Tanta Holdings / Product library
Books, toolkits, and working templates for people building capability, clearer operations, and stronger client relationships.
01 / Books and guides
Practical guides for international professionals, instructional designers, and business operators. Available on Amazon.
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A J-1 Exchange Teacher's Honest Guide to Your First Year in America
Dr. Janice Maraviles Edwards shares everything she wished someone had told her — the culture shocks, the paperwork, the small moments that caught her off guard, and the lessons that made her stronger. Book One of The Arrival Series.
For: J-1 Exchange Teachers, International Educators, Filipino Professionals in America
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The Instructional Designer's Edge
Documentation is not administrative overhead — it is the design artifact that makes ISD work reproducible, defensible, and scalable. A focused guide to building documentation as a professional differentiator, not an afterthought.
For: Instructional Designers, L&D Professionals, Training Managers
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How International Virtual Assistants Build Trust, Earn More, and Work the Way US Clients Expect
The professional standards layer that most VA guides skip entirely — the unspoken cultural expectations of US clients that international VAs have to learn the hard way.
For: Filipino VAs, International Remote Professionals
In production
ISD Foundations, Learning Frameworks, and Working With Subject Matter Experts
What the Navy taught about training infrastructure, applied to how learning actually works. ADDIE, SAM, and how to extract knowledge from subject matter experts who have never had to teach.
For: Instructional Designers, L&D Managers, Training Leaders
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In production
Documentation Systems, Training That Sticks, and Building the Standard That Sustains Itself
The operational half of Built to Standard. SOPs, process documentation, knowledge bases, and documentation as a business asset — the systems that make training stick.
For: Instructional Designers, Operations Leaders
In production. Subscribe to Field Notes for release updates.
Flagship field kit
The complete system for building a sustainable VA business. Covers positioning, service packaging, pricing, client onboarding, and scaling from first client to full roster.
02 / Virtual assistants
Launch, track, and improve the parts of the work that clients notice.
Step-by-step planner to launch your VA business in 30 days. Covers positioning, pricing, client acquisition, and operational setup.
Templates and frameworks for professional client communication. Email scripts, status update formats, and escalation protocols.
Track client relationships, deliverables, and milestones through the critical first 90 days of any engagement.
Evaluate your home office, internet, equipment, and digital tools against US client standards. Know your gaps before your client does.
Self-assessment tracker aligned to TGA certification criteria. Measure your readiness before you submit for evaluation.
03 / Business owners
Working systems for clearer handoffs, stronger onboarding, and repeatable operations.
A fully built client onboarding workflow with templates, checklists, and communication scripts. Eliminate first-week chaos and start every engagement strong.
For business owners delegating to a VA for the first time. Includes task audit, delegation frameworks, and handoff templates.
Practical AI tool workflows for virtual assistants. ChatGPT, Notion AI, and automation integrations that actually save client time.
Interview scorecards, trial task templates, and red-flag checklists for business owners who want to hire the right VA on the first try.
Everything you need to land your first client. Includes service menu template, rate-setting guide, and outreach email scripts.
Standard operating procedure templates for business owners documenting processes to hand off to a VA or team member.
SOP templates designed for VAs documenting client workflows, recurring task procedures, and client-specific operating standards.
