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Understanding Albums on an iPhone
The BIGGEST thing you need to realize with albums on your Iphone is that when you add a photo to an album, it is not creating a copy of that photo. Your photo does not exist two times on your phone. It exists in your photo library, and it’s just organized in the album.
If you delete an album, or remove a photo from an album, it does NOT delete that photo. That photo still remains in your collection.
How to Outsource Your Blog Posts as a Busy Business Owner
One of the reasons people hire virtual assistants is for content! Which often means for social media, but don’t sleep on the blog posts! They are beneficial in so many ways!
Having blog posts on your website improves SEO, brings traffic to your website, builds trust and relationships, and can convert your website traffic into clients!
The problem is, blog posts often take TIME — which is something we’re all searching for all the time. I have an easy way to make blog writing really simple for you and your business!
Five Post Ideas to Steal This Week
Sometimes coming up with content for social media is a full-time job in itself. You wake up and are immediately worried about what you’re posting that day because you know you need to show up on social media, but how?!
If you need an actual content plan and strategy, we’ve got you covered for that. But if you are looking for some easy post ideas, we gotchu! Keep reading to check some out.
Let us know if you use any of these or have any more to add!
My #1 Tip if You Are Building a Growing Business
You started a business! Yay you! That in itself is not an easy task, and it’s SO much work!
Maybe you just started or maybe you’ve been doing this for a decade. Either way, I have a tip that is going to help you so much in the long run. Eventually you’re going to grow.
Maybe you’ll grow to have employees or just add more clients, services, products, etc. (whatever it is that your business does!) but the goal is likely to grow this business into something bigger - somehow.
This tip I’m about to share with you is NO extra work on your part, but it will make your life incredibly easier later on as you grow.
What You Need to Become A Virtual Assistant
The beauty of becoming a Virtual Assistant, is that you really don’t need any prior experience. You need a phone or a computer, some basic knowledge of technology, and…you need to be good at working with people.
When I started, I bought a course. There are a thousand of them, just google Virtual Assistant courses and you’ll be brought to dozens of websites claiming to be the best. I paid big bucks for one because I thought I needed it. Every evening after I put my new one year old to bed, I sat in our spare bedroom going through the modules and daydreaming about having that room be my home office someday.
What is a Content Manager?
You may have heard of a Content Manager before, but the definition of it has changed a little bit as social media has evolved even more.
When we’re talking about a Content Manager, we’re talking about someone who owns your content and always knows where it’s going, what it needs, and how to change it for the different platforms you’re showing up on.
Strategic Plan for 2023
This guest post today comes from Jane Weddle, a results based coach in Lincoln Nebraska. Jane helps others come up with a game plan for their business, and today she gets to talk about strategy!
2023 is coming whether we are ready or not. This is a great opportunity whether you are a solopreneur or small business owner to up your game with a strategic plan for yourself, your business, or both! Like my client with whom I share their story in this blog, you have a choice--do you want to survive or thrive?
How To Get Clients As A Virtual Assistant
My Instagram DMs blow up daily with one very specific question, “How do Virtual Assistants get clients?!”
Million dollar question, right?!
There are so many ways you can go about finding clients, tons of things you can google, or groups you can join that will tell you all the things. But sometimes you feel like nothing at all is working in getting you any clients!
I don’t have any answers that will magically make you $10K a month. But I do have some tips and tricks that have worked for me.
Where Did All My Money Go?
Today I have Jill from Jill Jacobs Bookkeeping talking about all the things. Jill has a way of making bookkeeping actually fun and interesting, and she really does know it ALL! Her phone is constantly blowing up with my questions and problems. I don’t even want to know how many times I text her with, “Something is wrong with my Quickbooks! Can you look at it?!” with a million crying face emojis. Jill is THE BEST and pretty much every single business in the Lincoln Nebraska area will agree.
How To Take, Edit, & Organize Photos on your Phone
So you want to take better photos?
Start here!
To get started with taking better photos, there really isn't anything special you need! Just a phone and a subject - whether it's your adorable kiddos, yourself, products, your home, or a beautiful landscape. Just get started!
That Pesky Little Thing Called Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome…that pesky little thing! All the feelings of self-doubt, not being good enough, or feeling unqualified.
How many of you have felt this? I’m assuming every single one of your raised your hand. Research From Life Goals Magazine has found that it may be present in up to 82% of the population - across all gender, ethnic, and age groups.
Four Reasons to Outsource
Outsourcing…a term a lot of people don’t truly understand but a lot of you actually use!
Does someone mow your lawn? Do you use a meal delivery service? Are you a lover of Target drive-up? Hire an accountant for your taxes each year? All of these are forms of outsourcing! It includes a lot more than you think it does! Basically anything you pay someone else to do!
How Bliss+Lane Started
I have a unique business name that doesn’t share a lot about what it is that we actually do, so I get questioned a lot on “How did you get your business name?”
Well, let me tell you a little story!
I’ve been a photographer since high school where I was ‘Be the Change Photography’ - cringgggee! Then in college when I shifted gears to make this more my part time job, I became Bliss Photo. Bliss came to be because it is just a word that I’ve always been drawn to….perfect happiness, oblivious of other things around you, a sigh of bliss.
4 Reasons You Should Use Instagram Stories
You open Instagram and start scrolling through, stopping and interacting with the posts of the people you follow. Or you immediately click stories on the top and watch through those for what seems like hours of your life you just lost.
Which one are you?
Stop reading now and comment to answer! Over the years, a lot of people watch more stories than they do Instagram feed posts! Here are 4 reasons why you should use instagram stories - every single day!
What is a Call to Action?
A Call to Action, or CTA, is an invitation for people to engage somehow. Sometimes people need to be told exactly what to do. In social media, telling your audience what to do can drive traffic to your page, offer, blog, product, etc. Using CTAs to your advantage can help with whatever you are wanting.
Just using a CTA in your social media posts can increase engagement tremendously! Using a call to action on all your posts is greatly encouraged!
Paying for Childcare When You Work From Home
If you’ve been around my blog for awhile, you know these two little faces! They don’t make it around here much anymore! Now that there are two of them - blogging our personal lives has totally taken a back burner. But if you follow my instagram, you know they are the center of my page! With my business constantly growing, we pay for full time child-care and wouldn’t have it any other way. I get lots of questions about this. Keep reading to find out why!
3 Ways to Stay Motivated While Working From Home
All I’ve ever known is “going” to work! So when I started working from home, I had a lot to learn. I’m generally a pretty self-motivated person, but there are definitely days where I look at my bed and just want to crawl in!
Remote work can be amazing for so many reasons! I love to take breaks when I want or need them, I can stop and throw in laundry quick or let my dogs out, and I can start as early or work as late as I want to!
Here’s what I do to make sure I stay productive and motivated to keep on trucking through the week!
How to Mix Up Your Social Media Content
If you put out the same.exact.content people are going to get bored. It feels repetitive to see the same sorts of stuff on your social media platforms! Keep reading until the end to see some ways to mix up your social media.
Find out ways to mix up your social media content to get the best engagement from your audience.
What to Do When Business Is Slow
"Slow Season" is different for every business! For a lot of people, it's right now after the huge holiday rush of chaos! Use this time when business might be slow to get things in order!
Keep reading to get some great ideas to focus on when things are slow. You finally have the time to get some of those things crossed off that you’ve been saying forever!
5 Things A Virtual Assistant Can Provide
A lot of people hear the term “Virtual Assistant” and they’re like, “Whhaaaa??” and I totally get it. It’s such a new business idea that people really have no idea what things Virtual Assistants can provide! Head to some of my previous posts to catch yourself up on some terms dealing with being a VA! If you own a business and are trying to gain some time back in your day, keep reading!