Good morning, As I was getting ready to leave to spend  some time with a friend this morning. I decided I would go through this mornings emails so I could get a little bit of work done before she arrived.

I did I came upon this mornings prompts for the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Where I was reminded we have been blogging for 3 weeks and that there is only 11 days left in this challenge.

I am already missing the Ultimate Blog Challenge and all of the new friends I have found. As I sat her this morning  reading through the prompts I knew God was at work again.

As this mornings challenge will allow me to blog about something that has been on my heart for a while that I felt needed shared. Only I wasn’t sure if I should write this post or not.

Let me begin by sharing the prompt I was sent:

There may have been times when people have sent you an email asking you a question. What did you do with that? Did you hit reply, answer the question, and then move on?

Today, write a post that answers a question that you have been asked. Chances are that if one person had the question, many people have the same question.

 I have received questions about this post in the past. As well as asked about it in person. As I am asked where I work all the time when I am out with friends or family.and they ask me what I do.

I then tell them I own my own business or company. Then they proceed to ask me what I do. When I tell them I am in Social Media as a Blogger for Dallas/ Fort Worth who review and giveaway products.

Then they ask me how can I do what you do? Or can you teach me what you do? Or how can I get products for free? Or can you get this for me as I have been really wanting to try it out?

I have a question for you if you have a job would you expect me to walk into your company and say can you teach me what you do? As I need a job and would like to make  money? Or oh you get a Discount can you purchase this for me? You work in a restaurant can my family have free food?

No, I wouldn’t do this and you shouldn’t expect me to. So Please respect what I do as it is a real job. You have to take classes and there is times you have to go to work outside the house. I have business hours just like everyone else does as well as business expenses.

This is not a fly by night job and it takes time to build your blog and your stats and to get companies to trust you and  decide to work with you. I can’t just help you set up a blog and the reviews come pouring in.

If I help you begin your own business you shouldn’t expect me to do it for free as it takes time away from my family and my business. As I have to help you set up the blog and Social Sites you will need.

Then teach you how to use each site. Once this is done we would have to work on a Media Kit and then a Pitch Letter. Then set down and begin to work on items you have in your house for you to review.

Before you ask me if I can help you do what I do Please think about all the time and effort I put into my business and then think about it again and again before you ask me.

Because I have helped people in the past and I don’t mind helping others but when I invest all this time into helping you and you only run your site for a week or a month and then decide it isn’t for you. You have taken away from my family.

This post isn’t directed at anyone but it is the way I have been feeling as I connected with a friend from High School last week and once she found out what I did the first thing she asked me was “you need to teach me what you do so I can stay home.”

Not wow I am so proud of you or you own your own business that is incredible. Or even a congrats you have come so far since the last time we seen each other.

It wasn’t just my friend  who has done this but other friends as well as family. Especially my mother in law who thinks I should teach my step daughter and niece what I do.

Who I have volunteered to help in the past but they don’t want to put the effort in it takes to run a blog they just want me to give them and there families the products I receive for reviews. Or to take them to place I get to go to.

Would you walk up to someone in Walmart’s and tell them “you need to teach me what your doing so I can get a job?” I don’t think so so don’t do it to your friends who Blog or are in Direct Sales.

Now, I am so sorry if I sound negative as everyone isn’t like this and are proud of what Charlie, David and I do. But more and more I am running into people who just want me to teach them.

So if that is the case I need to set up classes and charge because again and again I have been told to treat my business like a business and to not work for free.

So yes, even family and friends should be willing to pay me for my time, expertise and services as I am taking away from my family to help you provide for yours.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates