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Online Business Manager, Internet Marketing Strategist and Professional Virtual Author's Assistant

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Professional Designations or Certifications

CPVAA - Certified Professional Virtual Author's Assistant
Practice Pay Solutions Shopping Cart Strategist
Social Media Marketing Specialist - coming soon!
Internet Marketing Professional - coming soon!

Web Site

http://www.virtualbusinessmarketing.com

Contact Email

michelle@virtualbusinessmarketing.com

Telephone

916-265-3513

Book Marketing Specialties

coordinate promotional activities, send out packages to get industry reviews, get the book listed on Amazon, entering books in awards competitions, create a virtual book launch or book tour, prepare or manage an author web site, manage an email database, coordinate blogs, podcasts and social networking, prepare and oversee an Amazon best seller campaign

About Me

Michelle Ulrich is an Online Business Manager, Internet Marketing Strategist, Professional Virtual Author's Assistant and International Speaker in her own company, Virtual Business Marketing where she works with authors, coaches and speakers to help them build their online platform and get more visibility. Michelle is also the Chief Villager and Owner of The Virtual Nation™, a grassroots organization dedicated to the community and professional development for Virtual Assistants and Virtual Professionals worldwide.

Michelle was the Learning Management System National Training Director at Practice Pay Solutions. Practice Pay Solutions is a private company offering online business solutions as well as certification programs for Virtual Assistants and Virtual Professionals.

Michelle is certified as a Professional Virtual Author’s Assistant, Shopping Cart Strategist and she has also held the position of instructor with Shasta College located in Redding, CA where she taught a virtual assistance program at the community college level.

Michelle is an assistant organizer and member of the Sacramento Speaker’s Network, member of the Business Education Statewide Advisory Committee (BESAC) and the International Virtual Assistant’s Association (IVAA).

Michelle joined BESAC first as a member, then as a Steering Committee member to create Virtual Assistant curriculum and standards for California community colleges and served on the committee for three years until the grant project was complete.

Michelle is considered a leader in the Virtual Assistant community where she coaches and mentors new Virtual Assistants through hosting her own monthly expert teleseminar series as well as group coaching where she helps Virtual Assistants gain the confidence they need to build a successful practice.

Michelle has two teenage daughters and a 14-year old cat in the greater Sacramento area where she enjoys working from home, reading historical fiction books by her favorite author, Diana Gabaldon and entertaining friends or traveling.

Other Specialties Not Mentioned Above (or Other Than Working With Authors)

Check out our full line of services at www.virtualbusinessmarketing.com

Michelle Ulrich's Blog

Book Review sites

Hi all,

I was doing a bit of research online for an author friend and came across a bunch of weblinks for different book review sites; some may be useful to you and others may not. It really depends on the genre of your book.

http://www.complete-review.com/links/links.html

http://www.acqweb.org/bookrev.html

http://www.waynepubliclibrary.org/ra_book_review_sites.html

http://www.bel-tib-lib.org/read/reviews.htm

http://www.thewriterssite.com/direct_pages/book_review_sites.html

http://dir.yah… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2009 at 10:30am —

Branching out or Tightening up...

Hello fellow PVAA's,

I have branched out of my comfort zone and then tightened up throughout my years as a VA, but the ebb and flows of my business have led me down some really great experiences and journeys. I am very grateful for everything...even the tough times as they really helped me get clear around being stuck, working with not so good clients, and more. I am really enjoying where I am at in my business right now.

I am making some amazing connections with people who are helping reach m… Continue

Posted on February 6, 2009 at 10:26am —

I just signed Dr. Bernie Siegel as a new author marketing client!!!

Hi everyone,

I just signed my first internationally acclaimed author for ongoing book marketing. His name is Dr. Bernie Siegel. I am so excited!!!

Check out his website located at http://berniesiegelmd.com/ to check out his books. His new book, Faith, Love and Hope is due to come out in mid-April. I'll post more as we get closer.

I also have two other potential author clients in the film industry. It's so fun and I really feel like I am playing a bigge… Continue

Posted on February 6, 2009 at 10:11am —