Eleventh in a series of posts in response to Tim Ford's #EntryLevel Challenge.
We all want more experience. The fastest way to get it is by helping solve other people's problems. I'm talking here of online forums and similar venues in which you can grow in skill by taking your current knowledge and applying it to scenarios others are struggling in. Because those others will present with far more problems in a shorter period of time than you could ever cause or encounter on your own.
Here's a snippet from a recent email I received offering some paid work:
"We would like to have someone whom we can contact who can assist us on occasion with Squarespace and are wondering how much you would charge for occasional help?"
Nice! Isn't it?
Here's another, asking my help on a project: