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Uhhh..OK...so I said I would just jump in and put myself out there and now I've got interest..LOL...this is great..YES! But I'm kind of freaking out a bit...I was asked to explain my business a bit more and address fees and confidentiality....what do you think of my response???

Was it OK? Too much information for a first contact? Not enough? UGH!! LOL...I'm laughing over here because I'm so excited about the opportunity, but terrified in such a good way!!

"Thank you for your interest. Right now, I do currently work full-time for a distributor. I am looking to assist sales reps across the country on a part time basis until I have enough clients to make it a full time position for myself as a full time Virtual Assistant to the Ad Specialty industry. As far as confidentiality goes, I have not drawn up anything myself, but would gladly sign any agreement YOU feel comfortable with. I have no interest in doing sales myself, so your clients are yours to keep and I do not need to contact them directly for any reason.

I am attaching 2 presentations that I have done most recently, this is just an example of what I can offer. I can tweak it to be as you would like it to be for your own clients though.

Because I am doing this part time only right now, I am only offering quoting, presentation and product research services right now. In the future I will off order follow up and tracking, but can't do that and my full time job obviously. I will be working on lunch and after work hours for my projects. I can turn everything around for you in 24 hours or less depending on the items being quoted, quantities, etc. Above catalog pricing may take a little longer as you are aware.

My fees are $100 for the week of service- payment upfront, which will include 2-3 quotes per day (depending on the number of items being quoted and how you would like them sent back to you.) I can send Powerpoint Presentation style with images and pricing (you tell me the mark up) and then send you an email with factory and net pricing information for your records when the order comes through. Or I can send you a Word document that you can print out on your own letter head with just pricing and product information. I would use your ASI number to get pricing from factories so there should not be a conflict of interest between what I'm doing and my full time position here. Renewing my services weekly as needed would be ideal, but I can also do piece work charging $25.00 per hour, but I would need a $100.00 retainer prior to beginning services. Personal Check, Business Check or Money order is my preferred method of payment right now as I am going to be setting up credit card payments in the near future.

Since I am beginning this venture and looking to bring in clients right now, my pricing policies may change at a later date, but right now, I think this is fair. I know many sales reps who NEED assistance, but who can not afford to pay someone a full salary, so this is where I come in!

Please let me know if you have any questions at all.

Thank you again for your interest!"
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