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Wix is a free website builder tool that can be totally managed from the front-end. The main characteristic of this platform is that it comes with drag-and-drop options, so you don’t have to handle anything in the back-end. The design is very intuitive and modern, which can be used by both beginners and advanced.

WordPress.org is the king of free blogging sites. It is a free platform, but you need to build the site mostly by yourself afterward. You also have to host the software yourself. While you can find some free WordPress hosting, a better long-term strategy is to pay a moderate amount for a solid WordPress host.

Medium is a multipurpose platform tackling diverse topics, where anyone with an account can write. Unlike most other free blogging sites, the big advantage of Medium is that your articles will be exposed to a wide audience since the platform is visited by 60 million readers (*) per month (and the number increases every year).

Here’s what’s possible for ~60% of the blogger population who is willing to publish 3X a week of strategic content without fail:

Year 1: $1,000 – $10,000

Year 2: $10,000 – $30,0000

Year 3: $30,000 – $50,000

Year 4: $50,000 – $100,000

Year 5: $100,000 – $250,000

Year 6: $150,000 – $350,000

Year 7: $200,000 – $500,000

Year 8: $300,000 – $600,000

Year 9: $400,000 – $800,000

Year 10: $500,000 – $1,000,000+

Your e-mail list is one of your most precious assets. You own the e-mail list and nothing can take it away from you. With search engines like Google, they might go through an algorithm update and de-rank your posts out of the blue. With your e-mail list, you can always reach your audience.

Guest blogging is great way to expose your written content to more people. Writing content for other people's sites allows your content to be seen by an entirely new audience, and if you have captivated the audience then they may subscribe to your blog to read more of your content. The process is straightforward, find blogs similar to yours that are from bloggers who have a bigger following than you and then propose them to write content for their blog

Writing copy involves a different skill set than creative writing. Copywriting is geared toward marketing a product or service for a company, so the writing must be persuasive, clear and concise. This can involve writing short advertisements, mass emails, or other forms of raising brand awareness.

In its simplest form, copywriting is the language a business uses to move a consumer closer to a purchase.

Copywriting doesn’t require any formal training. It helps—though it isn’t necessary—to begin with a background in writing, even if it’s just a lifelong enjoyment for storytelling. Often, copywriters come from a background in English, Journalism, Rhetoric, or Communications.

An in-house copywriter works your stereotypical 9-5 office job. They write copy for just one organization day in and day out.

An in-house copywriter works within a company’s marketing department, drafting everything from website copy to the company’s newsletter. As an in-house copywriter, you work with the same team, on the same brand, toward the same goal, for as long as you work for that company.

Agency copywriters may write for several companies within a single week. Businesses hire marketing and advertising agencies to promote their brand. If your agency gets a contract with a new company, you’ll start writing for them. If you want a fast-paced environment working for a variety of businesses, agency work can be a great place to begin your career.

This is a blog — what you are reading right now. It’s just written content (generally meant to instruct or be informational in nature) on a website.

Blogs can be used for any or all of the following purposes:

Personal journals (hobby blogs)

Creative expression

Teaching and coaching others

Selling products

Promoting brands

There are many different kinds but they usually fall into 4 categories:

Lifestyle/Personal Brand Blog

Passion Subject Blog

Broad Niche Blog

Crash-Test-Dummy Blog

The personal blog doesn’t focus on a specific topic or audience. Bloggers write about what interests them: their hobbies, beliefs, daily life, politics, sports, etc., and they attract the types of people that share the same interests. The writer just wants to make a difference and share knowledge or experience.

Why should I choose traditional publishing?

More Prestige:

The prestige associate with traditional publishing is particularly important if you’re writing Literary Fiction or Nonfiction. It’s less important for genres like SciFi and Romance.

Less Money Out of Pocket:

Your publisher will cover most, if not all, the expenses of publishing your book. You will still need to pay for your website and email, but the actual publishing will be covered by the publisher.

Access to Prestigious Awards:

Many awards only consider traditionally published authors to be eligible for the award.

Better Distribution into Brick-and-Mortar Retail:

Traditional publishers make most of their money selling paper books, and indie publishers make most of the money selling ebooks. Most physical bookstores don’t even stock most indie books. More money is spent on paper books even though ebooks are growing. In certain genres, ebooks are dominant.

The cons of traditional publishing

Incredibly slow process. Writing and editing will be the same regardless of how you want to publish. But then it might take you a year or two to get an agent.

Loss of creative control. You give this up when you sign with a publisher. Many authors get titles, covers and marketing angles that they're not happy with.

Low royalty rates. Royalty rates are a percentage of the sale of the book. They're likely to be net, so all the discounts, returns, marketing costs and overheads are taken off the total before your percentage is calculated.

Lack of significant marketing help. Increasingly, authors have to do their own marketing and agents will often seek out authors who have a ‘platform' or at least an email list of readers.

6 Important Tips for Magazine Article Writing:

1. Make sure to choose a topic that you’re an expert on or you feel interested in.

You’ll most likely to produce high quality magazine articles if you choose topics that are included in your areas of expertise and areas of interest. Publishers always look for articles that contain in-depth information or those that are very authoritative.

2. Choose interesting angles.

You have better chances of getting your articles published if they’re very interesting. Study your chosen topic carefully and figure out the angles that were not yet discussed before and those that will grab your target audience by the throat.

3. Research.

Even if you think that you know your chosen topic inside out, I am sure it wouldn’t hurt if you conduct research. This will surely allow you to get more useful and fresh information that can make your articles more informative and more valuable to the eyes of your target audience.

4. Create an outline.

Next step is to create a structure that you can follow when writing your articles. This must contain the ideas that you’re going to discuss on your introduction, article body, and conclusion. Decide if you’re going to add images, testimonials, and graphics.

5. Write your articles.

Unlike when writing news articles, you’re not required to follow specific structure or format when writing your magazine articles. You can be as creative as you want to be. To hook your readers, I suggest that you write using their language. It will also help if you strive to sound upbeat and warm all the time.

How much does a Magazine Writer make?

As of Aug 2, 2022, the average annual pay for a Magazine Writer in the United States is $71,406 a year.

Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $34.33 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,373/week or $5,950/month.

Freelance writing is the practice of writing for money while working on one's own and not being employed by a company or organization. Freelance writers produce whatever written text is needed by their clients, either working from home or in a rented office space.

How Does the Freelance Business Work?

Freelance writers are not only writers; they are also marketing themselves and their skills to potential clients. Freelance writers are often business owners because they must form a business, such as an LLC, to separate their personal finances from their business finances.

What Is a Freelance Writer Tasked With?

Freelance writers compose whatever text their clients need. That is the creative side. But, freelance writers often approach their work like any other business, spending part of their time seeking new business and the other part of their time staying on top of record-keeping.

5 Major Types of Freelance Writing Jobs

Article/Feature writing:

This is perhaps the most common type of writing that comes to mind when people think about freelancing. Many freelancers work on an individual article basis, whether for print or online mediums or a combination of the two.

Magazines/Newspapers:

This is perhaps the most traditional type of freelance writing: contributing articles to print publications like magazines or newspapers.

Websites:

The majority of magazines, journals and news outlets have an online presence these days, where they’ll publish content in addition to their print counterparts.

6 Common Types of Magazine Articles:

1. Longform investigative pieces. These tend to be assiduously researched, contain numerous citations and sources, and have lengthy word counts. Such pieces typically take months to write, edit, and legally vet, but they’re also the types of pieces that win prizes for magazines.

2. Character profiles. These pieces can vary in length from a few hundred words to several thousand. They paint portraits of a wide array of subjects: politicians, athletes, musicians, actors, social activists, authors, and more. Many magazines run these profiles as their cover stories.

3. Commentary. Commentary pieces are more common in magazines that deal with current events. Sports commentary is also common in sports-centric publications.

4. Criticism. These pieces tend to be either reviews or critical commentary. Think of album or film reviews, book reviews, or art and architecture criticism.

5. Humor. Typically found in shorter pieces, humor pieces are found in magazines like The New Yorker and McSweeney’s, and even weekly magazines that accompany newspapers.

6. Fiction. Magazines like Harper’s and The New Yorker are known for publishing short stories or excerpts from longer works.

Throughout today I’ll be finishing some performances that need to be revised.

I checked my usage if it says inactivity I was finishing my social media revision and my entrepreneurship unit assignment.

Whats a video editor- A video editor's job is to communicate a story or message by combining video clips and audio together.

Why video editing?

• work from home and on your own schedule.
• get money for creative work.
• pays well as a side job

Being a freelancer vs. staff video editor

Freelancer

• Negotiate your hours ( earn higher wages)
• Pick your own projects
• Need less experience to start working
• Inconsistent source of income

Staff

• Steady income+ assignments
• Opportunity to learn from coworkers
• Fixed pay and hours
• Harder to get a job with no established portfolio.

What kind of content would i edit?

Film + documentary- Making stories shaped with content from smaller production projects.

Commercial- edit music videos, recruitment videos for companies, or advertisement videos about real estate, technology, etc

YouTube+ personal projects- help internet influence rs get their content out with tight deadlines or edit videos for personal use.

$40/hr is how much an average us film editor makes

$14-80/hr is how much a freelancer typically charge.

$35k-80k range of yearly incomes video editors

The purpose of video editing is to combine images and sounds in a way that helps the brain create meaning in order to capture a feeling or tell a story.

Video editing basics -

• Craft a killer script
• choose the right color combination for your video
• use high quality images
• get the sound right
• format your video like a pro
• marketing your video

Brightness and Contrast- Use this to control the brightness and contrast of an image. Keep in mind that when you adjust the brightness, the contrast level will also change. Also, be aware that exposure is not the same as brightness. Use the exposure tool only when you need to adjust an underexposed or overexposed image.

White Balance- This tool, which is common in professional video and DSLR cameras, allows you to adjust the white balance settings to make the image appear cooler or warmer.

The Three-Way Color Corrector: This tool is used for adjusting the saturation, hue, contrast and brightness of a scene. This corrector works in a single interface, so you don’t have to switch to different functions anymore.

Unfortunately I was not able to go with this unit because I didn’t feel comfortable with adding my information on the websites but even if I don’t get any credit ill still send you guys the artwork I did for techie youth hope u like it

During my research faze, i was trying to understand and relate to a cause that many people go through and i see everyday living in NYC. The cause that i chose was Helping the homeless. I decided to incorporate my self taught art skills to spread awareness on this matter. Here are the steps i took to complete the drawing.

• I used the app called Procreate. It's 10 dollars in the apple store and i have 2 years experience on this app.

• brainstormed a lot of ideas about how I can use my art skills to bring light to homelessness.

1. a homeless person all alone surrounded by people.( this might feel weird to say but i thought about it) everyday thousands of people pass by so many homeless people and don't offer a hand.( im a victim of that but i try to do as much as i can) of course a person would feel left out/ alone and disregarded. No one is paying no mind to them.

2.a homeless man sleeping in front of a MacDonald's. i decided to go with this one because this is what i see on the regular.

Furthermore, i decided to contrast the homeless person (dirty) and the McDonald's building which i made (clean and posters of food cheap sales.) yull see once i post the picture on the assignment.

I also drew a bubble of him thinking of food, money and housing to symbolize that even tho theirs a McDonald's right behind him no one offered anything to help him.

Lastly, i put a couple quotes that help the person whose watching feel more motivated to help others anyway they can.

This is what Im going to do today ill be drawing for the cause of homelessness

App- Procreate

Size- 2160 x 1620px

I’ll be working offline to complete this assignment

Storenvy;

This is an online marketplace where emerging brands (fine artists, jewelry designers, furniture makers, or even budding musicians) can launch a custom store in just minutes.

Minted;

This is the top resource for wedding invitations, custom Christmas cards, and much more. Artists are selected via Design Competitions, which are voted on by the public.

Galleries;

Galleries should never ask you to pay for presenting your art. These type of galleries are termed “Vanity” galleries and are not reputable.

Avoiding art scams;

Art scams are ways to exploit an artist who is eager to succeed and may be convinced that the scammer is sincerely offering a useful service or purchase.

Social networks and communities to showcase artwork;

Deviant Art;

Community for artists to create design journals and upload their art, as well as resources such as tutorials and competition opportunities.

ArtStation;

Mostly for Digital Art- Showcase your portfolio, connect with artist community, sell prints and much more. It is a showcase for various types of art submissions including hand-drawn art, digital images, and 3D models. Other useful features include books, masterclasses, challenges and a magazine with useful articles

Pinterest;

Great for inspiration, share ideas and sources of inspiration with one another. Share images, animated GIFs and short videos with one another

Instagram;

It is not an art community but many artists use it to share and sell their work. A fantastic way to remain inspired and learn about what other creative people are up to.

Establish a body of work, put your name behind it, build a cracking website, promote across the social networks and read every sales book you can find. Sooner or later someone will take notice.

A.R.T.S. members support each other in living to follow their Muse. In meetings members have an opportunity to work through their creative blocks and to affirm the actions they are taking to realize their dreams. Recovery comes through our actions, no matter how small. If members are coming to meetings and doing their art for at least five minutes a day, they are considered a success in A.R.T S.

I always wanted to learn to draw from a professional but without going to college due to the extra classes I just want to focus on what makes me happy.

• If you’re thinking about boosting your career as a fine artist or visual artist you might want to hire an agent. An artist agent is any professional who works on behalf of an artist to represent, promote, and sell their work. In many ways, they represent the business interests of the artist, whether by pursuing individual sales, licensing deals, publicity, or opportunities.

• Making art is, annoyingly, only a tiny part of being an artist. Networking to find clients, promoting your art and chasing down payments make up the everyday realities of being a creative professional.

Here’s a few of the other services an art agent could potentially provide:

• Negotiating for better contracts and increased pay
• Scouting out potential sponsors or buyers
• Supplying industry contacts
• Safeguarding your privacy by acting as a go-between between you and professional -contacts.
• Planning and executing marketing strategies

• Keep in mind that a reputable fine art agent, agency or gallery won’t just take anyone under their wing: they want to make sure that your art is something they want to pour time, effort, and resources into promoting.

Pay for fine art agents and galleries is generally done in the form of commission, and the amount can vary based on your individual Fine artist.

Fine artists create original works of art. This can be in any medium, such as paint, wood, metal or textiles. What distinguishes the work of fine artists from most other careers on this list is that its purpose is purely to be a work of art, rather than to add visual appeal to something with a functional purpose (such as making a building, clothing item or web page look good). arrangement with your agent. But generally, hiring an artist representative isn’t cheap.

Art gallery curator;

Art gallery curators are in charge of the artworks that a gallery owns or has on loan. Large galleries often divide their collections up into groups, each with its own curator.

Art therapist;

Art therapists work with people who are facing problems such as mental health, addiction, behavior or communication issues, or who are recovering from illness or brain injury.

Art teacher;

You can teach art at secondary school or a further education college. Alternatively, if you become a primary school teacher you can teach art some of the time, but you’ll need to teach other subjects too.

Illustrator;

Illustrators use their painting or drawing skills to create images for products such as books, greetings cards, clothing, posters and animations. They can work with traditional materials to create physical images, or use relevant software packages.

Art Consultants for Artists;

As an artist, your primary concern is the production of art that speaks to your creative drives and allows you to retain your artistic integrity.

An art consultant is, then, more than an agent who can find you a place for completed work. A consultant works alongside an artist to:

• stimulate their creativity
• constructively question their choices
• advise them on becoming a success both artistically and financially.

Fine Art America

This is the world's largest online art marketplace and print-on-demand technology company.

Etsy

This is the go-to online marketplace for handcrafted and vintage items. Its motto “Shop for anything from creative people anywhere”. They provide a huge number of resources to their sellers, from handbooks on branding and marketing to practical information on taking the stress out of bookkeeping.

If you decide to be a part on several platforms at the same time then it is important to have two things in mind

• It is important that your pricing is the same on every platform; if someone buys an artwork and then sees it for a cheaper price on another website, they can feel cheated which may ruin future sales from this client.

• You should maintain your own inventory spreadsheet so that you have a thorough overview of what artworks are being listed on each site, so that you don’t risk selling the same original artwork twice or overselling inventory.

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Why Consider the Corporate Market?

Having your art in a boardroom, waiting room, or hotel lobby where people are coming and going is a good way to gain exposure to new audiences. These people may not attend a local gallery opening, but while they are stuck in a meeting or waiting for a client, your piece could catch their eye.

Consider an Art Consultant

• One way to make deals in the corporate art world is by hiring an art consultant. Art consultants work by connecting collectors, corporations and artists to find the right piece for a space.

• As an artist, working with an art consultant will also help when it comes to ironing out the details of the contract, such as payment, transportation, insurance, and other issues that may come up during the transaction. Bear in mind that they will take a commission as payment for this involvement.

If you’re new to this process consider first steps. Consider approaching small businesses in your area where you are a customer or client such as a law or accounting firm. Many artists take in their corporate sales through friends and relatives who place their artwork in their places of business through sales or gifts.

Don’t Give Up;

• Don’t be easily discouraged. At first, you might have to start small. As an example, I know a successful artist who began selling her limited edition prints to companies. Gradually, the corporate executives and employees expressed an interest in seeing her originals. She is now selling her paintings to them and no longer depends on the prints for financial support.

How to sell art online

• Decide what medium of art to sell
• Decide to sell originals or reproductions
• Choose a printer
• Build a brand as an artist
• Set prices for your art
• Setup your online store
• Apply for exhibitions, pop-ups and events
• Work with galleries
• Market your art
• Package your art

As an artist learning how to sell your artwork, your brand may evolve as a natural extension of your art. Your chosen style and medium will define you as an artist and you will naturally attract fans and buyers based on this alone. However, there are many decisions you will need to consciously make when you start to think of yourself as a business as well as an artist.

The first step in building your brand image is identifying a unique brand name that does not infringe on any copyrights or trademarks.

• To stay out of trouble, familiarize yourself with the basics of trademark law. which prevents a business from using a name that is likely to be confused with the name of a competing business.

Ways to search for tactics to hunt for both registered and unregistered trademarks;

• Quick screen search
• Fictitious name database
• Corporation,LLC, and limited partnership name database.
• Unregistered Business Names
• Registered Trademarks

Domain name:

Here are the basics you need to understand:

• Names that identify the source of products or services in the marketplace are trademarks.

• Trademarks that are clever, memorable or suggestive are protected under federal and state law.

• Trademarks that are descriptive and have achieved distinction through sales and advertising can be protected under federal and state law.

• One trademark legally conflicts with another when the use of both trademarks is likely to confuse customers about the products or services, or their source.

• In case of a legal conflict with a later user, the first commercial user of a trademark owns it.

• If a legal conflict is found to exist, the later user will probably have to stop using the mark and may even have to pay the trademark owner damages.

Domain Name Bullies:

• Sometimes a powerful company tries to force a smaller one to give up a domain name that was legally acquired in good faith by the smaller company. Because trademark conflicts are ultimately resolved in court, a business that can easily afford to pay lawyers is in a powerful position to sue the smaller company for trademark infringement.

Creating a slogan:

• A slogan is a short, simple catchphrase that represents your company. If written well, your customers will be sure to remember it and be inspired to buy your product.

• Keep it short
• Be consistent
• Focus on what makes a difference.
• Make it timeless
• Ensure it can stand alone
• Consider your target market
• Get input

Mission statement:

A mission statement lets people know what the company stands for, and essentially, what purpose it has for existing.

Why do businesses need a mission statement?

A well-crafted mission statement focuses the business for both employees and the target audience. It serves as a framework, giving everyone involved a launching point to build from when establishing the brand.

The Key Elements of a Mission Statement:

• Value/ what is the value of the business to both customers and employees?

• Inspiration/ why should people want to work for the company?

• Plausibility/ Making it sound reasonable

• Specificity/ tie it back to the business.

• Who is going to pay you( this is the customer)
• What demographic of a person or company will want the product or service that you are offering ( this is your market)
• Why will they want it enough to pay you the prices or rates that you charge( this is "value proposition")
• Who else is offering a similar product or business( this is your competition)

how to pick your target market

• Pick what fires you up
• Pick an audience and run with it
• One audience per marketing channel

The defining feature of a value proposition is that it offers value. it should:

• Convey the reason people should choose you over anyone else.
• Propose to your target audience the value only you can offer.
• be specific
• Address the problem that you can help your customers solve.

How to create your own value proposition

• identify the major problem
• identify your product benefits
• Write down what makes these benefits valuable.
• connect your benefits to your customer's problems
• Learn how to differentiate your company from your competitors

Competition is a natural part of doing business. a strong value proposition will provide the potential to obtain a market share from your competition.

An IPO- you sell a portion of your company in the public market.

A strategic acquisition- another company purchases your business, either with cash or stock in the acquiring company or with some combination of stock and cash.

Management Buyout- if you decide to recapitalize and sell the company to the next generation of managers it is known as a management buyout.

Assets can be:

• Industry expertise or experience among you or other people on your team

• Connections to key customers, partners or strategically-advantageous people

• Any part of the business that is already established (i.e. website, prototype of a product, inventory that you already own, etc.)

Customer and market:

• Who is your customer, how will you procure those customers to use your business, who are your competitors, and what will persuade customers to utilize your business instead of the competitors. Include any competitive advantages that you may have.

Tangible assets such as machinery, warehouse space, equipment etc.

Team and co-founders:

• Who are you, who are your partners and why are they qualified to operate this business? What strategic assets does each person provide? For example, in tech-businesses, the founders typically include at minimum one person who has a deep understanding of technology, and they take the CTO role, and a business-savvy person who becomes the CEO

5 skills every entrepreneur should have:

• Communication/ need to be an effective communicator. whether a person is a solo E'eur or runs a fortune 500 company, they need to understand how to communicate effectively to all stakeholders and potential stakeholders that touch the business.

• Sales/ the soft skill of sales goes hand in hand with the communication necessary to be successful. this person needs to be able to sell anything.

• Focus/ the path to successful E'eurs is riddled with ups and downs. they need to focus in order to stay in course when the environment is tough.

• Ability to learn/ if a person is able to learn in any situation, even failure, they have the skills necessary to become a successful business.

Business Strategy/ E'eurs achieve success in their business through their own sheer strength of will.

Key Takeaways:

• E'eurship can be quite rewarding, but also comes with several unique risks.

• To mitigate the risk of financial loss or failure, it serves as business owner to have a certain set of skills.

• A great E'eur must be able to effectively communicate, sell, focus,learn, and strategist.

• An ability to continuously learn is not just a key entrepreneurial skill, but also a very valuable life skill.

• Growing a business requires a sound strategy based on inherent business sense and skills.

Planning:

• Everyone wants their business to succeed, but it is also important to be realistic about business potential.

• Statistically, most businesses fail; experiencing some failed startup can be expected throughout the career of an entrepreneur, it literally happens to everyone who does it long enough.

• It is very common to see entrepreneur get attached to their ventures and refuse to admit when there are signs indicating that business is not going to work.

A profit model is a company plan that aims to make the business profitable and viable.

Types of profit models:

• Production model/ the creation of a product or service for sale to costumer.

• Rental,Leasing model/ renting or leasing of motor vehicles, buildings, machinery and equipment.

• Advertising model/ providing an advertising space that businesses can use to promote their service and product offering.

• Commission model/ generates revenues by charging a fee when it offers a service to another party.

What is Entrepreneurship ?

• Is anyone who earns money independently through business venture that they started or manage.

Reasons why Entrepreneurs start a company:

• They are inherently more valuable than how they appear on paper
• They are wasted working for someone else
• Their resumes don't show " the real them"
• Large companies can't appreciate their full potential
• They are capable of turning their internal value into real life money

There is financial risk in starting a business, but there is money in running a successful one.

1. Knowledge

2. Capability

3. Connections

4. Financial assets

5. Name recognition

6. Past Experience

7. Passion

8. Commitment

Do what you are passionate about !!

1. Well funded

2. Ready Access

3. Compelling Value Prop

4. Whole Product

5. Competition

6. Leverage

7. personal Alignment

innovation= Invention* Commercialization

Types:

Technology

Process

Business models

Position

Other

Categories:

Disruptive

incremental

Lateral

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Mental health

It is essential to take your mental health as a means to support your efforts towards professional and personal endeavors.

To sustain good mental health

• Give: Nothing will destroy the human spirit like the feeling of not being needed. helping others is the easiest way to give yourself a purpose.

• Eat healthy: food is not only important for our bodies but also for our minds. many people get their moods adversely affected by the consumption of sugary and artificially sweetened foods and drinks, but they are not always aware that it was the food that had triggered their emotions.

• Sleep: fully grown adults should sleep around 7 hours per night. if you are still growing then sleeping 8-9 hours per night will maximize your body's ability to grow.

Five ways to well beings?

• Connect- with those around you
• Be active
• Take notice
• Keep learning
• Give

Habits matter. if you've ever tried breaking a bad habit. you know all too well how ingrained they are.

DAILY HABITS:

• Smile; we smile because we're happy and smiling causes the brain to release dopamine, which makes us happier.
• Exercise; Exercise isn't just for your body. regular exercise can help reduce stress, feelings of anxiety , and symptoms of depression while boosting self- esteem and happiness.
• Get plenty of sleep
• Eat with mood in mind
• practice gratitude
• Give compliment
• Breathe deeply
• Acknowledge the unhappy moments
• Keep a journal
• Face stress head on

In reality, most people do struggle with having enough self control to have zero reaction to response to negative speech. this is because it is human nature to want to be liked by others, and negative words can be very impactful, and feel like a rejection.

Every person has positive traits and something to be grateful for. every person is capable of achieving something within the context of your situation and abilities. it is important to have realistic dreams because otherwise you'll set yourself up for disappointment.

Some ideas to volunteer in ways that you are capable of:

• Visit someone elderly or handicap who may be lonely and bored , and simply appreciates your company
• Help a charity raise funds
• Serve food at the community soup kitchen or meal center for the disadvantaged.
• Offer to go shopping or nun errands for someone who is mobility impaired or home bound due to disability
• Teach your language to someone in another country via video chat.
• Babysit for the children.

The main quantities that you may want to consider while identifying a role model are-

• inspirational/ are you inspired by this person and their achievements.
• Positive ethics/ do you respect the person's moral beliefs and consider their values important.

How to find a mentor:

• Finding the right mentor
• Make the ask
• Tips on being a good mentee

How to craft the perfect email to someone you admire:

• Make your subject line compelling
• reference something specific
• Ask for what you want
• Keep it short and sweet
• say thank you

Things to remember when participating in a mentor scheme:

• Don't be afraid to ask questions- your mentor is here to help you and guide you.
• Be open minded and willing to not only share your experiences and expectations but also listen to your mentors stories and advice.
• Mentors are usually professionals and you should respect their time by always coming to your scheduled meetings prepared and on time.
• Don't expect your mentor to spoon feed you knowledge or skills.

TRAVEL VLOGGER:

1) Get a job that teaches you the skills you need to know

2)Become a freelancer in your spare time

3)Get paid for online gigs

Jobs you can find over seas

• Au pair-a live in caregiver who helps a host family by looking after their children and doing basic housekeeping.
• Bartender- its always 5 o'clock somewhere, so if you have the skills then this is an easy job to move overseas
• Hostel worker

Use the sharing economy to find cheaper accommodation, quirky tour guides, ride-share options, and home cooked meals with local chefs.

Some common jobs for digital nomads include:

• Web Development
• Blogger
• Social Media Marketer
• Tutor

Some popular sites that list opportunities to volunteer in exchange for free place to stay include:

• Workaway
• Worldpackers
• Help Exchange

Stop wasting money on useless things !! understand why you need it and is it useful in the future.

Consumables

• Vehicle registration fees plus consumables such as fuel, oil, fluids, tires and windshield wiper blades
• subscriptions of any type including tv/music, clubs/organization, etc.
• fees for any type of services provided including hired labor, repairs, haircuts,etc.
• school tuition
• home rental costs along with any parking fees and utilities
• insurance

consumable costs are sometimes necessary, but should be avoided whenever possible as these are expenses that cannot be recuperated. When analyzing your personal budget,always start with identifying what recurring costs you have that you can live without such as paid Tv/media programming.

MINIMIZING UNNECESSARY SPENDING

2 ways to reduce spending and lower your lifestyle costs are

• pay less/ find or negotiate lower prices on the items that you purchase
• Purchase less/ buy fewer items or buy alternative items of lower value

Video; save 100% of my income

• live below your means
• cut back on spending
• save as much as you can
• invest everything

• Track your expenses
• what can you cut back
• increase your income
• find the time
• invest long term
• avoid lifestyle inflation

saving money means eliminating things you necessarily don't need.

• You don't need to buy an expensive car!! all cars do the same thing . they get you to point A to point B.
• Wasting money on expensive clothes .

For most people, increasing available funds can improve the quality of life. sometimes changing your habits can yield financial gains.

Liquidity

• means how easily you can extract your money from the investment should you need to spend it unexpectedly.

• If you invest in cryptocurrency, then you can sell it anytime 24/7 for its current value or even use the cryptocurrency itself as a method of payment, so this is considered a liquid investment.

• Buying an object that you expect will appreciate in value would be considered liquid as you will need to find a buyer to get the money back from the object.

• Typically, stocks can only be sold during market-hours on business-days, so while they are liquid, they are less liquid than cryptocurrency since there are days/times that you would not be able to get your money out of them, in case you need emergency funds.

• Most mutual funds can be sold on any business-day to recover your money, but many of them expect you to hold the investment for a minimum time-period and have a penalty if you sell before that time-period has elapsed. The penalty can sometimes be more than the interest/profit gained in that time. Some funds also take a non-refundable upfront fee for investing in them. With any form of investment that has such early exit penalties or upfront fees, it is critical that you calculate the break-even point before investing in them; this is the length of time at which the penalties, fees become less than the amount that has been earned from the investment.

1- Retirement fund/ 5%-15%

2-Checking Account/ paycheck^ checking account

3- Necessities

4- Emergency fund/ 2,500 liquid easily accessible

5- Debt Payoff/ Snowball method/ Avalanche method

6- Invest / real estate /stock market/ bonds.

Time Management- is the ability to use ones time effectively or productively. its considered as the key to efficient working and a critical skill in modern times.

Most important time management skills that will help you manage your time better include

• Organization
• Prioritizing
• Goal-setting
• communication
• planning
• stress management

Time is an irreplaceable asset. the richest people in the world cannot buy back time that they have wasted. Sometimes people end up wasting a lot of time through well-intentioned efforts to save money, which in effect actually costs them money, but typically they don't realize it.

Every day is a new opportunity to expand your skills, increase your assets and advance yourself. your daily free time that remain after completing responsibilities should be used for advancing yourself and for your personal growth in ways that are fun and exciting.

It is important that your career is both lucrative and something that you take pleasure in. most people spend large numbers of hours in each day performing their job role a key factor in life happiness is enjoying this process of earning income.

Schedule your day

• Obtain a calendar or planner
• Organize your tasks
• Prioritize your tasks
• Mark your prioritized tasks
• Schedule a time for each week.
• Add time cushions to your schedule.
• Leave space in your schedule

Examples of electronic wall chart and planners include;

• Trello
• Toggl Plan
• Canva Personal Planner
• My Study Life.

One of the simplest and easiest time and task management methodologies to implement is getting things done.

Five clear steps that apply order to chaos-

1) Capture/ collect what has your attention

2)Clarify/ Process what it means

3)Organize/ Put it where it belongs

4)Reflect/ Review frequently

5) Engage/ Simply do

Much like money, time is both valuable and limited: it must be protected, used wisely, and budgeted. people who practice good time management techniques often find that they;

• are more productive
• have more energy for things they need to accomplish
• feel less stress
• are able to do the things they want
• Get more things done
• feel better about themselves.

1) Know how you spend your money

2)Set priorities

3)use a planning tool

4)Get organized

5)Schedule your time appropriately

6)Delegate: get help from others

7)Stop procrastinating

8)Manage external time wasters

9)Avoid multi-tasking

10)Stay healthy

Advantages to keeping track of the way that you spend each hour of the day

• Getting a reality check of how you actually allocate your time
• Establishing your productivity pattern
• Determining if you typically complete all the tasks that you had assigned for that particular day.
• Avoiding multitasking

Does multitasking kill productivity?

• Yes

How can i stop multitasking

• Eliminate potential distractions
• Practice mindfulness

Health and Productivity

• Poor health can limit productivity. Physical and mental well being is an essential factor affecting an individual's willingness to work and complete assigned tasks. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can significantly improve an individual's desire to work and hence their productivity and professional success.

Some ways to invest in your health and well being

• sleep
• move
• meditate
• hydrate
• try intermittent fasting
• take digital breaks
• practice an elimination diet
• exercise
• use health supportive apps

Tips on how to incorporate physical activity into your daily routine and turn exercise into a habit;

• set an exercise schedule and set yourself an electric reminder
• keep small exercises gadgets around your work area, such as grip strength devices or small lightweight barbells.
• Pick an exercise that you enjoy.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

• Virtual conferences and events lack the dynamic and comradery of in real life events, but most also offer the advantage of having easy access to see all attendees as well as research their credentials and initiate communication with whomever would be a strategic contact.

• Quora is a unique social network that is similar to user groups, except instead of having central group themes , the communities are built around answering peoples questions on virtually any topic imaginable

Questions to ask if a program is legitimate

• what tasks will i have to perform? Are there any other steps involved?
• what is the total cost of this work at home program?
• will i get paid a salary or commission ?
• who will pay me? when will i get my first paycheck?
• what documents can you show me to prove your claims are true before i give you any money?

Before you hand over any money, also make sure you know what information you're entitled to under the FTC Business opportunity rule.

always read the fine print on every opportunity before you sign in.

if a job is advertised as providing much greater salary than is common for that role then it is likely a scam.

SOME RED FLAGS

• if the job requires upfront expenses from you.
• if you are offered a job without anyone contacting or even asking for your qualifications.
• if you are asked for personal financial information like ssn .
• ads that say things like " unlimited earning potential".

Identity Theft; when someone impersonates you, and uses your identity to procure things at your expense or on your credit, such as getting a bank loan using your information on the loan, keeping the money and never giving it back.

What are Necessities?

An indispensable thing" and clearly, there are some things everyone needs to survive. for instance , we all need food, water, shelter, and clothing.

what are luxuries ?

luxuries are something nobody really needs but many people want/ inessential, desirable items that are expensive or difficult to obtain.

Inferior goods/ these are products people are more likely to buy when their income falls./ for example, cheap, single-ply toilet paper.

Normal goods/ these are everyday basics like food and clothing. people buy more of these goods when their income is higher-but not much more. They generally only buy what they need, stocking up just a little when they're flush with cash.

Resale value

• always research the items resale value.

Smart purchases

• examples of items with strong resale value when purchased used , in like new condition;

Camera lenses

High end watches that are authentic

Classic cars from certain high end brands like Porsche

Most real estate( not all )

Wasteful purchases

• Nearly every car that is purchased new
• Nearly every smartphone
• Most electronic devices
• Most new furniture and appliances
• Most clothing items, including sneakers.

low resale items are usually money drains. they consume your income and should be avoided when possible.

Consumables; items that are an extreme form of low resale value. they will usually not be able to be resold at all, but these items are often necessities and can be considered a part of your cost of living expenses.

examples;

• food, especially perishable items
• medication, vitamins and most medical supplies
• soap, toilet paper and other hygiene items
• brooms, mops and cleaning supplies

COMMUNICATION

5 tips on starting "slack"

• Try moving conversations for a key project into slack for 72 hours./ slacks works best when the whole team commits to sharing updates , files and other important important in dedicated Slacks channels
• Reach each other with @mentions/when matters are time sensitive or you want to address a specific person in slack, you can grab their attention in any channel by mentioning their username preceding by an @ symbol.
• One-click responses and approvals: say it with emoji/emojis can be a lot of fun.but in slack they're serious business too.
• Keep yourself in the know/ slack aims to help you stay focused on your core projects and priorities by giving you strong controls over what you're notified about and when.
• Add the tools you use daily/ you can turn slack into a hub for all your work tools, saving you time from switching between multiple tabs and apps each day.

A group has an email address and whenever an email is sent to that address everyone in the group receives the email.

A group email provider like (gaggle mail) is just a service that gives you a way to maintain the list of people in a group and handles receiving and forwarding on emails sent to the list.

Benefits of group email:

• Archiving messages/ they can archive all your messages and make them instantly searchable so you always have a record of what's been said.
• Tracking Capabilities/ they can track what's being delivered and what's not and then alert the group administrators to double check members addresses or get members to check their spam folders.
• single point of contact/Driving emails towards a group inbox can make it easier to stay on top of things and for people trying to reach out to you to do it effectively.

Transparency among the group/if your sharing emails them all the information you have is available to anyone on the list , avoiding the frustrations that come from a lack of visibility.

• Easy to manage

SCHEDULING

scheduling is a crucial part of remote work as meetings, deadlines, and more all necessary to keep high productivity.

VIRTUAL MEETINGS

• Three essentials you need to remember; connection, collaboration, and feedback. keeping these essentials will make participants feel more engaged while keeping the meeting productive.
• know your tools and have a plan b/ make it a habit to dial or go online at least 5 minutes early, so you can set up the facility in advance or fall back to plan B.
• Prepare a shared space/a combination of different shared spaces positively influences remote employees presence in a meeting.
• Invited the right people/ start practicing with smaller groups of people and increase the number when you achieve remote management success.

PAPERLESS OFFICE

• Digitized documents can easily travel with you, empowering you to work from anywhere. this is a crucial step to having the mobility and freedom to work from wherever you are.
• living paperless is freedom

MAINTAINING A POSITIVE JOB EXPERIENCE

• Prioritize onboarding and training
• help your employees find a comfortable work environment
• conduct regular check ins
• encourage team collaboration and communication
• develop a strong workspace culture.
• facilitate opportunities for learning

NETWORKING

• In an often quoted sentence" it's not what you know; its who you know" this references the importance of personal connections to advance your career. sometimes even more important than the actual knowledge of the job.

if you have a hard time building your network, here are some of the absolute best places to network.

1. Chamber of commerce events/ businesses in your area always like minded people who may need or know someone who needs your services.

2.Professional Meetings/ associations and societies always have meetings where you can chat about your niche.

3.Job Fairs / best for face time and employees and fellow job seekers

2 things to keep in mind when networking;

1. Be genuine

2.Be helpful

more information;

• constantly networking and engaging others genuinely
• build relationships first and avoid going straight for request
• help where you can
• follow up with your network regularly and keep in touch
• add connections regardless of their title
• meet up at gatherings or events

Important; no respectable conference will ever reach out to an individual and then ask them to pay to present as an " honorary" speaker; if you get a solicitation to present at a conference but need to pay a fee then it would be suggested to decline to pay.

I learn and write down as I go this is to not forget the material I’m learning and I always have references to go back to when taking quizzes !

Good interview objectives include the following

• To get the job
• To learn about other possibilities and job opportunities
• To get invited to return for more interviews
• To get past any screeners to meet the real decision makers .
• To get an offer to work on a trial basis as an independent contractor
• To get a consulting project
• To get a referral to another good company .

No one cares how you want to use your experiences. The only thing they care about is there own problems . If they see that there problem can be solved by hiring you then you got the job .

Here is what makes hiring people feel good about hiring someone.

The candidate:

• will fit in with the other employees well enough to neither be destructive nor self destruct
• is technically competent or trainable
• answers questions directly honestly and concisely
• is affordable; is within the means of the organization
• shows genuine interest in the company and the job
• demonstrates having done homework on the company , and is knowledgeable about the issues facing the company .

A hiring interview is a sales call. Don’t talk or tell. Answer, ask, listen, and sell . You are the salesperson, you are the product, and your customer is the interviewer.

A needs analysis is when you ask questions to find out what the customer needs and wants .

It is everyone’s job in the company to help the company get and keep customers. If you can demonstrate how you will get and keep customers, any good company will hire you.

The goal of your research of your company is to discover ideas , suggestions, observations that could lead to economic improvement!

Great salespeople show something on every sales call. They may show a sample product, examples of relevant work , case histories, and research summaries.

Research may contain :

• a survey of what the interviewers company’s customers are thinking
• a research report on the competition
• new product ideas
• product packaging improvements.
• a summary of market trends

A good question is one that when answered teaches both the questioner and the responder something .

All great salespeople plan every sales call . Planning also takes time so don’t do it while going to the interview ! Big negative!!

• make sure to pronounce everyone’s name correctly ! America is the land of different ethnicities there are many names that are hard to pronounce so plan plan plan before the interview

Maintain some eye contact, stay in the discussion, and please don’t pull out a laptop and start key pounding . Use the laptop later and after you get the job.

Barriers for getting the job:

• 50 year old
• 21 years old with no experience
• 6 jobs in 10 years . Job hopper

Onboarding is a fundamental part of getting to work at a company as it teaches the new employee all the necessary steps to working at the company.

here are 3 stages of onboarding :

• getting started/ a lot of paperwork
• background checks/ criminal reports and education and employment verification.
• start date/ the hr administrator will set up your profile for payroll.

some questions to consider while onboarding;

• are benefits offered? if so, what's offered and when am i eligiblez?
• how do i record hours worked?
• what is the pay schedule?
• what is the process for requesting time off ?
• whom do i report to?

ONBOARDING PROCESS:

what is remote onboarding ?

remote onboarding is the process of logistically, mentally, and emotionally getting new employees started on a path to success at your company.

successful remote onboarding checklists:

• set virtual employees up to overcome the challenges associated with remote work.
• help remote employees build valuable connections to teammates outside the office.
• introduce employees to a range of communication and productivity tools
• bolster employee excitement and engagement from afar.

Virtual employees benefit from a remote onboarding experience that leaves then informed about the company , inspired to work, and united with their distributed team. the ongoing process is crucial to establishing those feelings and avoiding remote isolation and information poverty

Using software helps with onboarding a virtual employee. software can provide information hubs that help new employees communicate with team members or help new employees immediately join recognition programs

a successful remote employee experience should result in satisfied, engaged remote employees. the best experience leads new employees through multiple engagement funnels , including setting goals, meeting lots of people, diving right into work, and learning about the company.

REMOTE TEAM COLLABORATION

Tips on connections with remote team members ;

• intentional communication/ stay in touch with in-site workers. don't lose track at home alone spread yourself to your teammates.
• write well/ it is essential that your writing has the right fundamentals and is clear to read.
• know when the written word wont cut it/ the other pitfalls of written communication is that sometimes, it's easy to get lost in the back and forth of the messages.
• switch to video chats/ video has advantages of giving you those cues you often miss with written and even verbal communication.
• Don't be all business

• build a buddy system/we found that 51% of remote managers and employees reported having a mentorship program or buddy system
• set scheduled video chats/ it should feel awkward at first but after a while it should be second nature.
• Carve out a dedicated non-work chat channel

PRODUCTIVITY

• working from home can increase your employees productivity

examples;

• remote employees work 1.4 more days per month then their office based counterparts, resulting in more than three additional weeks of work per year.
• 29% of remote employees said they struggle with work life balance, and 31% said they have needed to take a day off for their mental health.
• take breaks throughout the day. the pomodoro technique is one such method for employees to decompress for a moment and comeback refreshed and ready to focus.

pomodoro technique;

1. choose a task

2. work on it for 25 mins

3.put a check mark on a sheet of paper after the 25 minutes are up

4. take a five minute break

repeat....

• following a schedule/ having a plan to follow encourages workers to maintain the same schedule they did at their office.
• Keep a to do list / helps encourage workers to write down what they wish to accomplish each day so they are not jumping from assignment to assignment
• eliminate distractions/ simply put distractions cause you to lose focus and hinder your productivity .

Here are some things I've learned from watching the video "Find remote jobs- a step by step guide from the experts at flex-jobs.

• 43% of people are working from home/ at least occasionally
• 115% increase over the last ten years/ people working mostly from home

The biggest fields for remote learning are:

• computer and IT
• medical and health
• sales
• customer service
• education and training
• Hr and recruiting
• accounting and finance

companies that hire these jobs are :

• Appen
• Hilton
• Dell
• Aetna
• Cvs heath
• JpMorgan chase and co.
• Virginia.gov

Common job titles:

• Accountant
• Writer
• Consultant
• Project manager
• Customer service rep

Things to know when getting a remote job:

• sometimes having a remote job doesn't mean your 100% at home , theirs is such a thing as a hybrid jobs which is remote jobs from home and in site work.
• location matters when remote learning / 95% of remote jobs have some sort of location requirements
• there are only 5% of jobs that would allow you to work from anywhere

Different ways to convey the word "remote learning"

• Distributed workforce/ you and everyone you work with work remotely
• work at home/ only from home
• Virtual job or online job/all the work is done online or in a virtual office
• Work from anywhere/ a job without any geographical restrictions
• Agile workforce: a flexible workforce

Reasons why remote jobs have location restrictions:

• legal/ some licensing requirements or government regulations may restrict the company to and from specific location
• Taxes/ companies may only pay employment taxes in certain states
• Travel/ just because its remote doesn't mean you won't have to take frequent business trips, which makes living near an airport a necessity
• Client base/ if your responsible for a certain territory of customers, you may need to live closer to them to facilitate meetings .

Common scams:

• secret shopping
• product testing and reshipping
• rebate processing

skills many employers are looking for:

• Time and task management
• Self-motivation and focus
• comfort with technology
• proactive communication skills

remote specific interview questions:

• where do you work when you're remote?
• Why do you want to work remotely ?
• How do you handle distractions? or, How do you stay focused?

Companies that have many remote employment opportunities:

• Amazon/ over 750,000 workers around the world many reporting remotely
• Dell/ dell offers a hybrid workforce/jobs like sales , tech support and marketing management.
• Humana/ health insurance company, had 49,000 people both on site and working from home
• Aetna/ a fortune 500 healthcare company, allows workers to work from home if they have been with the company for a year
• American Express/ does everything, full time,part-time, temporary, and contract work from home jobs
• Kaplan/ specializes in K-12 programs. online higher education, professional training, and test preparations for students taking exams / tutor is the most popular in this field.
• Salesforce/ has 49,000 team members work from home. job popularity are telecommuting, sales, and a sales account executive.
• Automatic Data Processing/ provides outsourcing and payroll solutions to businesses around the world. jobs: sales and costumer service.
• Xerox/ available telecommuting jobs include executive recruiting , and part time call center positions.

How to ace a job interview:

• Practice interview
• Be engaging
• Arrive with questions
• Do your research
• Bring a notebook
• Send Thank you notes
• Wear appropriate dress code/ suit, button down shirt etc...
• Behavioral interview question.
• See the interview as it is.
• Be on time.

Before the interview set aside time to do the following:

• Research the company and interviewers/ researching the company beforehand could help you go into your interview with confidence .
• Practice your answers to common interview questions
• Reread the job description/ print it out or underline the specific skills the employer is looking for.
• Recruit a friend to help you practice answering questions/ helps you gain confidence and knowledge of the materials needed to succeed.
• Prepare a list of reference
• Be prepared to have examples of your work
• Prepare smart questions for your interview/ some examples; can you explain some of the day to day responsibilities this job entails?/ How would you describe the characteristics of someone who would succeed in this role?
• Prepare your attire the night before the interview.
• Bring resume copies, a notebook and a pen.
• Arrive 10-15 mins early.
• Make a great first impression.
• Treat everyone you meet with respect.
• Practice good manners and body language.
• Win them over with authenticity and positive

SECRET WEAPON:

• By making networking connections with people already in your target profession , you can learn from experienced professionals about the guts of the job and your target profession, you can learn who succeeds, who fails and why, you can learn about the challenges the job throws at you in a daily bases how how your colleagues deals with them.

5 common interview questions:

• what are your strengths?
• what are your weakness
• what are you interested in working for ( for me some kind of graphic design company.)
• where you see yourself in five years
• what can you offer that someone else cannot

Things to research before any job interview;

• The skills and experience the company values.
• Key players of the organization.
• News and recent events about the employer.
• The company's culture, mission, and values .
• clients,products , and services
• The inside scoop
• The person interviewing you.

phone interview tips:

• confirm the scheduled time
• reschedule, if necessary
• research the company
• know who will be calling you
• look over the job description
• be an active listener
• be professional
• smile
• consider your salary expectations,=
• charge your phone
• have your resume and portfolio ready
• prepare for notes
• consider possible interview questions
• speak clearly
• be conversational
• take notes
• dress professionally
• find a quiet environment
• eliminate distractions
• set a professional voicemail.
• prepare questions you want to be asked

Best answers to "what's your expected salary"

• Never provide a salary expectation at the beginning/ its uneducated and you don't have any information.
• Recruiters do not determine what you get paid.

Negotiation Tactics :

• Take it or leave it
• who ever sets the price basically loses
• Do your research
• whoever has the cash wins
• TRIPLE CONSTRAINT/ Cost is a function of scope and time or that cost, time and scope are related so that if one changes, then another must also change in a defined and predictable way.
• use their weakness against them

How to stand out professionally:

• Achieve in a particular field
• write a book that could open you to many people who connect with your topic
• speak in public
• make use of your other skills and experiences
• show some grit and resilience

Here are some of the reasons people don't ask for the order:

• Fear of rejection/ people don't like rejection.
• Believe asking is beneath them/ some people believe that asking for the sale is undignified or that what they are selling is so obviously the answer that there is no need to ask.
• Believing asking is impertinent/ people think that asking a question puts the other person on the spot, and makes them feel uncomfortable.

During my time today I’ve learned a lot about the fundamentals of remote jobs/how to boost morale and what to pick between PayPal, Stripe, and Square vs, merchant. Let’s talk a little about the fundamentals and requirements of remote jobs .

• remotely requires discipline
• set healthy boundaries / keep your employees happy and well
• internet access / necessary to work remotely
• need a quite area away from distractions/ will help you stay focused and intent
• you need some kind of technology that could support all the work your doing something like a Mac or a windows computer “ I want one but expensive” 😆
• your work environment should always be polite and always ready to learn if this is not the case resignation is the only solution if u can this is because you should be doing something you love and with the environment to suite it .

Now let’s take about Boosting morale.

If your the manger/ceo of your company these are things that can help your employee further your success and continue to do so for a long time .

• Dont be cheap / having cheap can scare away future employees and working ones . No one wants to work in a place we’re there desks are broke. Or the food /if the offer , is like jail food or furniture is run down . Bad look on you and your company .
• Ergonomic, simply put ergonomics is the discipline of optimizing a employees environment to decrease the likelihood of injuries.
• improve kindness towards employees/ kindness doesn’t cost anything and it’s worth more then most of your belongings . Kindness can help in many ways . Being in a polite environment would motivate you to keep coming to work keeps you entertained. You don’t want to go to work everyday and there’s people screaming at you telling you what to do as if it’s a life or death situation. Kindness matters !!

Extras

Business lessons

• work with ethical people
• always negotiate prices

When deciding from PayPal, stripe , and square vs merchant account processing

• how you run your business
• what your monthly volume is
• Crm/software integration
• card present or card not present
• type of card ( business or personal)

Payment aggregation

• PayPal
• Stripe
• Square

( psp): payment service providers

Checking

• few limits on withdrawals
• pay little to no interest

Savings

• limited withdrawal per month
• pays a low interest rate

I also learned about how to write a check !!

During my time today I’ve learned a lot about the fundamentals of remote jobs/how to boost morale and what to pick between PayPal, Stripe, and Square vs, merchant. Let’s talk a little about the fundamentals and requirements of remote jobs .

• remotely requires discipline
• set healthy boundaries / keep your employees happy and well
• internet access / necessary to work remotely
• need a quite area away from distractions/ will help you stay focused and intent
• you need some kind of technology that could support all the work your doing something like a Mac or a windows computer “ I want one but expensive” 😆
• your work environment should always be polite and always ready to learn if this is not the case resignation is the only solution if u can this is because you should be doing something you love and with the environment to suite it .

Now let’s take about Boosting morale.

If your the manger/ceo of your company these are things that can help your employee further your success and continue to do so for a long time .

• Dont be cheap / having cheap can scare away future employees and working ones . No one wants to work in a place we’re there desks are broke. Or the food /if the offer , is like jail food or furniture is run down . Bad look on you and your company .
• Ergonomic, simply put ergonomics is the discipline of optimizing a employees environment to decrease the likelihood of injuries.
• improve kindness towards employees/ kindness doesn’t cost anything and it’s worth more then most of your belongings . Kindness can help in many ways . Being in a polite environment would motivate you to keep coming to work keeps you entertained. You don’t want to go to work everyday and there’s people screaming at you telling you what to do as if it’s a life or death situation. Kindness matters !!

Extras

Business lessons

• work with ethical people
• always negotiate prices

When deciding from PayPal, stripe , and square vs merchant account processing

• how you run your business
• what your monthly volume is
• Crm/software integration
• card present or card not present
• type of card ( business or personal)

Payment aggregation

• PayPal
• Stripe
• Square

( psp): payment service providers

Checking

• few limits on withdrawals
• pay little to no interest

Savings

• limited withdrawal per month
• pays a low interest rate

I also learned about how to write a check !!

Throughout my learning journey today at techie youth remote learning I’ve learned the basics of techie and what it has to offer. During the first few hours of the intro to Techie I’ve learned that earning 20 or more credits made you eligible for graduation and if I have more then 25 you’ll pass with honors as well ! Pretty nice ðŸ‘ðŸ¼. Also, I learned many vocabulary words which were the elective units . Let me give u them : Entrepreneurship which I already knew which means creating your own online business, Remote career means a job or profession that can be carry out online instead of in person , and lastly Hybrid income sources which people teach you money based skills that u can use to build your own online business, self sustaining sources of income and broad your view to remote jobs . In addition , there are some benefits for having a remote job . They showed me five and let me discribe them to you.

1. No commute- this means no need to stress in the morning panicking to get to work on time . Remote jobs allows u to be at home full access to your things that make u successful at your job and it saves money on gas!!! Which is a huge positive during these times.

2. Health- being in a office around so many people can be a drag because your such in close distance from everyone and u don’t know if they are ill. remote learning helps with that because it’s just you and your computer .

3. Loyalty- so many perks for having a remote job so why tarnish its goof benefits for bad negativity.

4. Productivity- being home with not as much distractions as a in person is a sign that you’ll get the job done !

5. Mobility- you get to pick your hours and u can do anything you want unlike a office where u have to be proper all the time ! That’s awesome…… there’s more that I learned but that’s for tomorrows summaries .