The Epic tools you need for your online business

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If you are running an online business chance are you will need additional systems in place to run your business smoothly.

Not to mention that this is an additional stress with finding your clients while also maintaining a business.

Today I will be sharing with you three epic tools that are FREE to use to start off from the ground with the potential of upgrading when your business as reach that stage.

Epic tool #1 for your online business

Most of you may know that I am not US based if not, you can know more about me and my journey through here in this previous post.

From day one you will want to start off with having a payment provider in place. This means you will be accepting payments from anywhere in the world. A lot of persons have recommended using PayPal because of instantly getting paid.

It’s also well known and received worldwide. But with being an international business and fees associated with having received payment, wouldn’t you want an alternative that has minimum fees?

I have been using the Payoneer platform from day one when I started out as a freelancer. The good thing about using this platform is that it is connected directly with my local bank.

While I do use Paypal as well to receive payments the disadvantage is that I have to send a cheque to my country and it does not connect to my local bank. Not to mention the fees associated.

While using Payoneer on the other hand you are allowed to increase your earnings by reducing your payment fees by up to 71%. This means that once you receive a payment you are only charged 1% of the total amount.

What does this mean for you? You can accept payments in USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD & CAD – and transferred to your own local bank account! Once you sign up you get a FREE $25 for joining

International virtual assistants or business that are not US, Canadian or European based do not have to directly send a cheque for weeks upon weeks to be sent to their local post office then to deposit to their bank.

This is one epic tool that I recommend you have, to start accepting payments for your business once you are online.

Epic tool #2 for your online business

Once you have clients or even customers you know that managing sensitive information is a priority. If you use your bank online, shop online or even accept payments anywhere, you know you need to have secure passwords.

Using your birthdays, or your name does not cut it for these hackers online. LastPass is also free to join. It allows you to secure your passwords in a vault as well as suggest recommended passwords for your sites you visit.

The only thing you will need to remember is your secure password to secure your vault. With anything that is of importance to you namely your business, you would have put measures in place to make sure it’s secure.

Having LastPass as your trusted password manager is no different and it’s always best to use the vault when accessing the site so you not are tricked in visiting phishing sites that pretend to be secure when browsing the net.

Epic tool #3 for your online business

If you send emails like me or even write a blog post like this one. You are bound to make mistakes. First impressions are everything!

Whether you are writing a simple hello to a friend or that prospective client you will want your Grammar to be in check! Grammarly does just that and more!

Even if you are a native English speaker, not even a speaker of English, once you run a business offline and especially online you know that this tool is a keeper.

It auto corrects everything! I love using this tool as well because it helps with grammatical errors, sentence structure, and the list goes on and on.

Check it out and see the difference it will make when you send that next email.

There you have it! The 3 epic tools you should definitely start off with when starting your online business.

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Until then, happy hiring, and best wishes for your business.

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How To Make Your Site Beautiful With Stock Photos

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Have you been sourcing stock photos from the wrong place?

I know you have been wondering where everyone else has received there images on sites such as these or any other website that you have visited.

The thing is if you have been taking pictures from Google or sites that allow you to take images such as free photo sites you run the risk of getting into some trouble.

Now, I don’t want to scare you off by thinking that some of these free stock sites are not legit, but if you do not credit the source or even end up paying for these images some way or not. You could be in some legal trouble in the present or near future.

Here is what I am talking about. Once upon a time a blogger like yourself made the mistake of typing free photos from sites such as Pixaby or Pexels as well as Google images she posted the images on her site and a year later even though she saw that the photo was free, the photographer who uploaded the image to one of those site sent her a cease and desist.

Even though she apologised and took it down she was still liable because she gave no credit or paid for the image that she used. Have you been doing the same as well in the past or presently?

How to have stock photos for you site and social media

Want to use images on your social media platform like everyone else? What about on your website as well? While I recommend using Free and Paid stock photo sites.

The first site that I recommend is Kayla from Ivorymix what makes Kayla’s images stand out is when you become a member for FREE she gifts you 300+ free styled images for FREE when you sign up for her e-mail list.

If you are looking for something more custom made for your branding and business you can purchase these images in the Ivorymix shop for as little at $10 for the month. On top of that you have full access to her library of these images by niche as well as unlimited images.

How to make your site beautiful with stock photos

Now I only recommend the best and I will tell you why its best to become a member of Ivorymix This is one of my favourite subscription platform that I recommend this stock site allows you to use these images and extended licenses without the risk of getting a cease and desist.

These style photos are for most blog and entrepreneurship niches and have colour schemes that can match your branding.

No need to worry about those branded images!

Once you are a member every single month Kayla sends you photos and you have unlimited access to your photo download! These photos are created for most social media platform for editing! This is why I recommend this platform to all my blogging friends.

Lastly, you do not have to search for high quality and high-resolution photos anymore. Now that you are sold on the unlimited value that this platform will give to you and your business, let Kayla know that I referred you.

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Until then, happy hiring, and best wishes with your business.

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Learn how to bring your expertise across by blogging

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How are you from the last time you read my blog?

If you are new, welcome to my blog!

“Today I blog”,

“The next day I won’t, or maybe even so”.

“I don’t like to”.

“I will do it tomorrow”.

Can you relate?

Does this seem like you when you are running your business, but you have heard in order to stay consistent and stay high on Google you have to blog to show that you are an expert.

Either you blog or you do some YouTube videos showcasing your skills, here is what I do to get my mojo back in place when I know that I have to let you great “enthusiastic” know how to blog for your business as well.

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Let others know your expertise.

Here goes, so I will recommend that you do some part of letting others know your expertise either if it’s by doing a blog, a Periscope or even a video.

But you have got to get your name out there showcasing that you know what you are selling or doing.

I start by using a blog editorial calendar. I will schedule a specific day when I am in tune to do some writing. You can check out my previous post on recommended tools I use when I blog.

When I am in my content editorial calendar I tend to formulate some topics that will go well with what I would want you to know about my services or even how you can benefit from the knowledge I share.

Draft your blog with additional help.

When I have brainstormed about 3-5 topics I start writing my drafts of what I want to be shared with you ladies. I tend to do two posts of content at a time, whenever I schedule that particular day if I can do more than the two I tend to but no more than five.

After I am finished with my draft, I do not send it over to my proofreader and editor. I also tend to draft at least ten or more and send them over in bulk that when I am ready to schedule my blogs via here on my website or social media I have enough in place to last me a lifetime!

No just kidding. I normally choose to send my blog posts mid-week this is more likely on a Thursday. I do not want you my readers with overload.

But that all seems so nice and dandy and seem like I am oh so well organized and streamlined, but there are days when you want to put something together, you might feel stuck and might be even lost for ideas and just do not want to do this.

I have prepared myself to hire out good content writers for me to assist with formulating my content so that it’s able to make an impact and that you can understand what I am saying clearly and precisely.

Bring your expertise across by blogging!

I know blogging might not be for everyone so what I have planned to do in advance is to hire a copywriter, send out those emails to individuals who I will want to guest post on my blog as well as have my proofreader in place for when I have actually written my blog.

The majority of the time I tend to do my blogging I do so by drafting in my content calendar. When I feel stuck and I do not know how to say what I need to say across I hire out for help.

I have also come across some wonderful resources for brainstorming my blog posts as well. These will be useful for you because I know it has helped me. This information can be found here, it’s 51 Blog posts Ideas for you to start to ponder and brainstorm with.

Now I must admit that most of you might be quite bolder and want to share your tips on videos. I recommend that if you do want to go this route, do not make your videos go any more than 5 minutes. If you are going to make an impact that makes you stand out from the rest, try to do your tips in bulk as well so that you can schedule them in advance consistently.

It was nice of you to stop by.

Until then, happy hiring, and best wishes with your business.

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