Getting the Word Out
By Althea | April 22, 2008
After weeks of putting it off on no end, I finally managed to find the time and created my own website to market my virtual services.
Introducing VirtuAlthea Support Services.
Weird name, eh? It makes sense though. I was in my boyfriend’s room that day, itching to register my own domain. I really wanted to be serious with the whole VA thing. So there I was, tapping my fingers on the desk, muttering to myself, “Virtuaall…. uhm, Virtuall Solutions. Ugh. Lame. Virtualllllll……”
“Thea? Virtualthea?”, the Swede piped in.
I snorted. Right. But as I’ve said it out loud, it started to grow on me. As I’ve said, it makes sense.
But it took another couple of weeks before I sat down and closed my door to avoid distractions. I was getting tired of the way I was being treated by one of my employers, and I’ve discovered that I was being compensated poorly. All that effort for a meager $1.80 an hour. A far cry from the standard $25-35/hour. But then again, these are professionals’ rates. But still, I would have been happy with a $10/hr rate.
Pathetic, yes. But at the time when I accepted the job, I didn’t know any better. Not that I think highly of myself, it’s just that I know I’ve produced really kickass output for an unfair rate. My heart heaves heavily as I think about this, but what’s done is done. Sometimes, I end up being half-hearted and discouraged with my work. Money is a motivation indeed, but in this case, because I know my real worth, I feel like being ripped off.
So yes, I’m getting the word out. I’m on the market.
How about you? If you have been thinking about becoming a VA, do something about it now! 
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and I will post it here. Let's support one another!