I would just like to intrduce myself.
My name is Fiona and I am from Ireland, I have been working as a VA part time for just over a year now mainly using freelance sites. But now I think I am ready to start full time and set up my own business.
I was so glad to find this forum
Welcome Fiona, I hope the forums are as useful to you in your beginning as they were to me. I love them every question I have had along the way has been answered by so many knowledgeable and professional people. I wish you luck and Tracy I wish you luck in a successful launch also. I hope to get to know you both through these forums.
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to our friends across the pond, Fiona and Tracy!! VAF absolutely is THE place to help through all stages of running your business.
Tracy I wish you luck in a successful launch also. I hope to get to know you both through these forums.
Thank you Valerie
I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment as I've taken so much information in over the last few weeks I think my head will explode. My husband has told me it's now time to stop organising every little thing to do with my business and get myself out there
I just need now to decide what website I want and once I've got that sorted I shall be opening.... I thought of wordpress but must admit I'm finding even that more than a tad confusing
Tracy,
It is all very overwhelming and you feel like you are going a million miles an hour trying to get everything ready. I think it is all done and I still go what am I forgetting. I know I have missed something. Take a deep breath. With my website it has been a lot of trial and error. It still isn't the way I want it but at least it is there and it looks like I know what I am doing. I keep changing it and I am hoping that soon it will be where I want it to be. I keep looking at every website I can find that might give me some inspiration. I sent out some mailings and I refer to this website daily. I have organized and reorganized so many times that I think it all ended up back where I started. You will be fine it will all come together. There is alot of information on how to build a website, what works and what doesnt. I have found that Google really helps. The analytics and webmaster tools are great for someone who is just beginning. The choices are endless when trying to find a web host but you just have to decide what works best for you. I researched for weeks on just where to host my site. I settled on justhost.com as they were cheap. It is somewhat user friendly although I have not contacted the support dept they advertise being available 24/7. For me it was just a place to start. Lots of templates to choose from and fairly easy for a beginner to figure out. I have read a lot of good reviews on Wordpress but it was a little confusing as well. My website will stay where it is for now and then as I figure out wordpress and similar builders I will move it somewhere else. I wish you luck but I know it will all come together for you.
Welcome! Yep, serious information overload here! I started on VAF about two months after it began (when it was still manageable ). I set up a notebook and collected TONS of info as I went. Four years later, I still use my notebook (and update it regularly!) to refresh my memories and thought processes.
Welcome, Fiona! This forum will be able to answer almost every question that you have. Good luck ramping up full-time, I look forward to hearing about what you learn as your business develops.
Hello from Ireland
Re: Hello from Ireland
Fiona
). I set up a notebook and collected TONS of info as I went. Four years later, I still use my notebook (and update it regularly!) to refresh my memories and thought processes.
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