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I love this time of year. And not just for the holidays. It’s my time to reflect and evaluate where I see my business going in the next year. Part of that for me, is looking at the training opportunities available that will give my virtual business a competitive edge in the new year!

I have found VAClassroom courses to do exactly that: Provide high quality, “in-demand” training programs to sharpen your skills and boost your client and income potential for your business.

Over the last 12 months, VAClassroom has been busy producing some of the most current and innovative VA training programs on the web today, including courses on Social Media, Internet Marketing, Copywriting, Virtual Events and Blogging.

This is a great opportunity to check out these popular VAClassroom courses, as they have currently just launched a Christmas Special and this is your opportunity to take any of their training courses at a significantly reduced rate.

For the month of December, VAClassroom will be taking an additional 25% off their already reasonable programs!

Here are our four training programs that will qualify under this discount:

FANTASTIC FACEBOOK PAGES PROGRAM (regular $97)
Discover a step-by-step blueprint for creating a compelling Facebook Fanpage for you and your clients!

BLOG MARKETING TIPS, TOOLS, & TACTICS(regular $97)
Access an “easy to implement” blog marketing system for significantly increasing your blog exposure, visibility and results! The course also provides a bonus 50-page start-up guide to build your own Word Press Blog with all the “bells and whistles”.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION (regular $397)
VAClassroom’s most popular certification program to date, the Social Media Training course will give you current Social Media skills to be able to offer “in-demand” services in the areas of:
- Social Media coaching and strategy development
- Social networking management (Twitter, Linkedin & Facebook)
- Online video marketing
- Online reputation management
- Social media content marketing (Hubpages and Squidoo)

INTERNET MARKETING VA TRAINING PROGRAM (regular $197)
This program will provide you with a well-rounded skill base across the most commonly outsourced Internet Marketing areas including:
- Email Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization
- Affilate Marketing & Management
- Web Analytics & Tracking
- Blogging & Social Media
- Internet Market Research

Save 25% off these regular prices by using the below coupon code, which will expire at midnight on December 31, 2009.

VAClassroom Training
25% Discount Coupon: BESTXMAS

NOTE: There are 50 discount seats available for each of the VAClassroom training courses, so be sure to check out these popular programs sooner than later at:
VAClassroom Training

Are you interested in starting your own blog, but don’t know quite where to start? Kelly McCausey of Moms Talk Network has put together an amazing 3-hour interactive introduction to Wordpress. She will be covering topics such as widgits, plugins, themes, imports/exports, back-ups and more!

Two sessions are available:
Saturday, September 19th – 10:00am -1:00pm Eastern
Wednesday, September 30th – 8:00 – 11:00pm Eastern

For more info visit:  Wordpress Orientation

Are you looking to add some “hot learning” to your summer nights? Kelly McCausey’s  annual summer seminar series this year features “hot” online careers that you can do 100% from home.

Industry expert speakers include:  Lynette Chandler, Deb Ng, Tawnya Sutherland, Alice Seba and more!

Work-at-home seminar topics include:

• Wordpress Tech/Designer
• Freelance writer/Ghostwriter/Paid Blogger
• Virtual Assistant
• Information Marketer
• Coach/Consultant
• Content Marketer/Podcaster

At only $10 for the entire series (there are still six seminars remaining), this event is too “hot” to pass on. For a complete line-up of speakers and topics, visit Hot Seminar Series.

Facebook usernames were made available 12:01am Saturday morning with the more common names being grabbed up quickly on a first-serve basis. If you are a twitter user, you are already familiar with having your personalized URL for your profile.

http://www.facebook.com/yourname

A couple of things to keep in mind when choosing your user name:

• Usernames must be at least five characters in length
• While you don’t necessarily need to use your real name or company name, generic names are not available at this time.
• Facebook will provide you with some suggestions for a user name. Select more to create your own username and confirm availability.
• Take care in creating your username, as once a name has been confirmed it can never be changed (even those with typos).

So, what does this mean if you are a coach, author or speaker (or really any online professional)? It means that you can now share your unique Facebook username offline on your printed marketing materials: your business cards, your brochures, in your press kit material, and on your authors bio in print publications.

Online, it can also be readily added to your press releases,  arcicles, and the social media community (in your blogs, tweets, post etc.). 

But they are going fast, so visit http://www.facebook.com/username/ to get your unique Facebook URL today.

One of the most popular training certification course right now is VAClassroom’s Social Marketing Specialist Program. Craig Cannings, the co-founder of VAClassroom and developer of this program, has seen so many amazing testimonies on how this niche training program has helped to increase many of their graduates’ client and income opportunities!

VAClassroom is running a very attractive summer special on this course where you can access a $100 discount off the regular price of $397 (ONLY $297). The course includes over 30 interactive videos, supplementary resources guides, action-plan templates as well as an exclusive Social Network designed for our Social Marketing Students to connect with instructors and each other – a great learning atmosphere!

“If you are looking to further your Virtual Assistant skills in the area of Social Media Marketing then don’t overlook the Social Marketing Specialist Training Program offered at VAClassroom. The course material is extensive, current and very relevant to any business looking to leverage social media into their marketing plans.

In fact, within 1 month of completing the program, I secured a Social Media project that more than paid for the tuition of the course. Now that’s a good return on investment!”

Theresa Scholes
ClickVA

Here is the link and Coupon Code for the Social Media Marketing Training Program:

VAClassroom Social Media Marketing Training Program!
$100 Discount Coupon: SUMMER09

This early summer special is only available for a limited time, so take advantage of this now and save yourself $100!

Update:  I thought you might be interested in this 60 minute webinar that was recently put on by VAClassroom titled, “Seven Ways Virtual Professionals Can Profit from the Social Media Boom in 2009″.

This webinar will give you a clear sense of the types of Social Media Marketing Services you might consider offering or outsourcing to a Social Media Specialist in 2009.

http://www.vaclassroom.com/social-media-boom