Monday Motivation: Interview with Frances Palaschuk
With all the talk about virtual assistants lately, I figured it was only right to interview one. 
So, today we are joined by Frances Palaschuk, founder of Ultimate Biz Assistant. She has extremely affordable prices, and though her business is just getting off the ground, she is already facing the challenge of being a work at home mom with gusto!
1. What is your business?
My business is an eMarketing virtual assistant business. I support business owners with all of their eMarketing endeavors including blog setup, maintenance, and optimization, autoresponder management, eNewsletter management, Social Media Coordination and more.
2. How did you get started?
I resigned from my long time full time position and took almost a year to build the foundation of my business. I had been keeping up with the virtual industry for about 5 years so I already knew of the possiblities.
. What mistakes did you make when you were starting out? What did you learn from them?
Well, my business is in the early stages so at this time there are no mistakes to report.
4. How long have you been working from home? (was this your first business or have you had others where you worked from home?)
This is my first business and it’s been only a few months officially but in the works for over a year now.
5. What are your tricks for balancing work, kids and household chores?
This is a good question; my main 2 tricks are work around nap times, and send them to daycare 3 days a week! As for the chores, well I do make dinner everyday (I love cooking!) but the other stuff sometimes get pushed back. Or, my hubby takes over.
6. How many children do you have? How old are they?
I am a 2 year old daughter and a 12 year old stepson.
7. When do you usually work?
I work mostly late at night, for a few hours in the afternoon, and 3 days a week normal business hours. Pretty much any time I can, I must say I love it!
8. What is the best part of being a mompreneur? And the worst?
The best part is being able to see my kids and be here all the time. There is not a worst for me!
9. What are your plans for the future of your business?
I have set my sights high. I am motivated and ready to go! I have many things in the works including developing my business into a multiVA structure sometime this year. I hope to put other Moms who want to do this through the right training to be able to work with me and keep up their skills through ongoing training and support.
10. What advice would you give new work at home moms?
The key peice of advice is “If you ever feel that you made the wrong decision then you most likely did. Always go with your gut instinct and do what you feel is right”.
Check out Ultimate Biz Assistant if you are looking for a North American based VA.
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