Thank you, Pam for all the insights. I'm good with administrative work, but I've never been one to market myself. I can see that I'm going to have to make major changes to let people know what I can do for them. Seeing that you've done it, I know that I can follow in your footsteps.
Nice thought about the foot pedal - I've been doing paralegal work rather than secretarial work lately, but I'm betting that with the marketing I'm doing the transcription will be coming back to me, and I really never minded doing it.
I hope that a year or two from now I can credit you with being one of my positive influences.