Welcome to Right Click VA: the blog! Hopefully with this and future blogposts I’ll be able to solve the question of “What the heck is a VA and how can using one help me and/or my business?!” Of course I’ll let you in on some ways you can help yourself as well! I have numerous ideas and tips to share with you, which is the main idea behind creating this blog. Word processing tips, organizational tips that will make your life easier and the many ways that social media and the internet in general can help you and/or your business are just a few of the ideas I have for future blog posts!
With this first post I’d like to introduce myself to you and let you see what I’m all about. There are several different hats that I enjoy wearing so I will introduce each of them here:
Sara the Professional
I received my BA in Criminology and Psychology from The Ohio State University but I started out my college career as a Computer Science major, so my background is quite diverse. I have also studied Social Work at Capital University and Computer Programming at Miami University. I love learning and would probably be a lifelong student if I could but at some point we all have to get a job in the real world.
Beginning with my first job at McDonald’s as a Crew Trainer when I was 16, I have always had a steady stream of interesting and challenging positions including Student Supervisor for the North Commons at OSU, Loss Prevention Supervisor for JCPenney and a small stint as a call center associate. Throughout my many positions though, including my latest position working at a large law firm in Cincinnati, there has been a theme. I have always seemed to discover my roles as the computer go to girl, the document publication creator and the project management associate when new problems sprung up. I should have known that I would end up starting a business that involved working on all of these projects and more!
Sara the Mom
On November 6th, 2008 I had my daughter, Aerith Marilyn! She has completely changed my life in so many ways and I can’t imagine my life without her! Once I found out that we were going to have a baby I decided to stay at home with her as long as I could and quit my position at the law firm. In many ways that was when I decided to start up my virtual assistant business because I knew there was no way that I would be able to stay at home full time and not have a job! So after months of driving my husband nuts I finally decided to take the leap into self employment and entrepreneurship and I created Right Click Office Services in February of 2009.
Sara the Virtual Assistant
OK, so what the heck IS a Virtual Assistant (VA)? Well here is the description taken from the IVAA website:
“A Virtual Assistant (VA) is an independent entrepreneur providing administrative, creative and/or technical services. Utilizing advanced technological modes of communication and data delivery, a professional VA assists clients in his/her area of expertise from his/her own office on a contractual basis.”
My practice, at present, is a general VA business that caters to all business owners and individuals who would like to do more business instead of more work. I work with several different types of clients and work on several different types of work that range from spreadsheet creation, proofreading, website updates, and social media organization. My hope is to continue to grow my business and hopefully discover my niche along the way!
So there it is! A quick snap shot about who I am and how my life, background and skills will enter into this blog in future updates. Please be sure to introduce yourself using the comments box and tell me what you would like to get out of the blog in future updates or anything else you would like to share!
Have a great day!
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