Over the last few months there’s been a lot of talk about Tina Forsyth’s book “Becoming an Online Business Manager” - from both Virtual Assistant and online based business owners. (If you haven’t read this book yet - you MUST! Get it at www.BecomingAnOBM.com)

The funny thing is …. up until a few months ago, I thought I knew what an Online Business Manager (OBM) was. Every once in a while - in my chats with Tina - we’d talk about whether I was really an Online Business Manager myself. It wasn’t until I read Tina’s book that I realized the true differences between an Online Business Manager and a Virtual Assistant.

If you’re a VA, then of course it’s important to understand the differences between the two. You may be an OBM and not even know it! If you’re a business owner - which person do you need for your business?

To help with this, Tina’s created a comparison chart to help illustrate the difference between each role and how they work together. It’s a great resource and free to download at her blog …. www.OnlineBusinessManager.com/blog.

Which are you …. a Virtual Assistant or an Online Business Manager?

Leave your comments … would love to hear from you.

~ Cindy

Tina and I are excited to announce the next training program available for Virtual Assistants.

On February 2nd, the “Video, Webinar and Podcasting for Virtual Assistants” program, will launch the 2009 Hot Skill VA Training ’specialty’ programs.

Led by Michelle Shoen, this program promises to be a fantastic one. Here’s just a sample of what you will be able to do once you these skills under your belt:

• setup and record webinars for your clients - everything from setting up the webinar through to creating a recorded video of the session
• create online promotional videos - help your clients produce videos that can be posted on their sales pages to assist in marketing efforts
• create video based information products - record and create information based videos that can be sold as products online
• create audio podcasts - editing and production of audio podcasts that can be submitted to iTunes and other podcasting directories

Join us for a free ’sneak-peek’ on Tuesday, January 20th. On this 1 hour call, Michelle will share:

• The top 5 things that clients are asking for help with
• What you need to know to start offering this as a specialty
• How much you can charge for these services
• How to get started in this specialty

Reserve your spot for this call at www.HotSkillsVATraining.com/video.

“See” you there!

~Cindy