The start of being a Virtual Assistant 

- a progress account (part 1) -

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I consider myself a Net-savvy person, for several years now I've been doing a lot of browsing and surfing on the internet - reading articles, watching videos for educational and entertainment purposes, discovering new tools – software/programs, uploading and downloading files, doing research for further self-advancement and the likes.

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I thought I knew it all, but I was wrong. Here comes something fresh and new to my vocabulary, my first time to come across the word "Virtual Assistant" - VA for short, that’s how they call it nowadays.

It all started when I got this email sometime in January of 2012 from a certain Bo Sanchez. A cousin of mine who belongs to Bo Sanchez’s circle of friends included my email to Bo’s mailing list. Bo Sanchez was known in the Philippines as a lay evangelist, preacher, author, entrepreneur, and celebrity.

And then one day, in one of Bo's emails which I regularly receive every now and then, he mentioned about a certain Jomar Hilario, and that he could help other people earn money through home-based work using the internet.

But my attention at that time was with Bo, because when I first saw and heard Bo preach on television I was amazed and captivated with his words, the way he explain things was simple and clear and yet it was meaningful and profound.

And so Bo’s email kept flooding my inbox, but I really don’t mind as I enjoy reading biblical scripts and Bo's messages.

But there it was again, another email from Bo Sanchez mentioning about Jomar Hilario. So I got a little bit curious, thought I’d give it a shot and check out the guy, and started reading a bit about Jomar, and later I found out that Jomar was a successful online marketer for several years now, and he wants to share his knowledge to be able to help others financially.

I got interested in what he has to offer. So in June of 2012 I began to search more about Jomar, his website and facebook account. Later, by end of August, I was searching for uploaded free recorded video seminar in youtube, it’s a seminar done in the internet which he calls “webinar” and that was the start. I chanced upon and listened to it, and before I knew it, I was searching for more webinars and downloaded all free webinar videos and continued to watch and listen.

After watching several videos I said to myself that it’s time to attend a live seminar and learn from the guru himself (Jomar) the trade and secrets of being a successful VA.

I’m a scheduled participant for the live VA seminar on Nov. 20, 2012. And in the coming months I’ll find out if what Jomar says is true.

And on my part, the determination, eagerness and willingness is here within me. And the end result remains to be seen.

I've created this article a week before the November 20 seminar to serve as my very first blog. I had this idea to jot down the events and development before, during, and after attending the seminar.

It took me more than one week after attending the seminar was I able to post this article due to the demand of my present workload. You could just imagine how the holidays are, Christmas is fast approaching, and I’m being bombarded by simultaneous event marketing collateral's needed for the year-end.

Anyway, It feels good to be able to start and post my first blog  ...and this is my journal.