| For years I worked in the IT industry traveling around | | | | but a great person to know. Doc and I have not met, |
| the country as an Implementation Project manager for | | | | but we speak (or email) nearly every day. I GET him, I |
| a software development company then later for a | | | | absolutely know what he wants to do with his |
| Fortune 500 Company, and when I was not on the | | | | business from the point of view of how he wants to |
| road I worked from home, in my pajamas, or shorts | | | | use my services, and how best I can be of service to |
| (depending on whether it was winter or summer). That | | | | him. Great thing is, although I advertised bookkeeping, |
| was 2 to 3 weeks out of every month that I was a | | | | transcription, word processing, and the usual office |
| high level, corporate employee working as a | | | | administrative tasks, Doc hired me to create and |
| telecommuter! As a matter of fact, when I went to | | | | monitor his email campaigns and Newsletters, and to |
| work for the Fortune 500 Company, I did not meet my | | | | distribute myriad articles he writes to the free Ezine |
| boss or any of my co-workers until I traveled to the | | | | article websites (generating a ton of free advertising). |
| West Coast, THREE MONTHS after my first day of | | | | I'm having a great time! |
| employment! | | | | I'm learning tons of new things, my unique niche is being |
| About 2 years ago, that Fortune 500 Company, who | | | | developed, my creativity is being utilized, and the best |
| shall remain nameless but who was heavily tied into | | | | part is I am having a great time. For years I have been |
| the Real Estate Industry, in California no less, ran 3 | | | | huge into vitamins, minerals, herbs, organic foods, and |
| waves of massive layoffs. I was in wave 2. Well, I | | | | alternative medicine. Just so happens, Doc is a holistic |
| drew unemployment, had my resume professionally | | | | physician, a naturopath! Can you believe that, this job, |
| done, applied for countless jobs, went to a professional | | | | this association, could not be more suited for me, and |
| marketing coach to learn how to sell myself, spoke to | | | | every day it is servicing my desire to become a |
| hundreds of head hunters, went on countless job | | | | Specialized VA. |
| interviews, and joined all the right organizations. There | | | | About now, you are probably saying Ok, so what is |
| is a long list of things you are supposed to do to find a | | | | your point? Point is, you can do it too. I am not more |
| new job, and I did them all! | | | | special than the next person. But I am special like |
| When no job was forthcoming from my efforts, I | | | | everyone. I absolutely GET that I deserve to be happy |
| decided to start my own business. But what to do? | | | | about everything in my life, and especially to enjoy my |
| Being a Geek, it was natural for me to turn to the | | | | work. I intend to find enjoyment in everyone I work |
| internet. I was already looking for telecommuting | | | | with, so I do. I decided on this job on purpose. I like my |
| positions, and although things like home based order | | | | work, so I am not driven by a search for a |
| taker and survey taker came up, I searched for | | | | get-rich-quick scheme, although if ya have some cash |
| several months before I came upon the Virtual | | | | you want to give away I will be happy to give it a |
| Assistance Industry. It was a perfect fit for me! | | | | temporary home! If you are looking for your next |
| Having had my fill of the corporate world, I was | | | | adventure, think about parlaying your skills into a Virtual |
| determined to give my business a name that would | | | | Job. In the world of Virtual Assistants, there are |
| attract really great people to contract with. I was so | | | | webmasters, and paralegals, bookkeepers, and talent |
| thoroughly turned off by the buzz words from the jobs | | | | booking agents assistants, even Virtual Real Estate |
| I had been applying to, you know those phrases like | | | | Transaction Assistants. Just about any job any one |
| dynamic, fast paced, dada, dada, which ultimately | | | | used to go into an office to do can be done virtually in |
| means you are going to be working your tail off with | | | | our high tech world. |
| very little training and no go-to person to rely on. I | | | | A website costs about $10 to $12 dollars a month, |
| wanted people in my life that were determined to | | | | EzineArticles as advertising tools cost zip. If you are |
| ENJOY their work, and wanted to enjoy ME. | | | | unemployed, or just want to start your own business, |
| That is when my great new business was born, with | | | | Google Virtual Assistant, or Virtual Office Assistant. |
| the coolest name in town! And true to my intention, my | | | | You will find lots of organizations from your search, |
| first contract was with a doctor from Chandler, | | | | just join them all! And for Heavens sake, HAVE FUN! |
| Arizona who is not only a great person to work with, | | | | |