I can’t tell you how many times people choose me as their provider simply because I was the one to reconnect with them. So many VAs respond to prospect requests and then expect that the prospect should make the next move. I always reconnect with them within 5-7 days of the original request and/or my response, simply because sometimes they’re just not ready, or they’re overwelmed by a HUGE response to their proposal.

Obviously they’re overwhelmed or challenged in some way or they would never have reached out looking for support, so by taking the extra step, as you have with your survey, you tell them two really great things about you and the way you do busines…

1. You care enough to want to know how they perceived your response.
2. You care a lot about customer service and are always looking to improve.

This is huge in the mind of a prospect and can tip the scales and differentiate you from the competition – again, Jaimie – GREAT JOB, your business is sure to continue to grow.

Looking forward to having you in the Niche Panel session on the 17th.

I wanted to thank you for your follow up response. I am excited to be a part of your coaching group as well. I have made great progress with my marketing strategies, and I am feeling a positive shift happening. In fact, I sent a survey to the people who had contacted me months ago and I never heard from since. It was a 1-question survey asking them to check off any answers that applied as to why I haven’t heard from them. (I really just wanted some feedback), and lo and behold, 3 people called me as a result … 2 plan to start working with me in the coming months and 1 became a client! I didn’t expect it, but my survey served as a great marketing tool for a built-in audience.

I wish you continued success. Thank you for all your do for the VA community!

Because they are easy platforms for us to add content much more regularly than we might with a static website, and because we are able to interact as we are now, through comments, search engines look more favorably upon them.

That being said, the best SEO is inbound links, sooooo, by linking people from your blog to your website, you are immediately positioning both sites to better reach your target audience. Don’t get me wrong, keywords and meta tags are still key on both your blog and website, but the interaction and linking from social media to your blog, and from your blog to your website really completes the circle and gives you the best optimization out there.

So, yes, I believe it’s important to have both a blog and a static website (they serve a different purpose) and that you link in and out of both of them as much as possible.

Hope this helps.

Thanks, Jaimie Skultety, A Virtual Assistant 4 You
Web: http://www.avirtualassistant4you.com
Blog: http//yourpartnerinproductivity.wordpress.com