Word of Mouth :: Twyla K. Chapman

We had the pleasure of interviewing Twyla Chapman, a recent REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ (REW™) certificant.

Twyla is a Virtual Assistant (VA) with CreativeVASolutions.com and undertook the certification to improve and supplement her VA skills to win additional listings and increase her service offerings.

We took a few moments to ask some questions on her thoughts of the program.

1) What is your background?

In addition to growing up on a ranch, I am a mom of three with one left in high school and a ranch hand which entails about everything there is to do on the ranch. I also barrel race on horses that I have trained myself and work as a VA at CreativeVASolutions.com.          
 
2) Why did you undertake the REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ (REW™) certification?  

I wanted to back off the ranch job but still earn a great income without having to drive so far into town to get a minimum wage job. Further, since I'm working as a VA, the completion of the REW Certification would greatly improve my marketability and pay.  Since I could take the courses right over the internet from home and had 90 days to complete it I went for it.  Even though the cost of the cert is extremely low, the increase in pay I could achieve with REW greatly offsets the cost of it. 
 
3) What are your impressions of the online experience?

I thought it was very informative and the courses were well laid out. I liked the fact that after each course you had an assessment that allowed you to go back over any questions that you got wrong "on the fly" making it easier for me to understand it all. I really am not an excellent test taker and I completed each course with flying colors. Also, I enjoyed the experience.
 
4) How long did it take you to complete the certification? 

I completed the certification in 8 days.
 
5) What would you tell those who are considering this certification?

I would tell folks to go for it because it will help you understand the aspects of what a Real Estate office needs for greater exposure and what an assistant can do to improve that exposure. Oh, wow it is just so full of good things! Moreover, with this certification under your belt, you will drastically increase your marketability making it more likely for you to be chosen for a VA job with a salary higher than a purely assistant position.  If you are afraid that you are not very good with tests and you might have a tough time completing the cert, trust me, you won't. Each course is broken down and explained extremely well and they have assessments after each section so you can ensure you understood everything. If you don't complete an assessment you can easilly go back and focus on the things you didn't understand where you messed up and get a real good understanding of it. So, it is not tough to get through. Go for it!

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Thanks Twyla and all the Best!