Media
Media attention is just beginning to come in. Frankly, we were so busy working with authors and coaching author’s assistants that we have finally gotten around to marketing!
Virtual Author’s Assistant: A High Demand Niche at Sparkplugging.com (July 2009), USA
If you work from home as a freelancer or virtual assistant, no doubt it’s been pounded into your head that you need to have a niche, or a target market. You need to define a group of people (NOT the population at large!) for whom you want to work or who need your specialized skills.
Recently I was introduced to Jan B. King, a publishing strategist and a publisher-turned-coach with over 30 years in the publishing industry. She created a training program, VirtualAuthorsAssistants.com, especially for VAs who want to work with authors in the publishing field because this is a very high demand industry.
I love to read and this program really piqued my interest because to me, it’s very original and not a niche I ever realized existed. I always figured authors had their editors and publishing staff to do this stuff but not every author has those resources at their disposal.
Interview with Jan King at Virtual Assistant – THE Blog About Our Industry by Kathie M. Thomas, founder, A. Clayton’s Secretary (July 2009), Australia
Many Virtual Assistants are seeing a relationship between the services they offer and the needs that authors have. There’s a direct connection or perfect marriage between the two industries.
I am privileged to share with you an interview with Jan King on this topic.
From Dan Poynter’s Publishing Poynters Newsletter (February 2009)
