Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
A year and seven months ago, I was laid off. I worked 40 hours a week at a job I enjoyed.
Starting Feb. 1, my work week will expand from 25 hours to 30 hours at another job I enjoy — WalletPop, where I’m a section editor and write about various personal finance topics. It’s an [...]
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
After my recent call for help finding a virtual assistant to help me find a full-time job, a firm called VAssist has reached out to me with a rate plan offer of 40 hours for $500, or $12.50 per hour.
I countered with $6.25 an hour. I’m not thrilled paying upfront for 40 hours. I’d rather [...]
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
After two years of newspaper layoffs in the Bay Area, it’s time to do something to get more freelance writers and editors hired.
Doc Kane, above, lives near Chicago but hires writers and editors from around the country for his company. Every major metro area should have such a service.
In the Bay Area there’s Editcetera, a [...]
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
This video about virtual assistants is funny, but not exactly what I’m looking to do.
I’m still reading Tim Ferriss’ “The 4-Hour Workweek” and the part about hiring virtual assistants to outsource some of your work was intriguing. If I ever figure out what my “muse” is and come up with something worthwhile to sell, a [...]
Monday, October 5th, 2009
As I noted two posts down, my job duties at WalletPop have expanded and I’m now looking to hire a San Francisco Bay Area technology reporter to cover that beat as it relates to personal finance.
Here’s the announcement I put on LinkedIn:
I’m a section editor at WalletPop, a personal finance blog owned by AOL: [...]