Residents’ Journal
The Really Helpful Club (reallyhelpfulclub.com) is an infinitely useful resource for smart, sensible women. The members’ forum enables you to reach out beyond your immediate network of friends to share great ideas and your best recommendations. More and more women are benefitting from RHC, a new trusted best friend
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ime is almost always of the essence and finding solutions to life’s daily needs can be a challenging process. Searching the internet for answers to our questions can inevitably throw up a minefield of conflicting results. The Really Helpful Club (RHC) can always be relied upon to come up with the answers. An online forum for smart, sensible women to share great ideas, helpful tips and trustworthy recommendations, RHC is gaining a foothold in local communities across south-west London and beyond; it has carved its own special niche. RHC enables members to reach beyond their own circle of friends to find tried and tested solutions to all manner of needs from women who share a similar perspective. Sarah Austin, founder and Wimbledon resident, attributes its success to the RHC’s wide-reaching network of contacts. ‘One person simply cannot have the answers to everything,’ she explains. ‘There is nothing worse than wasting time or money. No one has time to make the wrong decision these days, whether they are choosing a reliable caterer for a special event, a trusted dog-walker or finding a family-friendly holiday location – we all feel most comfortable making our choices based on word of mouth recommendations. RHC is all about helping one another and making our lives easier.’ The Residents’ Journal heartily agrees. Sarah adds, ‘my favourite topic was recently posted by a member who found a black Labrador puppy via a recommendation from another RHC member.’ The comment left by a delighted member speaks volumes: ‘We collect our gorgeous new pup on 8 June…excited would be a massive understatement! THANK you to Really Helpful Club – couldn’t/wouldn’t have happened without your site!’ SHARING THE BEST IDEAS WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED WOMEN
RECONNECTING WOMEN WITH THE WORKPLACE The Really Helpful Club also offers a unique way of connecting women via networking opportunities. Women may have launched a business and want to reach out to a wider community or they might also be looking for a career change or to rediscover the workplace once their children have started school or flown the nest. The RHC facilitates this with a selection of roles placed by employers looking to recruit like-minded local women. Recently, one member posted a role in her south-west London based company and the topic rapidly generated significant interest, after being viewed by more than 500 members. The employer went on to hire not one but two Really Helpful Club members. GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY The Really Helpful Club is also about giving back to the community. The new charities section enables good causes to spread the word about the vital and tireless work they do. By connecting with members at a personal level, Sarah is keen to stress that collectively a real difference can be made. Many women of all ages have already welcomed The Really Helpful Club into their daily lives. Sarah wants to see its reach increase and for those who have not already joined the fold to do so. The Really Helpful Club serves a wonderful purpose. Having created its own approachable, relevant and mutually beneficial destination online, The Really Helpful Club has quickly become an indispensible source of reliable and trusted recommendations, a well-curated platform of information and advice. Don’t miss out; join today! n
(reallyhelpfulclub.com) The power of the network and its effectiveness is evident in the number of testimonials left by its members. One such example speaks for itself: ‘A couple of months ago, I asked if anyone could recommend a private chef who could cook in our home for a special dinner party we were hosting. Thanks to this post, I came across the perfect chef. She was absolutely amazing and provided us with the most delicious three-course meal, plus canapés. She then went on to recommend a waiter who looked after us incredibly well throughout the evening and even cleaned up the kitchen before silently slipping out the door. It was quite literally effortless entertaining – restaurant quality food, but in the comfort of our own home.’ The post, left for all to read, highlights a fact that RHC’s members know only too well: positive, personal recommendations are the best way to spread the word and garner trust and reassurance.
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