Well, how is your project progressing? Would love to hear about it.
The person I helped this week isn’t in the VA industry but is a budding photographer. She was seeking advice on a photographer’s forum about a business card she was designing and asked for input. I and others did just that but what surprised and pleased me was that one of the other members suggested she take my advice as I showed good business sense. She and I have since been corresponding and she’s been very grateful for it.
I simply see that using my experience provides opportunity to share my learnings with others. If they can learn from my own failings and triumphs then it helps them move along just that bit quicker… providing they understand the basis of what I’m suggesting or advising them. It doesn’t cost me much of my time and the experience and learning has been for a lifetime – it’s worth sharing.
Janet Janowiak says
Kathie – I did a two-for this week, I think I owed one from last week anyway.
There is a new VA trying to glean information via http://www.vanetworking.com. I sent her my Welcome Package which included everything from my brochure to my contracts. She was very thankful and asked where she could download them for herself. I advise her to join VAinsiders and also told her where to get a W9 form. She was very happy.
This morning, I received a phone call from a fellow Wisconsin VA, she was up against a time constraint for a typing project and was thrilled when I told her that I had the time this morning to help.
I believe in the “what comes around; goes around” theory.
I am looking forward to hear how others have been helping out.