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After working with my first
voucher assistant client for
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close to two months, I was
fired.
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Hey, guys, my name is Loria
Garey and welcome to another
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00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,810
episode of the Freelancers Mic
where we have conversations with
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00:00:15,819 --> 00:00:20,469
creatives. It's all about you
getting the mic and sharing your
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00:00:20,479 --> 00:00:25,274
experiences if you enjoy it, it
follows. So you don't miss the
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00:00:25,284 --> 00:00:29,395
next episode. So guys, this is
going to be my first solo
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00:00:29,405 --> 00:00:33,654
episode since I started this
podcast back in October 2023.
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00:00:33,665 --> 00:00:36,884
It has been a good journey. It
has been amazing. It has been
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00:00:36,895 --> 00:00:40,599
exciting, but this time I don't
have a guest. And so I'm a
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00:00:40,610 --> 00:00:44,069
guest. So there is this question
that people have been asking me
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about what inspired me to become
a virtual assistant or ho how
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did I end up in this freelance
field?
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So I'm going to share that in
this episode. And if I hope it
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00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,866
inspires you to do more or to
become a virtual assist and a
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freelancer, if you've been
sitting on the fence, so please
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take a listen back in 20 13. I
used to work at a company and I
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was always on night shift, I
didn't enjoy it. And it happened
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that, I had a child.
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The pain of leaving the child
every night made me want to find
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work that can pay me while I
stay home with the child. So, my
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search landed me in several
freelance groups on Facebook and
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one or two tweets.
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And, in the first place I wanted
to do transcription because that
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's what I knew from the previous
company. Unfortunately, I found
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transcription so hard in that I
didn't do it.
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And then I told myself, let me
try article writing.
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So back then there was a writer.
So I went there, registered and
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wrote an article that got
rejected with three stars. I was
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so excited. I went ahead and
shared it in several freelance
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groups and one of the trainers
saw it and decided to train me
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for free.
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So God bless Robert and the
others, the trainer that's for
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free. So after writing a few
articles here and there
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struggling, I came across a job
post where a company was looking
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for Robert assistant. So back
then the term virtual assistant
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sounded so sweet. Not sure if
that's how it sounds to you
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right now.
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So I applied to the job and that
was in April and fast forward in
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July, I got a response that they
were looking for a virtual
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assistant and their pay was $5
per hour. So during those days,
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five last per hour was so much
money. It was so good money. So
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I was so excited.
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I responded and said, yes, I'm
free and I'm willing to start
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working. So that's how I got
into va.
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Thank you for listening to this
episode of the Freelancers Mic.
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And if you want to get in touch,
you can find all the information
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on the description. If you want
to listen to all other episodes
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00:03:00,921 --> 00:03:03,501
of the Freelancers Mic, go to
our website White
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00:03:03,531 --> 00:03:08,542
Inspire.Com/podcast, or you can
go to other podcast streaming
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platforms and search for the
Freelancers Mic. Thank you, talk
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00:03:11,722 --> 00:03:12,242
to you soon.
00:00:00,019 --> 00:00:02,849
After working with my first
voucher assistant client for
2
00:00:02,859 --> 00:00:04,750
close to two months, I was
fired.
3
00:00:07,489 --> 00:00:11,869
Hey, guys, my name is Loria
Garey and welcome to another
4
00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,810
episode of the Freelancers Mic
where we have conversations with
5
00:00:15,819 --> 00:00:20,469
creatives. It's all about you
getting the mic and sharing your
6
00:00:20,479 --> 00:00:25,274
experiences if you enjoy it, it
follows. So you don't miss the
7
00:00:25,284 --> 00:00:29,395
next episode. So guys, this is
going to be my first solo
8
00:00:29,405 --> 00:00:33,654
episode since I started this
podcast back in October 2023.
9
00:00:33,665 --> 00:00:36,884
It has been a good journey. It
has been amazing. It has been
10
00:00:36,895 --> 00:00:40,599
exciting, but this time I don't
have a guest. And so I'm a
11
00:00:40,610 --> 00:00:44,069
guest. So there is this question
that people have been asking me
12
00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,299
about what inspired me to become
a virtual assistant or ho how
13
00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:51,490
did I end up in this freelance
field?
14
00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:56,229
So I'm going to share that in
this episode. And if I hope it
15
00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,866
inspires you to do more or to
become a virtual assist and a
16
00:01:00,166 --> 00:01:03,875
freelancer, if you've been
sitting on the fence, so please
17
00:01:03,886 --> 00:01:08,805
take a listen back in 20 13. I
used to work at a company and I
18
00:01:08,816 --> 00:01:12,225
was always on night shift, I
didn't enjoy it. And it happened
19
00:01:12,236 --> 00:01:14,596
that, I had a child.
20
00:01:14,606 --> 00:01:19,185
The pain of leaving the child
every night made me want to find
21
00:01:19,195 --> 00:01:22,802
work that can pay me while I
stay home with the child. So, my
22
00:01:22,811 --> 00:01:26,402
search landed me in several
freelance groups on Facebook and
23
00:01:26,412 --> 00:01:27,592
one or two tweets.
24
00:01:27,991 --> 00:01:32,090
And, in the first place I wanted
to do transcription because that
25
00:01:32,090 --> 00:01:36,351
's what I knew from the previous
company. Unfortunately, I found
26
00:01:36,361 --> 00:01:39,851
transcription so hard in that I
didn't do it.
27
00:01:40,171 --> 00:01:43,281
And then I told myself, let me
try article writing.
28
00:01:43,870 --> 00:01:48,360
So back then there was a writer.
So I went there, registered and
29
00:01:48,370 --> 00:01:52,220
wrote an article that got
rejected with three stars. I was
30
00:01:52,230 --> 00:01:56,169
so excited. I went ahead and
shared it in several freelance
31
00:01:56,180 --> 00:02:01,150
groups and one of the trainers
saw it and decided to train me
32
00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:01,940
for free.
33
00:02:01,949 --> 00:02:04,690
So God bless Robert and the
others, the trainer that's for
34
00:02:04,699 --> 00:02:08,199
free. So after writing a few
articles here and there
35
00:02:08,210 --> 00:02:12,679
struggling, I came across a job
post where a company was looking
36
00:02:12,690 --> 00:02:17,406
for Robert assistant. So back
then the term virtual assistant
37
00:02:17,535 --> 00:02:21,156
sounded so sweet. Not sure if
that's how it sounds to you
38
00:02:21,166 --> 00:02:22,166
right now.
39
00:02:22,455 --> 00:02:27,606
So I applied to the job and that
was in April and fast forward in
40
00:02:27,615 --> 00:02:33,065
July, I got a response that they
were looking for a virtual
41
00:02:33,076 --> 00:02:37,766
assistant and their pay was $5
per hour. So during those days,
42
00:02:37,776 --> 00:02:40,876
five last per hour was so much
money. It was so good money. So
43
00:02:40,886 --> 00:02:42,126
I was so excited.
44
00:02:42,425 --> 00:02:46,811
I responded and said, yes, I'm
free and I'm willing to start
45
00:02:46,822 --> 00:02:50,682
working. So that's how I got
into va.
46
00:02:50,811 --> 00:02:54,141
Thank you for listening to this
episode of the Freelancers Mic.
47
00:02:54,151 --> 00:02:57,242
And if you want to get in touch,
you can find all the information
48
00:02:57,251 --> 00:03:00,912
on the description. If you want
to listen to all other episodes
49
00:03:00,921 --> 00:03:03,501
of the Freelancers Mic, go to
our website White
50
00:03:03,531 --> 00:03:08,542
Inspire.Com/podcast, or you can
go to other podcast streaming
51
00:03:08,552 --> 00:03:11,712
platforms and search for the
Freelancers Mic. Thank you, talk
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00:03:11,722 --> 00:03:12,242
to you soon.
