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#1 (permalink)   09-30-2008 BayAreaVA Contributing Member Company name: Bay Area VA Bay Area VA's Blog: Summer school is back in session My latest Twitter: Learn how to create a strong online presence w/an ...   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 100 Hello from Oakland, CA Im Margaret someone just moving from Corp America to starting her VA business. I also work part time as a event planner and travel agent. Im looking forward to learning a lot from you on the board.

#2 (permalink)   09-30-2008 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Hi Margaret, welcome to the community It sounds like you have a LOT going on these days - are you planning on wrapping your skills as an event planner and travel agent into your service offerings as a virtual assistant? Congrats on taking the first steps toward your new business goals - please keep us posted on your progress! __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#3 (permalink)   09-30-2008 BayAreaVA Contributing Member Company name: Bay Area VA Bay Area VA's Blog: Summer school is back in session My latest Twitter: Learn how to create a strong online presence w/an ...   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 100 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Originally Posted by Tess Hi Margaret, welcome to the community It sounds like you have a LOT going on these days - are you planning on wrapping your skills as an event planner and travel agent into your service offerings as a virtual assistant? Congrats on taking the first steps toward your new business goals - please keep us posted on your progress! Yes I plan on putting everything under one umbrella and thanks for the welcome! __________________ Margaret Salmond, Bay Area VA http://www.bayareava.info

#4 (permalink)   09-30-2008 Virtually Assisting You Active Member Company name: Virtually Assisting You Latest blog post: My Grand Inspiration My latest Twitter: RT @Danianneb: @garyvee I saw you at #TAOM yester...   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southwest MO Posts: 669 Blog Entries: 8 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Hello Margaret and to the forum Sounds like you have a plan already in place for your business...That's great! There is so many resources here along with a ton of valuable information. Glad your here and look forward to chatting with you on the boards __________________ Kena~ Everyone smiles in the same language

#5 (permalink)   09-30-2008 MichelleJ Contributing Member   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 211 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Margaret, I swear I am NOT following you!! I just said hello on VANA to you! LOL You will really like this forum, too. Everyone is really friendly and a lot of help! ....I'm leaving you alone now...promise!

#6 (permalink)   09-30-2008 Sonya Contributing Member Company name: Fundamental Business Solutions   Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 54 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Hi Margaret, Welcome to the forum. I am from So. Cal but now I'm a Georgia Peach. Good luck with your new business, looking forward to chatting with you.

#7 (permalink)   10-01-2008 BayAreaVA Contributing Member Company name: Bay Area VA Bay Area VA's Blog: Summer school is back in session My latest Twitter: Learn how to create a strong online presence w/an ...   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 100 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Ok I love the multi qoute feature. And I have had guests. Originally Posted by raptr-ridr Hello Margaret and to the forum Sounds like you have a plan already in place for your business...That's great! There is so many resources here along with a ton of valuable information. Glad your here and look forward to chatting with you on the boards Thanks for the welcome. Originally Posted by MichelleJ Margaret, I swear I am NOT following you!! I just said hello on VANA to you! LOL You will really like this forum, too. Everyone is really friendly and a lot of help! ....I'm leaving you alone now...promise! LOL Its ok the internet makes the world small. Hello again to you. Originally Posted by Sonya Hi Margaret, Welcome to the forum. I am from So. Cal but now I'm a Georgia Peach. Good luck with your new business, looking forward to chatting with you. Hey Ms. Georgia Peach and thanks __________________ Margaret Salmond, Bay Area VA http://www.bayareava.info

#8 (permalink)   10-01-2008 ciboney Active Member Company name: Ciboney Virtual Solutions   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grenada, USA Posts: 595 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Hi there Margaret. Welcome to the forums and best wishes with your business. __________________ Carlana Charles - Ciboney Virtual Solutions Web: http://ciboneyvirtual.com Blog:http://ciboneyvirtual.com/blog

#9 (permalink)   10-01-2008 BayAreaVA Contributing Member Company name: Bay Area VA Bay Area VA's Blog: Summer school is back in session My latest Twitter: Learn how to create a strong online presence w/an ...   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 100 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Originally Posted by ciboney Hi there Margaret. Welcome to the forums and best wishes with your business. Thank you! I really appreciate that. __________________ Margaret Salmond, Bay Area VA http://www.bayareava.info

#10 (permalink)   10-01-2008 onlinepas Contributing Member Company name: Online Personal Assistants My latest Twitter: RT @pert_twopcharts: Today 3 years on Twitter: @On...   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 87 Re: Hello from Oakland, CA Hello and You sound like you have a great plan in place for your business. It is great to be able to wrap things up under the one business. You will find so much information on this forum and everyone is happy to help where they can. I look forward to hearing more about your business as you progress. Deb __________________ Debra Barber Online Personal Assistants www.opas.com.au