Exploring A Career As A Virtual Assistant – Virtual Book Tour Stop #3
My VA colleague, Jessica Maes, has just launched her book Exploring A Career As A Virtual Assistant and she is currently on virtual tour to promote it! Jessica operates a busy Virtual Assistance practice from her home office in Madison, WI. Additionally, Jessica has taught a class at the University of Wisconsin through the Minicourse department called Exploring A Career As A Virtual Assistant since early 2009. The class has had great response based on the ever growing interest in the Virtual Assistance industry and the current job market conditions that have people exploring their career options more vigorously than ever before. Jessica wrote the book so that people beyond driving distance to the University can learn much of the same information she shares from the comfort and convenience of their own home. After all, this is a book about working virtually, so sharing the information offsite is a natural fit! You can read a free sample from the book by clicking here.
As part of this tour stop, Jessica is available to us today to answer your burning questions about the Virtual Assistance industry! Post your question by clicking on the comments link above. Jessica will respond in the Comments section so be sure to check back!
To celebrate the book’s launch, Jessica has a few goodies to offer us. The first is a 20% discount off the purchase of the book. Simply use the promo code THANKYOU during check out.
The second is that one lucky ready will receive a free copy of the eBook version of the book! To be eligible to win, you simply need to post a question about Virtual Assistance in the comments section of this post. The winner will be chosen at random and announced here in a couple of days.
The book is currently available for immediate download via an eBook format and in hard copy. To purchase the book, click here.
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Comments
Thanks Rhonda!!
Hi Jessica! Congrats on your book! My question is: what do you find to be the hardest part about working out of your house?
Hi Dianne,
Thanks for your question! Working from home can be a challenge because your work is always “there”. A few things that I recommend for anyone working from home:
Have an office that is 100% an office. Certainly you can have an office/bedroom or an office/living room or an office/kitchen – it’s do’able. But when you have an office that is only used for your business, two things happen. You have the ability to shut the door and not walk past your computer, your phone, your to-do pile…and feel tempted to sit down for a minute. The other thing is friends, family, and overall onlookers are not passing by your desk and potentially seeing client work, your business plan, your bills… I’m a stickler for keeping my client’s work out of the public eye.
I also recommend considering general office hours. I’m most productive when I “block my time”, and having general office hours helps me do that.
Thanks again for posting a question, Dianne!
Best,
Jessica
July 30th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Hi Jessica,
Good luck with the tour.
Rhonda