Attention WAHMs: Gain Some Sanity, Meet New Peeps and Network Offline

by Theresa Scholes on April 6, 2010

in WAHM Lifestyle

As a Virtual Assistant and WAHM, I find it effortless to stay in the comfort of my home and get sucked in by the online world. Don’t get me wrong, I love the new friends and colleagues I have met through the various VA forums, membership sites and social media avenues I log into each day. But it’s all too easy to succumb to cabin fever and never venture out of the house and beyond your Internet cottage.
Not until I took the step to meet more people in my community did I realize the wealth of friends and colleagues I would soon have, and in a short time. So here are a couple of ways to take your online world offline and meet people IRL (In Real Life); it’s networking in the new web 2.0:
1) Volunteer for a Twestival

The people who say Twitter is “lame” were not at the latest Victoria, BC Twestival held at an exclusive Scottish pub, the perfect venue for a Twestival I might add. As a networking tool, Twitter has the ability to bring together tweeters, raise money online and then celebrate in person offline, all for a worthy cause.

Since being involved in Twestival I have met:

  • A couple of real estate agents
  • A whack of students
  • A hoard of internet marketers
  • A gaggle of retail owners
  • And a whole lot more
Did I mention we raised $8000 to build a school in Haiti? All through fund raising efforts on Twitter? (That’s me on the far right posing for a photo for the local newspaper to promote the event.)

2) Join a Meet Up (or “TweetUp”) Group

Check out Meet Up.com if you have a chance. Their tag line sums up what this site is about: “Do something • Learn something •Share something • Change something.”

Meet Up groups bring together people interested in a certain topic within your geographical location. I found one in my area called Business Moms Meetup Group. (How perfect is that for WAHMs?) And if you don’t find one that is to your linking, start your own group and watch your network build.

Remember, to be a WAHM doesn’t mean you have to be “at home” all the time. When you feel cabin fever setting in, then you know it’s time to show your face … IRL.
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About this Alpha WAHM Blogger: Theresa Scholes is the owner of Click Virtual Assistance specializing in social media and internet marketing strategies and implementation for the online business owner. A firm believer in matching the right actions to realistic goals, Theresa helps time strapped entrepreneurs use the social web to raise their profile and boost profits.

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1 ValNo Gravatar April 10, 2010 at 11:50 pm

Well gosh darn, I need to figure out how to find out about the tweet ups more. I’m just south of Seattle and travel to visit family in Tsawwassen, I know many in Vancouver that I’ve never “met”. With it only being a couple of hours drive it frustrates me not to meet so many I chat with online.

It is very easy to hole-up and not talk face-to-face. I wouldn’t trade my online connections and friends for the world, but it’s also very healthy to get out there and connect with more than a user name or email addy ;) Thanks for the post!

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