If I do something nice for you,
you’ll do something nice for me,
right?
Not usually.
“Favors aren’t for trading,
they wear out,
they fade away,
they are valued differently
by the giver
and the receiver.”
I promote writing sites and writers
all the time.
It is very rare
that these sites/writers return the favor.
What DOES happen,
though,
is that other
(usually larger)
writers and sites
see that I’m helping others
and they help me.
Everyone wants to promote
good people
and helping others is a sign
of being a good person.
Don’t expect
the same person you helped
to help you.