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I love that outsourcing has become a trending word in the creative industry. I whole-heartedly believe that none of us are meant to run our businesses alone. We should be leaning on other people for support – and for many business owners, that comes in the form of outsourcing. I’m commonly asked what business owners […]

4 Tasks to Outsource Today as a Small Business Owner

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Now that you’ve decided you’re going to outsource tasks in your business, the question becomes WHAT are you going to outsource. There’s truly someone out there to help with everything – accounting, blogging, social media, cleaning, laundry. Whatever you need, trust me… it exists. And it can feel overwhelming if you aren’t sure where to […]

How to Decide Which Tasks to Outsource for Your Small Business

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How to decide which tasks to outsource as the CEO of your small business to get time back and improve your life in the office

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I love designing albums for my wedding photographer clients. It’s always a fun process to me – seeing these gorgeous days and helping to create an heirloom product that their couples will treasure for years to come. After designing albums for a few years now, there’s a few software programs I definitely couldn’t create designs […]

My Favorite Software for Album Design

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In the last two years, I’ve started to design more photo albums for my wedding and family photographer clients. It’s been a task I’ve been THRILLED to add on as a VA. I love creating these heirlooms and it’s fun to see all of the beautiful images from their sessions, too! Over the last few […]

My Photo Album Design Workflow

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My Album Design Workflow: Designer and virtual assistant shares step-by-step process to design heirloom wedding and portrait albums

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For the last almost two years, my team and I have used Trello to organize our client workflows and blog prep for 20+ clients. We absolutely LOVE Trello and wanted to share exactly WHY it’s our favorite software to use. Whether you’re running a team of writers or simply hiring your own VA, here’s a […]

Why My Team Uses Trello to Organize Blog Prep

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Why our team uses Trello to create and organize blog schedules each month

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One of the common concerns about blogging that I hear from business owners is that they’re afraid to start and run out of things to talk about. Many are also often concerned about what they’ll post during their “slow” season in the winter, when they’re not actively photographing sessions or weddings at the same frequency. […]

How to Write Content for Your Blog During Your Slow Season

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Tips for photographers about topics to blog in their slow seasons shared by content writer Kristina Dowler

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As a content writer, I know the importance of working smarter not harder while creating quality content for your audience. While there’s lots of places to come up with new ideas for blogs or other long-form content, it doesn’t always feel easy. That’s why today I wanted to share a few ways to repurpose your […]

How to Convert Your Podcast Episode or YouTube Video into a Blog

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One of my favorite people, Dolly DeLong, recently asked me to be a guest on her podcast The Systems and Workflow Magic Podcast. She interviewed me about how to blog strategically for your business. We had a great time talking about simple ways to make your content intentional for your offerings and business so you […]

Podcast Feature: How to Blog Strategically on The Systems and Workflow Magic Podcast with Dolly DeLong

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How to Blog Strategically: Interview about creating blog workflows on the Systems & Workflow Magic Podcast with Dolly DeLong

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Last week, I introduced my Blog Questionnaire Templates in the shop and we’ve talked about The Blogging Toolkit. So today, I wanted to introduce my next shop product: my Blog Schedule Trello template! This template is designed to help you plan content for your blog so that you can show up consistently. Every single one […]

Shop Feature: Blog Schedule Trello Template

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Blog Schedule Trello Template: learn more about what's included in the Blog Schedule Trello template for business owners

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By now, you probably know that I’m about working smarter, not harder. Because of that, one of my favorite things to do after a blog is live is to reuse that content on other platforms. When you’ve already got a great, solid core piece of content, you should absolutely use it to create emails, social […]

How to Repurpose Your Blog Content to Maximize Traffic to Your Site

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how to repurpose your blog content to increase traffic and website views for your small business including newsletters and social media

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Free!

5 TIPS TO FIND YOUR FIRST CLIENT AS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

Grab the blogging toolkit!

tell me more!

I'm Kristina - a virtual assistant and blog writer for small business owners. My blog is a place to share business tips + tricks, a glimpse into my life, and share even more with you!

Hello!

BUSINESS

Portraits

PERSONAL

Business

Personal

SELF-CARE

Portraits

Portraits

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