“Let me call my sister. She wants to work from home; likes to shop online and can do all the internet stuff.”

That is what I was told last week at the doctor’s office by a medical student who was training with my doctor.

I was in for a routine examination and while the doctor took a patient call, the student asked me what I did for a living.

I explained away my virtual assistant work using my ‘Have You Ever’ method which helped to ‘clear the cobwebs’ about virtual ownership. [And, I DID watch closely for signs of the deer in the headlights look.] However, feeling overconfident that I had gotten my point across about this being a ‘real job’, I foolishly added that due to my busy schedule, I referred a potential client inquiry to another virtual assistant earlier that morning.

That’s when the medical student told me to call her sister who loves online shopping carts and wanted to work from home.

Argh!

Online shopping carts! Anyone can USE an online shopping cart but not everyone can CREATE and promote one!

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