Sep 21 2009
How To Ask Us A Question – And Get A Reply
Hey DIYers!
DIY Bride receives about 2,000 non-spam emails a month. Since the the site is run by little old me, please understand that it can take a few days (or more) for me to respond to your questions. To put it in perspective: if I spent only 5 minutes per email I’d be answering it for 5.5 hours/day, 7 days a week. Not very productive, right?
To expedite the email process so that I can respond to you in a timely manner, I need your help and understanding.
1. When asking a question about your wedding project(s), please provide me with details. I’m getting a lot of questions like: “My wedding is in June. What should I do for my centerpieces?” and “How do I make a pocketfold invitation?” and “Any ideas on how to add pizazz to my dress?”
These are perfectly legitimate questions but don’t provide me with enough details to give you a proper answer so I push these types of questions waaaaaay down on the priority list.
I can’t answer those types of questions without knowing things like:
- What’s your budget for the project(s)?
- What’s your theme or color scheme?
- What’s your wedding style (casual, elegant, country, rustic, shabby chic, modern, minimalist, etc.)
- What size do you want your invites to be?
- What does your dress look like?
The more detail I have, the better I can answer your question.
2. Business mentoring. I appreciate that many of you are aspiring bloggers or book authors (rock on, creative peeps!) and are looking for someone to guide you. While I am thrilled that you’re coming to me (really? me? awesome!) I don’t have a lot of time for one-on-one mentoring. That’s not to say I won’t help out here and there, just don’t expect me to share my entire business model, trade secrets, or info I’ve spent hundreds of hours and/or thousands of dollars on. Since this is a big topic in my emails, I’m launching a behind-the-scenes blog were I’ll be sharing some of the inner workings of running DIY Bride and being a writer.
3. Please read my the blurb above my contact form. It outlines my email process and clearly states that I do not accept link exchange requests. I’m perplexed as to why I receive about 100 link exchange requests (or demands) per month. They’re all deleted, by the way.
4. Be nice. ‘Nuff said.
5. Other business stuff. I rarely respond to press releases but that doesn’t mean that I’m not interested or haven’t read them. Most simply don’t necessitate a response. If you have a business query that warrants a response and haven’t heard from me in 3 days, email me again.
Thanks for your understanding, everyone. I appreciate it!
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