April 24, 2008

Web Coach Tip: Paying It Forward Via Facebook

Donna Payne the Web Coach SEO content developer
Written by Donna Payne
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Last saturday night the kids were at grandma’s, must husband was watching COPS, and I was reading my favorite blogs via Bloglines.  (thanks for the tip Maria!)

A facebook status update appeared with a somewhat frantic cry for help with shopping cart software. My clients use Professional Cart Solutions a reseller of 1shoppingcart.com so I know the system well.  Without thinking I clicked on the facebook status message sending me to Juliet’s FB page so I could send her a message.  It took me all of 30 seconds to message her with my phone number to call if she wanted to chat.

A few minutes later, Juliet called.   Within a little while she was in good shape.  Here’s what she had to say:

Donna,
You are the BEST!!!! Thank you so much for all of your help tonight.
I have managed to get a lot of stuff organized and might be close to ready, if not “good to go” soon!

Hey folks, what a great teacher/counsellor/web-spert Donna is! A kind, and terrific soul.

Many thanks,
Juliet
Everyone loves to have people rave about them… was I “put out” on a Saturday night by helping this woman? Not really.  Could I have ignored her plea for help? Sure… but my imagination would have gotten the best of me.  Thinking of her being so frustrated that she called out to the universe for help… would’ve driven me crazy!
So my point is… pay it forward any way you can.  Via Facebook, Twitter, or smoke signals. 🙂
Now it’s YOUR turn!
Donna