However I do understand what Glen and Laurel are saying – I find the website a little difficult to focus on. For some reason it makes me want to go get my reading glasses…

AssistU is much more than an awesome, successful, groundbreaking business and the premier organization for training VAs. It is a life-changing experience for those of us who have completed its training program. AssistU’s program is one of the most rigorous, comprehensive and fun learning experiences I’ve ever participated in.

I can’t even imagine how many lives Stacy Brice has touched and changed for the better through AssistU. I’m just very happy to be one of them.

USP – Unique Selling Point

I graduated from AU in January 1999 and have had a successful VA practice for 10+ years. AU teaches about settings standards and boundaries, how to choose your ideal client, how to say *no* (yes, some people actually need help with this), attraction and so much more. The environment at AU is like nothing else, anywhere else. It’s a community of (mostly) women, who love, support and uplift one another. There is no cattiness that is typically associated with mostly women communities. We do have a few guys thrown in for good measure. LOL

And yes, a lot of the success AU has had is due to word of mouth, clients who have worked successfully with VAs, clients like: Ali Brown, the Ezine Queen, Fabienne Fredrickson and Cheryl Richardson. But on the other hand, Stacy has done a phenomenal job at promoting AU over the years. Wanna see? Check out http://www.assistu.com/news/index.shtml and see how many times Stacy has been written about or interviewed.

With regards to the 4 Hour Work Week, that book did a huge disservice to the VA profession by talking about VAs in India who work for $4-5/hour. Remember, you get what you pay for. At AU, we are all about the relationship and value. If it doesn’t fit, it won’t work.

I invite you to spend some more time on the AU website and see just what a great community we have.

Cheers,
Desiree Powell

What a great post about our Ms. Stacy! She does such an awesome job training, coaching, and helping individuals build a strong, viable virtual assistant business.

Glen and Laurel, after reading your comments I went to Assistu.com’s home page to see what you saw. It is very clear and upfront about what AssistU. It states ‘Training, Coaching and Referring the World’s Greatest Virtual Assistants.’

In addition, you don’t ‘purchase’ through AssistU. We are not a product :-). We are partners and collaborators with our clients and are real-live business owners.

AssistU is the premier training ground and is actually quite well known throughout our industry. And, as for the infamous Four-Hour Work Week, it came way after AssistU was founded and has serious flaws when talking about the costs of a virtual assistant.

Of course, I am slightly prejudiced because I am an AssistU graduate of more than 6 years and my clients know the value of AssistU.

Thanks again, Naomi, for loving our Ms. Stacy! AssistU is not for everyone and virtual assistance is certainly not the cheap solution but a great cost-effective and efficient solution.

I don’t want to sound like a dick here, but I’m surprised that website is performing well. It isn’t instantly clear what the site is about and I’m not sure I would purchase through them unless I read a review like this one here.

Again, don’t want to sound like a dick, that was just my first impression.

Cheers,
Glen