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Sort of Related -- Need Advice

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:57 am
by volomike
This is sort of related. The idea I had in mind was that someone would know someone who needed web development sales assistance (cold calls, warm callbacks, letter writing), remote telework office assistance, and fake tech support where someone is a pass-through between end user and upper level tech support or development (via email, mostly). Here's the story...

My sister-in-law, Rebecca, is recently divorced and has two children. Her husband refused to let her work and wanted her to be a homemaker. He controlled her every move and that's what eventually led to their divorce. Along the way, she picked up a Psychology Degree (Bachelor) from these online schools, and it is accredited. After the divorce, he left her with debts, no alimony, and is cheating on child support month after month, barely able to give her $100 every other month, while he lives a life of luxury with his new girlfriend. She's taking him to court on this, but she'll have legal fees soon and she's hoping she can win.

Now, a local politician in town was a wealthy businessman. He needed someone to field all his calls because he was a very busy man. This person also needed to arrange all his travel plans for himself as well as his family, and even call a bunch of contractors to find the best possible rate (and other qualifications) on certain tasks he needed. He installed a separate Internet phone line in her house. She also drove around sometimes to deliver paperwork and so on. Eventually she ended up managing a store he had, but only remotely -- she managed the managers, and could work mostly from home. But he sold that store and now she's stuck with a much lower salary again, not able to make ends meet.

So, in a sense, she's sort of like the story of Erin Brockovich.

She says that working in an office for someone else drives her nuts, and she needs, instead, to do telework where she is her own boss but has clients she serves.

Unfortunately my business isn't ramped up yet (I'm probably 2 years out from this) where I can use her. So, if you have any advice or suggestions on telework she should look into, or know a friend of a friend, please consider replying or PM'ing me.

P.S. As a Myrtle Beach native, she's got the prettiest little Southern USA voice you ever heard -- a really great front for greeting clients.