Emma and I have made the jump to Spongebob Squarepants in yet another sign that my 5-year-old is growing up and expanding her sense of humor to “bum” jokes.
It’s the type of transition that every parent sees sooner or later — from sweet, innocent child to the kind of kid who laughs when a cartoon sponge passes gas under water.
I’m not proud of it, but the transition has been made. After years of watching Dora, the Backyardigans, Special Agent Oso and other cartoons that I had no interest in, we can now watch cartoons together as a daughter and father were meant to — laughing hysterically.
Yet another reason to enjoy being underemployed with a 5-year-old.
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 give it a try for 20 hours or less and see what happens before proceeding more. Although 40 hours at $6.25 an hour sounds much better and something I’d pay ahead for.
If I can get the price down it will be a worthwhile investment to see how it works and to see how much a VA can help me land a job.
I’ve got to give them some credit: They e-mailed me at both of my e-mail accounts, and sent me a note on Facebook. At least they’re pushy, which is what you want in a VA.
I might wait until I can get an online business off the ground before hiring a VA, but it’s an intriguing idea to get me to work fulltime.
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 site I just learned about, that hires freelance journalists.
In my New Year’s goal of Timothy Ferriss’ book of starting a business, I’m thinking that there’s room in the marketplace for another such business to connect freelance writers with businesses. Editcetera and others are filling that need, but I’d like to find a niche to narrow the market.
Another place for writers and editors to do their work can only be a good thing. Maybe the Bay Area needs another newspaper, but online only…
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