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Sunday Inspiration: The favor bank

April 5, 2009

{You are awesome. You'll be just fine. I'll post something to remind you every Sunday.}

Out of work?  Start doing favors.

Whatever job you had … someone really needs your expertise.

Volunteer to help a startup. Advise a small business. Mentor. Teach a class. Blog about it.

1. It will keep you out there where employers will see you.

2. You'll make a lot of friends who will take care of you.

Do a favor a week, and at the end of a year you have 52 companies and a 1000 people committed to helping you out. 

Tagged as: consulting, favors, Sernovitz, unemployed, volunteering, WOM, word of mouth, word of mouth marketing

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