Permaculture Dream Gig (remote work with Permies)

UGH! i’m very disappointed that i have to post to even be considered…i read and follow this website its threads/forums quite frequently just never had the chance to make a profile until now. I am from NJ and feel like id be a great asset as I am a landscape designer by trade. just looking for different avenues in my field of work. any chance you can look at my work for shits and giggles? this is my dream job…if it’s still a no, do you have any resources and people who would be looking for a remote hire? i would really appreciate it if you had any input.

Jenna Lynne wrote:any chance you can look at my work for shits and giggles? this is my dream job…

If your work is related to permaculture, why not share what you do in the form of posts on permies so that everyone can see? That way the staff can get to know you and how you interact with people online too.

I just filled in and sent the VA questionnaire and am keeping fingers and toes crossed for a (positive) reply.

The seed has been planted, the dream transplanted...here's to vigorous, healthy growth!

Jenna Lynne wrote:UGH! i’m very disappointed that i have to post to even be considered…i read and follow this website its threads/forums quite frequently just never had the chance to make a profile until now.

I was Paul's VA for almost a year, and a lot of the work for him was posting on permies--both behind the scenes and in the public forums. I was extremely grateful for all my experience posting on permies. This really helped me get to know and understand how the forums work and what is going on here on permies. Through making posts, I learned how to make nice looking threads. I am quite proud of this thread (https://permies.com/w/better-world), which I think looks rather nice--and it was all done with BB code. Before I was even his VA, I made this thread and this thread, and a lot more like them. Here's a great thread on how to improve your posts by using BB codes formatting tags.

There is a huge learning curve for being Paul's assistant. I spent a month just teaching the basics to the VAs that came after me, and they still had a lot to learn. As Paul told me, it usually takes 6 months for him to get an assistant to the point where he can ask to do something, and 90% of the time they can do it on their own. There is a lot to learn.

A large amount of high-quality posts on permies is a far better recommendation than any references or letters of reference one might have. Those posts show a knowledge of permies and what happens here on permies.com. They show an ability to communicate via writing (as a VA, I did a lot of communicating via email and posts on permies!), and an ability to utilize the permies forum software, and also that they know how to follow forum rules, even when emotions get high.