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Christmas is coming!!! I don’t know about you, but I LOVE the holiday season. I think I’ve gotten even more into this time of year because of my son, but whatever the reason: the busiest time of year is almost here. Since I went full-time in my business, I had one rule for myself. I […]

How to Prepare Your Business for Time Off for the Holidays

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How to Prepare Your Business for Time Off for the Holidays: tips for taking time off for the holiday season as a business owner

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When I started my business, I knew I didn’t want to be working all day every day. That was half of the point of starting my own business: working on my own terms. After having my son, I also knew I wanted to work around his schedule as much as possible. Unfortunately, that means I […]

How to Work Efficiently with Limited Office Hours

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How to Work Efficiently with Limited Office Hours: tips for parents who own businesses shared by Virtual Assistant Kristina Dowler

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One of the things that I’m most proud of when it comes to my business is that I’ve mostly built to where I am by word of mouth. I’ve never paid for advertising and most of my marketing on social media is less about what I do and more about me and my personal brand. […]

How I’ve Built a Business by Word of Mouth Referrals

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How to Build a Business by Word of Mouth Referrals: tips from virtual assistant coach Kristina Dowler of Dot the I's Outsourcing

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When I say “workflow” do you feel a chill run up your spine or do you pull out your color coded notebook and grin? Honestly, from my experience, I feel like business owners typically fall in one camp or the other. Nothing wrong with that!! But, as someone who has helped business owners streamline various […]

How to Create Workflows for Your Small Business

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How to Create Workflows for Your Small Business from virtual assistant coach and content writer, Kristina Dowler of Dot the I's Outsourcing

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One of the top questions I get when I chat on the phone with a potential new client about blogging is: what on earth am I going to share about? I have all my clients build a blog schedule so that we can plan out their content in advance, but I know that it can […]

What Should I Blog About? | Three Topic Categories to Plan Content

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What Should I Blog About? Three topic categories to plan content for shared by content writer Kristina Dowler of Dot the I's Outsourcing

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Blogging is a great way for potential clients to find you through Google. In my opinion, it’s important to have a blog with purpose in order to make the most of this free marketing. Writing blogs is one thing but being able to optimize them so Google wants to share your content with viewers is […]

3 Tips to Optimize Your Blog

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3 Tips to Optimize Your Blog: Blogging Tips for Business Owners from content writer Kristina Dowler, of Dot the I's Outsourcing

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“Self care.”⁣⠀It’s a term we hear a lot as parents, business owners, and honestly just as people in general. We’re told to take care of ourselves first and make time for what we need to recharge and that’s all well and good. Truly. But, with everything going on lately, I’m the first one to say […]

How to Prioritize Self-Care as a Business Owner

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How to prioritize self-care as a business owner from virtual assistant coach and content writer, Kristina Dowler of Dot the I's Outsourcing

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One of the most exciting parts about moving into our new house is the fact that for the first time EVER, I have an office. I have a space that is mine to work in, dream in, and just BE. I know it sounds a bit silly to be emotional about this, but I am. […]

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Let’s be real for a second: being a business owner is really, really hard. I know how hard it can feel to give everything you have and not move an inch. I know how it feels when your to-do list never stops and your personal life takes a hit. Sleepless nights, too much coffee, and […]

How to Prepare to Bring a Virtual Assistant onto Your Team

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How to Prepare to Bring a Virtual Assistant onto Your Team from business educator Kristina Dowler of Dot the I's Outsourcing

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From January to June of this year, I was part of the Hope Taylor Mastermind. I spent six months learning from and working with Hope, as well as the incredible other members of our cohort. When I first saw Hope posting about the mastermind, I went back and forth about whether or not to apply. […]

Why I Joined the Hope Taylor Mastermind in 2021

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Why I joined the Hope Taylor Mastermind in 2021: insight into why to choose a mastermind for your business, shared by virtual assistant

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5 TIPS TO FIND YOUR FIRST CLIENT AS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

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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

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PERSONAL

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Personal

SELF-CARE

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