I am so thrilled to make my first post as an intern here at Work at Home Moms Talk
Radio! I am Angela Green, first and foremost, a wife and mom of 3 young children (and owner of one feisty golden retriever puppy).
Secondly, I am a work at home mom, and have been for about five years. I started my WAHM career as a Virtual Assistant in 2003, and now am fortunate enough to be able to mentor other Virtual Assistants. I have written a book, The Virtual Assistant Manual for Moms: A 4-week plan to build your VA business, and am the editor of the blog Virtual Assistant 3.0.
The “work at home mom” topic is near and dear to my heart. I live it on a daily basis! Today, I hosted a playdate with three other 5-year olds, kept up with work commitments, kept the house in order, and made sure we all had ample opportunity to play outside. I adamantly believe that moms CAN nurture their at-home career while raising their children, AND, in fact, it is in their best interest to do so.
I look forward to sharing resources with you to make working at home easier. In the past five years I have learned a lot about ways to market my business, the advantages of social networking, time management, prioritization, and resources available on the internet. I am most curious, though, in what YOU want to hear about? What challenges do you face as a WAHM? What do you struggle with throughout the week?
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Hey Angela! I can’t imagine having 3 young kids out of school and staying sane. I’m a single mom with two, 3 and 5, and I have trouble most days to get to the bathroom let alone get all my work done (computer and household stuff). Even so, I wouldn’t change being a WAHM for the world!
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Hi Cassie! Absolutely, wouldn’t trade it for the world. Some days I’ve “had it up to here,” and I’ve had to learn what to let go. :-) You have a lot of great free resources on your Mamas on the Web site for moms who want to generate passive income or earn money blogging! I look forward to connecting more!
So nice to meet you!
I am interested in learning about virtual assistant work. I’ve heard the term a lot, but what do you actually do?
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Hi Jendi! A virtual assistant is like a freelance, work-at-home administrative assistant. She partners typically with small businesses, entrepreneurs or home-based business owners. A VA usually works on an hourly basis, charging $20-$40/hour. Assignments could range from basic things like word processing, appointment scheduling or email management to more specialized services like social networking management, website or blog maintenance. A VA might have 1-4 clients at a time. The fun part for me is no two days are ever the same!
Hi, Angela! I’m looking forward to working with you. You sound like a busy woman. I’m very interested in the marketing and social networking aspects, but will admit I still need lots of help in time management. So, HELP ME! Please! ;0)
Hi Erin, Yes, absolutely marketing and social networking are of great importance and interest to moms at home! I mean, it’s difficult even to arrange to meet someone for a lunch meeting or go to a networking event!! I look forward to addressing that!!
Hi Angela,
I was the one of the other interns on the resource blog for the last session. I’m interested in becoming a VA in the near future. Your blog and newsletter are really informative and well done! I don’t know how you do it all either :)
Enjoy your internship!
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Hi Marya! So you’ve “been there, done that.” I am already amazed and inspired and have learned a lot by Day #2! I am looking forward to more! I highly recommend the VA profession because of the flexibility and income potential, but most importantly because it’s such a strong resume builder in case you want to return to another job in the future after kids have grown a little. And there’s many VA’s out there that share in forums and look forward to helping each other out!
You’re a busy woman Angela. I will definitely be checking in often to learn from you, especially the “making money” part :)
Hi Angela!
Have a great time with your internship – I had a blast, learned so much and met many cool WAHMs. I look forward to reading your posts! :)
Welcome Angela,
You will learn a lot in your internship and make great friends. I interned on Family Foodies and enjoyed it.
I, too, look forward to getting to know you this next two months.
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Hi Cee! Yes, I have learned new things already and week one isn’t over! I look forward to seeing you around.