For years I worked in the IT industry traveling around the country as an Implementation Project manager for a software development company then later for a Fortune 500 Company, and when I was not on the road I worked from home, in my pajamas, or shorts (depending on whether it was winter or summer). That was 2 to 3 weeks out of every month that I was a high level, Namibia Email List corporate employee working as a telecommuter! As a matter of fact, when I went to work for the Fortune 500 Company, I did not meet my boss or any of my co-workers until I traveled to the West Coast, THREE MONTHS after my first day of employment!
About 2 years ago, that Fortune 500 Company, who shall remain nameless but who was heavily tied into the Real Estate Industry, in California no less, ran 3 waves of massive layoffs. I was in wave 2. Well, I drew unemployment, had my resume professionally done, applied for countless jobs, went to a professional marketing coach to learn how to sell myself, spoke to hundreds of head hunters, went on countless job interviews, and joined all the right organizations. There is a long list of things you are supposed to do to find a new job, and I did them all!
When no job was forthcoming from my efforts, I decided to start my own business. But what to do? Being a Geek, it was natural for me to turn to the internet. I was already looking for telecommuting positions, and although things like home based order taker and survey taker came up, I searched for several months before I came upon the Virtual Assistance Industry. It was a perfect fit for me!
Having had my fill of the corporate world, I was determined to give my business a name that would attract really great people to contract with. I was so thoroughly turned off by the buzz words from the jobs I had been applying to, you know those phrases like dynamic, fast paced, dada, dada, which ultimately means you are going to be working your tail off with very little training and no go-to person to rely on. I wanted people in my life that were determined to ENJOY their work, and wanted to enjoy ME.
That is when my great new business was born, with the coolest name in town! And true to my intention, my first contract was with a doctor from Chandler, Arizona who is not only a great person to work with, but a great person to know. Doc and I have not met, but we speak (or email) nearly every day. I GET him, BBBORG I absolutely know what he wants to do with his business from the point of view of how he wants to use my services, and how best I can be of service to him. Great thing is, although I advertised bookkeeping, transcription, word processing, and the usual office administrative tasks, Doc hired me to create and monitor his email campaigns and Newsletters, and to distribute myriad articles he writes to the free Ezine article websites (generating a ton of free advertising). I’m having a great time!
