Hello Fellow VAs!

My name is Sue and I'm from Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Even though I'm new to these forums, I'm an old-timer! I ran an Office Support Services business back in the day before the term "Virtual Assistant" was in use. (At that time, the main organization was ABSSII.) Actually, my first administrative assistant business was a typing service which I started in 1984...long before there was a virtual anything!

I am a Microsoft Word 2007 "specialist". I use the term in quotes because I never took the exam. (That's because of my website, word-tips.com. I've not had any clients ever question my qualifications so I never really had the need to take the exam.)

I am also an academically certified technical writer, which is how I've been marketing myself. However, most likely due to the economy, my income is down this year. So I decided to dust off my VA title and put it back into use! I still have my freelance technical writing website, but my main site is now devoted to my VA business.

In reading your bios, I see many of you work on retainer. My preference is working on a project basis, but that is because I don't do general administrative work. I've never worked on retainer, although I think I would do it for ongoing technical writing.

Anyway, as you can tell, I like to talk a lot and plan to be a regular contributor here. I hope to learn a lot from you all, and also hope I can be a help to others.

--Sue

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Susan Huckle
Technical Writer

HELLO Susan !!!
Welcome ! I myself am new here, But I am also VERY new to the VA world. In fact I have not even started, but the more I read about everyone's success I am even more excited to start!

It sure sounds like you have a history of the VA world ( per - say ). I am sure we can learn a lot from you. Not sure I understood what you really did, ( LOL ) guess I will just have to look on your website and check it out.

I am getting a lot of ideas from a lot of VA's and for awhile I lived off of this site.. I was on it all day. Now I am on it a little less, but not much less !

Well welcome and I look forward to learning from you.

( I love these Icons...lol )

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Kirsten C
kirsties-life Twitter

Originally Posted by SusanHuckle

Anyway, as you can tell, I like to talk a lot and plan to be a regular contributor here. I hope to learn a lot from you all, and also hope I can be a help to others. --Sue

Sue! A hearty welcome to the forums!

I'm in the category of "I like to talk a lot," too. Although mine comes across more in the venue of "writing" a lot. It was hard to contain myself when writing the copy for my website.

I look forward to seeing you around the forums!

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Jules, SunRise Virtual Solutions - WordPress Customization & XHTML/CSS Web Sites

Hi Sue!

Great to have you here at VAF! You will find it to be a great resource. I like your attitude about your expertise in MS 2007 apps. You are correct in not always needing a certification knowledge and experience goes a long way.

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CAC

Thanks for the warm welcome! I look forward to getting to know all of you.

Sue

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Susan Huckle
Technical Writer

Hi Old Timer...you might want to qualify that you are an old timer at being a VA! But it wouldn't matter if you were a 100 in the VA world would it!! Glad you are here and will see you around the busy site!

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Mary Beth Marino, Owner
The Writing Editor

Ha, Ha, Mary Beth! I'm both. But yes, I really meant I was an old-timer VA...!!!

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Susan Huckle
Technical Writer