Hello All,

I am posting from the great state of New Jersey. Hey, stop that laughing.

I want to thank everyone who has participated in making this site so wonderful. It is a God send.

I have researched starting my own home business for 10 years now and becoming a VA for about 2 years now. Fortunately, I ran across this website about 2 months ago and have enjoyed reading the helpful advice offered by seasoned VA's as well as empathizing with the newbies.

My professional background is not at all typical, being that I have freelanced and been contracted on admin support assignments for the past 15 years. I have worked in the tri-state area (excluding Connecticut) and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex gaining a tremendous amount of experience and know how.

With the help of this site I was able to start my VA business and do focused research with the suggested reading. I usually go to Amazon.com and read the comments section before I purchase books, but thanks to this website I have been able to read the posts of other VA’s to help me decide which books to purchase. BTW: I still can’t find the book The Virtual Assistant's Start-Up Manual: A 30-day plan to build your VA business anywhere, if anyone can guide me in the right direction I would truly appreciate it.

I am in the process of creating my website and once again I have to thank the VA’s who were kind enough to post how-to’s, and offer advice of what not to do, as well as using their own websites as an example.

Finally, I want to end by saying I finally did it, I finally became a member of this forum. Hooray.

Ladiyo we are glad to have you and as you see already know there is so much info and people here ready to help anytime. I love it here and you will too, and again .... TTOYYA

Welcome Ladiyo! It's nice to meet you.

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Shari
Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant
Modern Marketing Support

Woo-hoo! I'm only a day old here and it. Sounds like you're off to a great start!

Thanks TTOYAA, Shari and Sequence. You all make my feel so special.

Hi there and welcome
It's good to know you're found the site helpful - we have a great community here and are so happy to welcome you as the newest member.

Congratulations on getting through the initial startup phase! How are you finding your first few months in business?

Looking forward to chatting with you further!

Hello Tess,

Thanks for stopping by to welcome me.

I feel like I already know you, I have read many of your previous posts.

Oh, btw, I am not a few months into my VA business yet, I'm still in the initial stages. But, I do stay motivated by stopping by VA Forums and reading the insightful posts.

I, too, look forward to chatting with you further as well.

I have to say I did laugh with your intro because I just had a long Jersey visit! Best of luck to you with your business and please make sure to visit frequently and give us updates!

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Dawn Riley
A Virtual Assistant in Paradise
Our business is about making yours better

Hello Dawn,

I get a chuckle, at the very least, every time I say "The great state of New Jersey" to people. Thank you for stopping by and I shall continue to visit frequently because this site is so inspirational to me.

Hello,

Welcome to the forum. I a fellow dweller in the great state of NJ too...

Your story sounds a lot like mine, I have always known I wanted to have my own business (home or otherwise), my research has been many years in the making. This forum was so useful in planning my VA business, it still is, in fact. Welcome aboard!

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Darlene Victoria
Host of A Virtual Perception Podcast
Owner/Operator D. Victoria Virtual Assistance