Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:40:10 -0500"Manu dasa" To: manu (AT) krishna (DOT) comSubject: Answer questions about Krishna with Live HelpI thought this might interest some of you. I know we gurukulis / youthhave a hard time "preaching" to strangers, but here is a way we can reachout and help interested people who want to know more about Krishna, fromthe leisure of our computer, any time of day or night, whenever we feelinspired. Besides, I serve at Krishna.com and I would love to have moreyouth serving with me :-) ys, ManuPreach And Distribute Books From Home, Krishna.com Live HelpBBT Krishna.com, the website all about Krishna by the Bhaktivedanta BookTrust, is offering service opportunities to aspiring Sankirtana devoteeswho would like to preach on the Internet, from anywhere in the world. Youcan do so in your spare time, in the background while you tend to otherwork, as often or as little as you like, whenever you feel inspired, atany time of day or night. All you need is an Internet connection, a computer with speakers, andbasic typing skills. Live Help volunteers spend an average of 15 minutes aday answering questions about Krishna.Some 1200 people a day visit BBT Krishna.com. Of those, about 100 askquestions on the Live Help messaging system. They range from simplequestions about Krishna consciousness to more complex philosophicalissues. That's 100 potential new devotees a day that need your helpreconnecting with Krishna.How Live Help works: Leave your computer running in the background,connected to the Internet. When a live help message is routed your way,you'll hear a chime resembling a door bell. The Live Help question willpop up on your screen, and you can choose to reply or press "busy." If youdo nothing, after 20 seconds the message is routed to the next availablevolunteer, or to the e-mail message center (staffed by a dedicated e-mailvolunteer.) In the meantime you can do other work on your computer and have the LiveHelp application running in the background. You can work around the houseor office, just leave your speaker volume turned up to hear the chime whena Live Help message arrives. And when you're busy, or if you don't likethe question, simply click on "busy" or do nothing and the message will bere-routed. You'll have the opportunity to encourage serious seekers to buy and readSrila Prabhupada's books. As a Live Help volunteer you'll get book pointsfor every book you distribute, and seva points for every Live Help requestyou handle.Can't wait to get started? Join the family of BBT Krishna.com Live HelpSankirtana devotees today. Try it for a few days, a week, a month, and seehow you like it. There's no obligation or time commitment. Yourinspiration to preach is all that counts. Preach at your leisure, topeople who are coming to you and want to know more about Krishna. No coldcalls. No rejections on the street. No "too busy,have no time," or "notinterested" responses. What could be more blissful?To get started, e-mail a brief resume of your devotional life and why youwould like to do Live Help, to info (AT) krishna (DOT) com.Serious and sincere applicants only. BBT Krishna.com reserves the right torefuse any applicant at their sole discretion.Do You ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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