About Visual Persuasions Canada

"Pam, Thank you so much for being a guest speaker for our marketing class this evening. Your insight and expertise on VA support for the Real Estate Profession, was not only informative but inspiring. After you left the students were calling you "inspirational" and were even more excited about joining the profession of Virtual Assistance. I hope that we will have the privilege of having you speak for us again in the future!"

Michelle Jamison
Instructor, Virtual Assistant Certificate
Red Deer College

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Pam Ivey is proud to have been selected to Mentor and Coach other VA's in the
success of their businesses by the Canadian Virtual Assistant Network.

Since 2001, VPC has been offering services to help professionals better concentrate on the work they love and do best. We are a professional organization which quickly integrates to become part of your team. We are delighted in sharing in your successes and are fast to assist in the event of a crunch.

Bottom line, we care about our clients and wish to help them excel in their pursuits.

"I have a real passion for marketing and receive great satisfaction in knowing I've helped my clients achieve the level of success they desire."

Pam Ivey, Cert SBM, PREVA, CCSVA, CRESS, CMP is the principal of Visual Persuasions Canada, with over 20 years experience in administration, marketing and promotions, public relations, research, graphic design, and web design.

A graduate with honours from the Small Business Management Program at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, and a recent acquisition of a Certified Marketing Professional designation from CMP University, Pam can help you create a comprehensive and actionable business and marketing plan to help to guide you in achieving the successful practice you desire.

I am strongly committed to continuously upgrading my skills in this fast-paced, ever-changing business world to provide my clients with the highest quality, as you can see by the "alphabet soup" of letters after my name. What do they all mean?

CMP = Certified Marketing Professional
CREA = Certified Real Estate Assistant
PREVA = Professional Real Estate Virtual Assistant
CRESS = Certified Real Estate Support Specialist
Cert SBM = Certified in Small Business Management

Along with these designations, I often attending college and university workshops, seminars and industry conferences in order to keep on top of new business trends and my knowledge fresh.

News Flash: Pam was interviewed by Michael Russer (a.k.a. "Mr. Internet®")
for April's edition of ePOWER! News. Read the article -
"Marketing Strategy for Maximum Exposure is This VA's Strength..."

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Rates & Policies

Fees for the services provided by Visual Persuasions Canada are available per project or by retainer. The VPC project rate is $50.00 CAD/USD per hour, chargeable in 15 minute increments, with a minimum charge of 2 hours. The VPC retainer rate begins at $45.00 CAD/USD per hour base on 10, 20, 30 or 40 hours per month programs.

Plan	Hours Included In Plan	Hourly Rate	Monthly Fee	Hourly Rate for Add'l Hours Used
Administrative	10	$ 48.00	$ 480	$ 49.00
Strategic	20	$ 47.00	$ 940	$ 48.00
Partnership	40	$ 45.00	$1,800	$ 46.00
Leadership	50	$ 44.00	$2,200	$ 45.00
Executive	60	$ 43.00	$2,580	$ 44.00

Retainer Program Details

A minimum commitment of 3 months is required to begin work with the retainer programs.
Should more hours than purchased be necessary, the current plan discounted hourly rate will apply.
For new retainer program clients, the first month's fee is submitted before any work begins, and is sent with a signed copy of the Virtual Assistance Retainer Agreement. Payment is due on the 1st of each month and is payable one month in advance.

Per Project Program Details

A signed Virtual Assitance Per Project Agreement detailing the description of services and fees is required before any project begins. A 50% deposit on the estimated total cost is required before work begins for those clients using the per project plan.

Payment by cheque or money order should be made payable to Visual Persuasions Canada. An administration charge of $40 USD will be billed on NSF payments. We also accept payment by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card or eCheck via PayPal.

Please note that ancillary expenses are not included in rates (i.e., courier charges, materials, printing, postage, photocopying, etc.).

Visual Persuasions accepts all major forms of payment processed through PayPal including:

***Refer a new client to Visual Persuasions Canada and if they sign on, you receive
two (2) free hours of services upon receipt of contract.***

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