News You Can Use
So…I thought I’d try my hand at writing a newsletter as an introduction of sorts; have a gander here!
My first client was…me!
I say this, of course, with great deference to my first actual paying client!
Having a fondness for all things office began as a kid, which probably stems from school shopping for notebooks, pens, pencils and such. My mother instilled in me a love of reading and writing, making sure my penmanship was A+. Can’t draw to save my soul, but I love to doodle and write!
My employment life has centered around an office environment, from reception to legal assistant, and a variety of related things in between. The skills I’ve learned are invaluable, and have found them to be assets to my other lives as a crochet teacher & designer and life-long student!
Over the years, I’ve used my skills to create flyers, documents, templates, outlines, procedures for routine tasks and patterns, which I use for teaching and structuring my classes.
Truth be told, I really geek out over typing and setting up processes and systems for routine work, especially administrative tasks…that’s my jam!
The Great Debate: Cost vs. Value
In one of my other lives, I wrote a blog post that touched upon the issue of cost vs. value.
…the cost vs. value debate. I define cost as how much you pay and value as the worth of how much you get for what you pay.”
This is an important distinction, and people tend to stop listening at the sound of the cost, without considering the value of the investment.
cost = expense / expenditure
value = expertise / experience
If they’re anything like me, most people who sell their products, goods and services likely agonize over how to fairly set their prices based on the value of their skill set.
If someone has the expertise to efficiently accomplish your tasks, sparing you time for other priorities, what would that be worth to you? The value has the potential to save you time and money, and that is a result greater than the cost.