ne-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjus= t: 100%;"> <img align=3D"center" alt=3D"Live= Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant. Let's get started" src=3D"https://= mcusercontent.com/329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c/images/a8ee4e2e-278f-4c7e-0f64= -dcd731d2faa5.png" width=3D"600" style=3D"max-width: 600px;padding-bottom:= 0;display: inline !important;vertical-align: bottom;border: 0;height: aut= o;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" cl= ass=3D"mcnImage"> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnTextBlock" style=3D"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: coll= apse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100= %;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <tbody class=3D"mcnTextBlockOuter"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextBlockInner" style=3D"paddin= g-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webki= t-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> =09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpaddi= ng=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100%;"> =09=09=09=09<tr> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09 =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09<td valign=3D"top" width=3D"600" style=3D"width:600px;"> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> <table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cells= pacing=3D"0" style=3D"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mcnTextContent= Container"> <tbody><tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextContent" style= =3D"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 1= 8px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-= size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #202020;font-family: Helve= tica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;"> <span style=3D"font-size:18px"><strong>Here's= what's waiting for you: </strong></span> <ul> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">Links to jo= in our weekly LIVE training sessions</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">Access to t= ons of FREE resources to jump-start your VA business</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">JOIN our up= coming 5 days of training on how to KICKSTART your VA business</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">100+ blog p= osts packed with PRACTICAL=2C step-by-step how-to advice</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">Inspiring S= UCCESS stories to encourage you on your journey</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">Listings of= our courses and coaching programs</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">An invitati= on to join our FREE Facebook online classroom</span></li> =09<li style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-= webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style=3D"font-size:16px">And so much= MORE!</span></li> </ul> It's all right <a href=3D"https://thevaconnection.us12.list-manage.co= m/track/click?u=3D329129029ab35cbb26ae77f1c&id=3D7f5f7071c7&e=3Da9cedb2a61" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-= adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #800000;font-weight: bo= ld;text-decoration: none;"><strong>here</strong></a>=2C right now. </td> </tr> 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exactly;-ms-te= xt-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #202020;font-fa= mily: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">A&nbs= p;practicing VA since 2010=2C Belinda is the Founder of The VA Connec= tion=C2=AE=2C an online organization serving more than 31=2C000 aspiring e= ntrepreneurs in 47 countries.<br> <br> Belinda=E2=80=99s down-to-earth=2C experience-based teaching style leads m= embers through the same process she used to transform herself from a singl= e mother facing a mountain of debt=2C into a successful (and recently rema= rried!) 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