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I don’t offer a one-size-fits-all service; I provide customized support to small businesses, but I do have 5 main areas I work in the most.
There are many great benefits about Iowa, but for me, having grown up here, the true heart of this state lies in its ‘Iowa Nice’ and small-town communities that make it feel like home.
I am a runner. Those are words that have been tough for me to say. This may sound strange because I do run daily, but sometimes I judge myself with that ‘title’ because of my speed and miles thinking I am not a ‘true’ runner. But nevertheless, I am a runner. I haven’t always been a runner. It wasn’t something I took an interest in, in fact, I would see people running and wonder “Why would they choose to run? A bike seems more fun and easier”. Yes, it’s exercise, but it isn’t that for me, even though I appreciate that perk for my health. I started running in March of 2020, when much of the world shut down all things due to the pandemic, keeping us inside our 4 walls more than ever. After the first week of a weekend that never ended, I needed out of the house more. Don’t get it wrong, I love my family, but I’m a true introvert who also needs alone time, so I went looking for creative ways to make that happen. I started walking more often, checking out new areas and places around the neighborhoods. During this time, a beautiful neighborhood next to me was being built and developed. As I walked the sidewalks I gravitated to this uphill sidewalk that went by some beautiful homes, and for some unknown reason, this hill invited me to run it. Why? No idea, I blame the pandemic, and I did it. And I did it again the next day, and the next. I created my new routine for the pandemic; walk and run a hill. 🤷🏼♀️ And then I began to wonder, how far am I running with that hill? I started to track it with my watch. It was not a full mile so I started to run that hill plus some until I had a full mile, and once that went well, I added to it, again and again until I was running a full 5K. I am a 5K runner. As I made my way to the 3.10686 miles (yes, I round that to 3.2 miles) I found big mental clarity with this run each day. It was my peace, my time to think and plan so many things. I didn’t need a longer distance or faster speed, I just needed the run. I started to feel like a runner, and that title started to feel more true, just as the Iowa winter arrived. Having been a self-trained runner with no seasons under my belt, I learned a lesson the hard way. Apparently, white crosswalk paint can be a little frosty and slick in the winter mornings. Long story short, I tore my meniscus. It required surgery. 😑 #tookatumble On surgery day the anesthesiologist called me an athlete as he walked me to the surgery room, and it hit me, “Maybe I am one?” Even though sports have always been a part of my life, I never played them, I was not an athlete. I am a fan full of competitiveness, and with my running, I compete against myself. To date, I have run one ‘virtual’ 5K race, submitting my time to the race via an app. I have never ran with anyone. The run for me is all about mental clarity. I started it for the quiet, clear space of time for myself and have kept it that way. I run early in the morning when there is less traffic on the roads and more sounds of nature. I listen to music, but I truly use each run as a time to decompose my thoughts and plan my day. It’s almost like a morning coffee for me, you don’t want to talk to me until I have my run. ☕️ 🙂 It was tough when I was down for my surgery recovery, but I ran a 5K exactly one month after. My mind is what runs the distance now, if more time is needed to think and plan, I will advance over the 5K, currently sitting at an average of 4 daily miles, but it could be 5 sometimes. So while I say it’s not about the distance and time for me, it doesn’t mean I don’t see those either. 🙂 I use those to push my levels but they are also just a ‘side note’ in my running life. I am a runner, without all the ‘normal’ running details.
I never planned to be a small business owner, but as my life changed, it opened the door and I haven’t looked back. It was meant to be.
Whether change is thrust upon us or something we decide to do to grow business and achieve new goals, it is best to be open to the changes, and more prepared so we can adapt to them and improve our lives for the better because time keeps moving life forward whether we are ready or not.
Consistency is a need in business, but sometimes you need to stop listening to the consistency they say will grow your business and look to what consistency YOU can do.
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Hear me out, you need to use a Google Listing. 💻
If you want your business to be found, gain more customers and grow business, this free platform is here to help you.
The key to it, keep it updated. 🔑
There are several areas within a Google Listing that should be fully completed and updated often. It is best to use your listing WEEKLY. 🗓️
Is it work? Yes, centered around TIME. ⏰
But a free platform working to get your business found and growing … well, thats #worthit
Grab some tips on the power of a Google Listing on my blog . 🔗 virtuallybrady.com/blog
It is time to get your listing working for your business!
Need some help or a plan? Message me to chat.
I am here for YOU. 🖤
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Thankful. Grateful. Blessed. 🤍
Happy Thanksgiving. 🍂
#livewithappreciation 🤍
Ready to level up your Google Listing this holiday season? I’ve got just the thing …
Update your business hours! ⏰
It is good to update all platforms with business hours and more, but getting your Google Listing updated first with your holiday hours is the key for good business and customer love. #begreen
Could you use help to get your hours and more updated?
Message me. I am here for YOU. 🖤
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Grateful today and every day. 🇺🇸
❤️💙❤️
#veteransday2024
It’s that time of year again … #achoo 🤧
Dusty Google Listings.
When was the last time you did a post on your Google Listing? 🤔
I have been looking at listings and seeing so many without a single post, just empty wasted space.
Did you know it’s best to post on your listing every 7️⃣ days?
I also found many with incorrect business hours and outdated photos. ⏰ 📷
As we are into Q4 and more, this is the best time to dust off your Google Listing and update it, freshen it up for the holidays and those customers who are looking for you. 👀
If you need more listing info, catch my newest blog post at virtuallybrady.com/blog
And if you need help with the dusting, be sure to DM me. I am here for YOU. 🖤
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Well, the Amazon Prime Days are here, again. 🛍️
I know there are good deals, one that might just ship overnight and arrive suddenly on your doorstep at 4 AM 🤯 but do you know what your shopping supports?
I am someone who loves small business and I feel they are taking a hit because of Amazon.
Don’t get me wrong, I have shopped Amazon, yes, yes I have, but I feel they are changing how we shop, and that is disappointing to me.
So many people are now only looking for sales, discounts, freebies, and quick shipping, and without that, they will go shop at Amazon, with low-quality products, some coming from outside the country.
When you are a small business, that is just hard to keep up with.
Small businesses need our support, not just for them, but also for our communities.
So I ask you, have you thought about WHY it is so important to shop small and local? 🤔
Do you know what it does not only for you but for your community? 🤔
There are so many reasons, but I share 6 major benefits with you in my blog post: Small Business, Big Dreams: How Your Support Counts - giving you more reasons to look at why shopping with your local, small shops is important.
My hope is that you’re encouraged to shop small and shop local, especially as you begin to gear up for your holiday shopping!
Sure, Amazon is convenient and there’s a time and place for that, but when you shop small, you’re supporting SO much more than just a business.
What is your favorite small business? Please share them in the comments. 🖤 #sharethelove
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Ok, I am calling it. It is time to stop relying only on social media. 📱
While it is really great to share about your business on these platforms, I also feel we need to take a step back and look at market opportunities outside of *just* social media.
After all, businesses WERE successful and growing before social media was introduced. #itstrue
And with social media being so popular it might be easy to think everyone is using it, but that is simply not true.
Maybe it is hard to believe but there are people NOT on social media. #thisisalsotrue
So how do they hear about your business if you are only on socials? 🤷🏼♀️
And what if the socials go away, and we all know they CAN, what do you have left?
Do you know your full social media audience outside of the platforms? 🤔
It is smart in business to market on social media AND outside of social media. #both
And it is smart to not only have a backup if it goes down, but to connect with MORE people. 🧍♂️🧍♀️🧍
So how might you do that?
I share 13 ways to market outside of social media on my latest blog post, check it out. ➡️ virtuallybrady.com/blog
It’s time to start putting more time into connecting your business with real people. 🧍♂️🧍♀️🧍
Real connections might just give you the growth that you need. 📈
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Is my name that difficult? 🤔
Find out about my name, what I do, and 6 specific ways I can help you as a Virtual Assistant, just head to my blog.
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Enjoy Labor Day. 🖤
Relax. Rest. Recharge. 🖤
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REMINDER as we head into the Labor Day weekend. ⏰
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Can we just take a moment and talk about Business Hours? ⏰
I have come across so many businesses with incorrect business hours listed on their Google Listing.
A store says open on the listing but is closed when I arrive. 🤷🏼♀️
Or, I am standing at a locked door, but the hours posted say they are open. 🙄
Why is this happening for so many?
I often hear “we told everyone on our social media that we were closing early”.
Ok, but understand that only 10% of your social media following is seeing your posts. If you have 500 followers, 50 see it, 450 may not.
If you are looking for business and sales, it is so important to inform ALL about when you are open and when you are closed, not just those seeing your social posts.
Labor Day is a week away, will you have different hours that day?
Act now to update your hours on your Google Listing, your social profiles, website, and send your hours in your email newsletter to your VIP customers.
Inform your audience so they know when to shop and connect with you for business. You will be so happy you did. 🤩
Get more at ➡️ virtuallybrady.com/blog
Need help updating your hours?
DM me and let’s get it done. 🖤
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It’s back to school time! 📚✂️✏️🚌
Are you ready for it?
I sure am.
I always choke back a few tears as my son starts yet another year, and even though he is in High School (🥹) and more independent (🚗) I NEED school.
School = Routine
While summer is my favorite season, the non-routine that it brings rattles me. 🤪
I patiently wait the 9 months each year just to get to the heat of summer, and then feel a bit chaotic for the 3 months it is here. Some of that is good with vacations and family time, but I am a FULL routine person, I need it.
Whether you have children in school or not, I believe school brings us ALL back to routine.
It’s funny how that is. As kids get back to their classrooms, I feel the shift in routine everywhere.
Summer feels done when school starts. Stores head back to their regular store hours, businesses get back to their hours and meeting times, and life feels on track again.
And it excites me, like a new beginning. ✨
As a business owner, this is when I reset my business with a good clean, more organization and most importantly, getting my calendar up-to-date. 🗓️
This is the time to look ahead for all the sports, appointments, holidays, and more and put them on the calendar to keep the schedule organized between work and home.
Even though a calendar is meant to help you keep your life organized and scheduled, it can also turn into organized chaos that presents a challenge within itself.
If you’ve ever felt like your calendar is the very thing stressing you out, you’re in good company.
Over the years of being a paper calendar gal, I’ve learned a few tips and tricks to avoid this so that your calendar can ACTUALLY do its job!
Find my favorite ways to prevent calendar chaos and get yourself organized and back to your routine at virtuallybrady.com/blog
Need more help to be organized? DM me, let’s chat.🖤
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Grab the news for business tips, tricks and fun.🗞️
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What would you do with 2 extra hours in your day? 🤔
* Maybe lunch with a friend? 🥗
* Attend a networking event? 🗣️
* Go shopping? 🛍️
* Work on tasks of your biz you actually enjoy? 😊
* Read a book? 📚
How nice would it be to have those 2 hours each day?
As we go about our busy days with all the time consuming tasks that must be done, it is hard to gain the time for anything extra.
And, as a business owner, it is hard to grow business when we need to work those day-to-day tasks without any extra time.
If you can use 2+ hours in your day and would like to focus on business growth, let’s chat.
I have the customized gift of time that can bring growth to your business. 🖤
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➡️ brady@virtuallybrady.com
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#america 🇺🇸
#keepdreaming 🖤
#happyfourthofjuly 🎆
I was standing outside a store door unable to get inside.🚪
It was in 2021 when I had my first business hour ‘issue’ that has stuck in my head. 😐
I am a runner and my doctor suggested I get fitted for new shoes to help my run, he gave me some suggested stores to check out.
New shoes are always at the top of my list, so I googled the stores and got the hours. 👟 😁
It was a Sunday and the store I wanted to go to was 30 minutes away. The listing said open 12 - 5:00 PM.
I arrived and headed to the door only to notice the open sign was not “on” and it was dark inside ... because they were not open.
I was standing at a locked door.
What?!
It was 4:27 PM. They are to be open until 5:00.
To say I was a bit frustrated is an understatement.
Can things come up unexpectedly to cause a business to close?
Absolutely.
But what I was told when I asked about the hours the next day was ....
“We shared our hour change on our social media.”
Seriously?
Only on social media?
Not all new customers follow you or even know your social media platforms. And some don’t use social media. (it is true)
I bought my shoes at a different store.
Social media is not where business hours should ‘only’ be shared.
If you want happy feet traffic in your store instead of frustrated customers, update and market your business information outside of social media.
If you don’t know me, I am a ‘direct informational’ virtual assistant, meaning I don’t sugar coat the important parts of business, I am here to help you be at your best. 🖤
Find out more at virtuallybrady.com/blog
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I have said it before and will say it again, and again …
Email is a great marketing tool for business growth, no matter if you are a product or service-based business.
✔️ You own it.
✔️ You control it.
✔️ It has a good ROI.
✔️ It connects you directly with your ideal audience.
This connection builds loyal customers and clients who will help grow your business. That is the ultimate tool for your success.
Start by focusing on sending your emails consistently to your subscriber list. If you don’t, I know who will … your competitors.
Get a system going for CONSISTENCY. ✔️
If you could use some email tips, read this blog post ‘The Impact of Email Marketing on Business Growth’ at virtuallybrady.com/blog (direct 🔗 in my bio)
Feel free to DM me at anytime. 🖤
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What if I told you consistency can be easier than you think? ✨
Sometimes consistency gets a ‘bad wrap’ as many think this one word means doing more than you want or can do.
But consistency happens on YOUR schedule. 🗓️
We often see posts telling us how in some areas of business it is best to be consistent with a task once a day, twice a week, four times a month, and so on.
While these are GOOD stats and great SUGGESTIONS to share with us, it doesn’t mean that is what YOU must do.
Consistency is important and is the key to success and business growth, but it needs to be looked at for what works best in YOUR schedule. 🔑
It can also give you a starting point. ✴️
Maybe you really do want to send an email once a week but you can’t fit that in.
If you can only fit it in once a month, start there and make sure you keep to it, do not skip a month. Once you get that into a solid routine, you can increase it.
Once you are consistent, and working on less perfection🙂, the tasks get easier and you start to truly see results.
Do you need help finding your consistency? 🖤
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If you are not using email marketing in your business, you’re missing out. 📧
If you only send emails when you have a sale or new product, you’re missing out. #consistencyworks
Ready to STOP missing out and start gaining leads and growing business? 📈
Email marketing has a higher ROI than this platform so let’s use it and make strong customer connections. 📧
Don’t have email marketing set up? Let’s chat. ✔️
Don’t send consistent emails? Let’s connect.✔️
Want more information?
Sign up here ➡️ virtuallybrady.com/joinemail
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New email marketing blog + email coming tomorrow.
Let’s partner and grow. 🖤
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Ok, I am calling it. It is time we all stop doing ‘all the things’. 🛑
Can we do all the things?
Yes, there is nothing we can’t do.😉
It isn’t about what we can or can’t do, it is about TIME. ⏰
You stretch yourself over the day and find yourself rushing projects, making mistakes, forgetting things, working late, and not getting everything done because you run out of time … even though you know how to do it all.
It starts to feel like chaos day in and day out.🤪
As a business owner, it’s important that you don’t spend your days being pulled in a hundred directions and feeling like you never have time, not doing a good job, and losing focus on your business.
‘Do three things well, not ten things badly.’ ☑️
If you want to focus on growing your business, specific goals, spending more time with family, and the things you enjoy in life, then stop focusing on doing it all, it will not lead you where you want to go.
Are you ready to change your focus? Tell me below.
Find out how to better focus on what you want to accomplish on my blog. ➡️ virtuallybrady.com/blog
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Are you looking for business growth? 📈
Have you been struggling to balance your business tasks and work on growing? 🌱
As a small business owner, I relate to the challenges of managing a business and working on its growth while managing expenses that fit the budget. 💰
That’s why I created this FREE GUIDE for YOU. 🙌🏻
This guide gives you small details you can focus on to help with growth, that do not break the bank. 🏦
It’s the small details that bring you success.✨ #butnotovernight
Grab your guide HERE ➡️ virtuallybrady.com/freebies
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Reality check‼️If asking for reviews scares you, you need to read this blog post.
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Reviews are a POSITIVE for business and business GROWTH but are often something many do not ask for.
If the fear of a bad review is making you skip asking for them, you need to put that aside and know that ALL reviews have a positive to them.
If time is what holds you back, message me, I have all the tips to get you time and reviews for your business growth. 🖤
Check it out ➡️ virtuallybrady.com/blog
TIP: If you have reviews on your Google Listing that you have not responded to, go respond to them. It is not only a good thing to do but Google will like you more for it. 🙌
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Don’t miss out on the news. 🗞️ 💌
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Mondays are good days to delegate some tasks…would you agree? 👍🏻👎🏻
NEW Blog Post at ➡️ virtuallybrady.com.blog gives you some ideas on how delegating can be a positive thing for you and your business.
✔️ it out.
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I dare you to change the way you approach email marketing. 📧
Are you someone who believes in sending fewer emails because you don’t want to ‘annoy’ people or have them ‘unsubscribe’?
This shouldn’t be your thought about email marketing, ever. 🚫
If you are working to grow your business, I encourage you to work on your email marketing by focusing on CONSISTENCY.
Email marketing has a high ROI and is a direct customer list OWNED by you, unlike social media. 🍾
Your email list is your ideal audience who signed up to receive the email, they WANT to hear from you. 📧
Why would you think they would be annoyed if they got multiple emails from you?
If they are annoyed with your email and unsubscribe, then they are not your ideal audience and are welcome to move on. Don’t focus on the number. #consistencyisthekey
It only takes 1 email open to gain a customer or client with a big sale or loyalty to help you grow. ⭐️
I encourage you to work on your email marketing with a new focus - #consistency - and use it to grow your business. 🌱
I love email marketing.🖤 If I can help you find your focus, connect with me.
Need more email tips? Find them in my blog post.
➡️ virtuallybrady.com/blog
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Never underestimate the power of HOPE. 🖤
Happy Easter. ✝️
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#powerofhope #greatgift #happyeaster
Looking for some ideas, tips and motivation for your day-to-day?
Check out my NEW Blog! virtuallybrady.com/blog 🖤
I am sharing my experiences, ideas, and maybe just a bit about everything in small business and life. #newtothebloglife
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If you are not using a vision board strategy, you could be missing out.
A digital vision board was a new, simple addition to my goals & passions for 2024, and I love this strategy. 🖤
When I see this each day, it reminds me why I am doing what I am doing, and what I want to achieve.
It sparks motivation and inspiration. ✨
It helps make dreams a reality. When you tuck those dreams away without a vision, they stay just a dream.
No matter if you track goals or not, it can help remind you of anything and everything in life.
‘Where there is no vision, there is no hope’. ✨
I encourage you to give it a try and bring your dreams to life.🖤
To make it super easy, grab a free digital vision board from @studioa_designs on her website at
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Read more about my New Year’s Strategy at virtuallybrady.com/blog
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love Small Business. 🖤
Today is a good reminder to share your love with your favorite small businesses. 🖤
Maybe you can’t shop their products or services today, but you can still give them love by:
🖤 Give them a Review
🖤 Refer a friend to them
🖤 Share one of their posts/blogs
🖤 Share what you love about their business
🖤 Tell the business why you love them, make them 🙂
🖤 Like AND Comment on their post
Can I ask you a favor?
Please share your favorite small business (product or service based) with me, just tag them in the comments.
I love hearing about more small businesses I can support. 🖤 #thankyou
#valentines2024 #smallbizlove #smallbizsupport #shareyourlove #makeaday #entrepreneurlove #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #ames #amesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
I’m going to let you in on a little secret … you DON’T have to do all the things. 🤫
As a solopreneur, it’s easy to think that you can do alllll the things.
And trust me, I get it. I can definitely fall into that belief too.
And honestly let’s face it: we are the best at what we do so technicallyyyy yes, we CAN do all the things. 🙌
But the question is…do we have the TIME to do them? ⏰
When you focus on doing all the things, you end up not focusing on anything at all, it starts to feel like you work in chaos. 🤪
Can you relate?
Time has an interesting way of showing us what really matters.
Yes, we all can do the work, but is what we are doing each day helping our business grow? Not necessarily.
In this week’s blog post, I am breaking down this topic even further and encouraging you to step back and look at exactly what you are doing and what is working for your business. 🖤
➡️ virtuallybrady.com/blog
What daily task do you have to do but would rather NOT? Let me know.👇
#virtualassistant #outsourcing #virtualassistantservices #va #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #growwithoutsourcing #outsource #outsourceit #entrepreneur #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #amesiowa #ames #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Here’s the truth. ⚠️ The holidays are not the most wonderful time of the year …
… for me anyway.
The holidays feel so 🤪 to me.
Don’t get me wrong, I very much enjoy spending time with family and friends but the holiday months come with a strong side of hustle and bustle. 🙄
I am a very routine person, and honestly, the holidays knock me out of the park. 🫠
Maybe you can relate? 🤔
I am always excited to turn the page to a new year because that means I made it through the holidays. 👏🏻
Now brings the ‘re-entry’ into the real non-holiday world, getting me back to my beloved daily routine.
And man, it is hard, I’m still working on it … and it’s January 26. 😬
What I love about this time of year though are New Year resolutions. 🥂
I know many of you might not be resolution-inspired, which is ok, but they are something I do to help me get back on track and roadmap my goals to keep me organized. ✔️
I might work my New Year resolutions in many different ways, but however I go about it, I always start my year with ideas, intentions, and motivation. 🎉
Check out my latest blog “The Strategy I use to Tackle my New Year Resolutions” (virtuallybrady.com/blog) for the approach I took this year and ways I can assist with goals and business growth for YOU in 2024!
Do you have #1 goal for this year?
Need help tackling your 2024 roadmap?
Comment below or send me a DM and let’s chat. 🖤
#2024roadmap #holidaysout #2024in #newyear #resolutions #blogpost #reachgoals #bizgrowth #smallbusiness #smallbiz #virtualassistant #entrepreneurship #virtualassistantservices #helpmehelpyou #virtuallybrady #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #itsinthedetails 🖤
There is never a bad time to do right. 🖤
#MLKday #alwaystherighttime #doright
Do you procrastinate? 🤔
I do sometimes.🙂
I work hard and timely for many, but when it comes to some of my own ‘things’ I tend to push them back.
Do you do that with your own work or life ‘things’?
Email marketing is one of my FAV client services and one I believe is #1 for marketing and growing business.
I have drafted my own but have not dedicated time to connect it … but I’m there now, I just needed a New Year. 🙂 🙌🏻
Do you know what goes good with email marketing?
Blogging. 📝
I took a blogging class with the awesome @natty.writes in December and it was so GREAT! I loved it so much I’m going to continue it in the months ahead. #excited
“It’s learning new things in life that make us grow.”🌱
I am excited to share new things with you in this New Year. 🎆
So if you haven’t already, sign up now to receive a ‘bit from Brady’ about business, life, and … a bit of everything.🖤
And if you already signed up, watch your inbox. 👀 #finally
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#enews #enewsletter #emailmarketing #virtualassistant #virtualassistantservices #smallbuisness #smallbiz #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #marketyourself #solopreneur #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
What will you bring to the New Year?
Whatever that may be, make it a great year for YOU.🖤
Happy New Year! 🎆
www.virtuallybrady.com
#newyearintentions #virtualassistant #westdesmoines
Do you wish you had more time in a day? 🕰️
There is so much to do, and so little time. ⏳
I am often asked “What is it you do? What is a ‘Virtual’ Assistant?”
I am your personal assistant. The ‘virtual’ means I am not always sitting next to you, I am working from my personal office for you. 👩💻
Does this mean I only do tasks you don’t know how to do? No.
I work the tasks you don’t have time to do in your day. 🖤
I would love to give you the gift of TIME. ⏰
Let’s chat. 🖤
#virtualassistant #todolist #virtualassistantservices #smallbusiness #smallbiz #personalassistant #giftoftime #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #iowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.” 🖤 - Neal A. Maxwell
Happy Thanksgiving. 🍂
#thanksgiving #countyourblessings #makeyourblessingscount #thankful #westdesmoines #virtuallybrady #virtualassistant #itsinthedetails 🖤
We don’t know them all, but we owe them all. 🇺🇸
💙❤️💙
#veteransday2023
It is not too early. 🚫
It is November. 🗓️
Update your upcoming holiday hours now on your Google Listing, and anywhere you post them. ✔️
Keep repeat business with happy customers who know ahead when you will be open and closed. 🙌🏻
Don’t have time to make updates, I got YOU. 🖤
➡️ virtuallybrady.com
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#virtualassistant #westdesmoines #virtualassistantservices #virtualhelp #holidayhours #googlelisting #googlebusiness #gmb #businesshours #goodbusiness #westdesmoines #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
"Every business's greatest assets are its customers because without customers there is no business." 🖤
I have always had a strong love for small business. 🖤
I am inspired to help small businesses grow, and be their customer, support them and our local communities. I feel good when I make a purchase or hire a service that makes a difference in someone's life as opposed to my money going into the big box business bank. (#bx4)
So as we start to approach the busy holiday season, I would like to encourage you to think about where you will shop, and who you will support with your purchases.
Shop your favorite small shops and look for new ones. #makeadifference
Have a favorite small business? Tag them in the comments and let's spread the love. 🖤
Be sure to give this blog post a read for more 'Brady' small business thoughts.👇🏻
www.virtuallybrady.com/support-small
Looking to grow a small business? Let's chat. I am here for YOU🖤
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#smallbizlove #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinesssupport #supportsmallbusiness #supportsmall #supportlocal #smallbizowner #supportsmallbusinessowners #shopsmall #shopsmallbusiness #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #amesiowa #ames #virtualassistant #virtualassistantservices #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Have you seen this new addition for Google Listings? 👀
YOU can add your socials‼️
I understand some of you already have socials listed, but it has always been dependent on Google when socials would show up on a listing.
Now, YOU can control it and add them! If they are not all there, you can add more! #WIN ⭐️
So many good things with a Google Listing, are you using it at the full potential for your business?
Let’s chat and find out. 🖤
DM or contact me at the link in bio.
P.S. Reminder, you don’t have to be a brick & mortar business to have a Google listing, if you are working a business, you CAN use this platform. 🙌🏻
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#google #googlelisting #googlemybusiness #gmb #getfound #growbusiness #smallbiz #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #updategoogle #virtualassistant #virtualassistantservices #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #ames #amesiowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Do you ever feel the Calendar Chaos? 🗓️ That the calendar is just as hard to keep organized as your life is?
Sometimes a month or 2 goes by and you never wrote anything in the calendar, and then missed a few appointments? Kids activities?
I feel you. The busyness never leaves, it is just different throughout the year, season to season. ❄️🌿☀️🍂
The best way to get organized is not to just use a calendar, but to dedicate your days to tasks, make it a routine that works for you to stay organized month to month. 🙌🏻
Once you do, your calendar, and life, has at least a little less chaos. 🖤
Head to my bio and click the link for ‘Calendar Chaos’ to read a few tips to help you conquer the calendar chaos.
I’m always up for a chat, if you want more ideas, send me a DM. 🖤
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#virtualassistant #calendarchaos #chaos #newmonth #newgoals #organizeyourcalendar #dedicatetheday #buildaroutine #virtualassistantservices #assistant #smallbiz #calendarmanagement #smallbiztips #dailytips #westdesmoines #centraliowa #amesiowa #westdesmoines #virtuallybrady #brady #itsinthedetails 🖤
What is your #selfcare?
I feel this is often talked about, but so many do not focus on it.
Taking care of yourself is for sure something to focus on, whether that is exercising, reading a book, scheduling a massage or enjoying a coffee.
But what do you do for #selfcare in your business?
⭐️Are there tasks you dread doing?
⭐️Are your days full but you never get to work in the area you love?
⭐️Are you seeing growth?
As business owners, it is hard to delegate things out, we all want things done the way we do them, or we know how to do all the things so why wouldn’t we just do them?
✨Can you do email marketing? Sure you can.
✨What about managing your Google Listing? Yes, you can.
✨Can you manage your inbox of emails? Yes. (How many emails are sitting in there right now unanswered?)
The bottom line is, yes, you can do all the things to run your business, but when you do it all, you face burnout.
Your business doesn’t grow when you are stuck doing all the time-consuming tasks day in and out.
When you outsource, not only do you find yourself in a better place, but you also see growth in your business.
It’s like hiring someone to mow your lawn and clean your house, but for business tasks. Outsourcing works in many areas of life, saves us time, helps us grow and makes us happy we didn’t have to do it. 🙂
Outsource the business tasks that are sucking away your time, and focus on your passion and the business areas you love.
Outsourcing is #selfcare that leads to growth.
Let’s chat. 🖤
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#outsourcing #outsourcingservices #virtualassistant #tasks #businessgrowth #smallbiz #outsource #virtualassistantservices #assistant #personalassistant #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #brady #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
I work those time-consuming tasks that are sucking the life out of you, and your business. 🖤
virtuallybrady.com
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#virtualassistant #smallbiz #virtualassistantservices #timeconsuming #tasks #giftoftime #growbusiness #outsourse #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #ames #amesiowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
It’s a Friday website launch! Introducing (drum roll please)… virtuallybrady.com 💻 #friyayvibes
I’m so excited to share this, it’s been in the works for, well, just a little bit. 🙂 Even with a busy schedule right now, I couldn’t wait any longer to share. #stopby #checkitout
A BIG THANK YOU to @studioa_designs for her awesome design work, creativity to share my vision and brand, and for sticking around when I was just a little slow on my end. 🙂
So fun to work with @austingoodefilms on the video and photos, thank you! He knew just what I was looking for.
Stop by, check it out, sign up for the news … that’s new too. 🖤
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#virtuallybrady #smallbusiness #smalbusinessowner #entrepreneur #virtualassistant #personalassistant #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #ames #amesiowa #centraliowa #itsinthedetails 🖤
🖤 Work hard.
🖤 Try your best.
🖤 Celebrate your success.
🖤 Take time to rest.
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#happylaborday #rewardyourself #laborday2023 #takeabreak #tryyourbest #liveyourdreamlife #centraliowa #westdesmoines #iowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
When looking to see if a business is open or closed, do you:
1. Google the business to find their hours? OR…
2. Go to their social media to find their hours?
I personally use Google, which the majority of consumers do. #googlers 🤓
Many businesses share holiday and store hours on their social media, but their Google Business Profile does not match those hours. 🤔
While socials are a great place to share, keep in mind most posts and stories are not reaching your full audience (ah, algorithms) and stories expire. Sure, you can save to highlights, repost, and reshare, but is everyone getting that information? No. 👎🏻
Your Google Business Profile keeps your business hours front and center for people to see, which is great when updated, but not so great when not. (Don’t lose your customers with wrong information) 🚫
Google is a social platform too, and one you should always keep updated. Even if you need to close just one hour early on a day, update that on your Google, and yes, share it on your socials too. Doing both is a #winwin 🏆
Use it. Post to it. Update it. Consistently. It is there for your current and loyal customers & clients, and there to help you GET FOUND by new customers & clients. 👍🏻
Business hours are just a start, there are other great components to your Google Business Profile that should be used consistently for good business and growth. Ready to learn what they all are? I’m ready to help you grow your business, let’s chat. 🖤
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#virtualassistant #smallbiz #smallbusinesstips #businessgrowth #google #googleprofile #smallbusinesssupport #googlemybusiness #googlemaps #googlesearches #virtualservices #googlebusinessprofile #gmb
#westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #amesiowa #westdesmoines #virtualassistantservices #services #virtuallybrady #brady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Business tips, ideas, suggestions, favorite things, random thoughts … I have a bit to share.
Signup for my e-newsletter to learn and laugh ‘virtually’ with me.
➡️ virtuallybrady.com 🖤
Stay tuned as there is more NEW rolling out very soon. 🙌🏻
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#newsletter #enewsletter #signup #businesstips #smallbiz #entrepreneur #itsinthedetails #virtuallybrady #brady #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa
Happy 4th of July. 🇺🇸
#keepdreaming #dreamstoreality 🖤
Just my friendly reminder to update your hours on your Google Listing. 🕕
With the 4th of July holiday next week, update any hours that are different in your schedule, your customers will THANK YOU. 🎆
Looking for more time in your schedule to keep your business up-to-date? Let’s chat. 🖤
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#googlelisting #googleprofile #googleseo #googlehours #businessupdates #smallbiz #smallbusinesssupport #outsourcing #centraliowa #westdesmoinesiowa #westdesmoines #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
February 1. One month is already over in 2023. ☑️ #amazinglyfast
I love turning the page to a new day, a new month, a new year … resetting, resfocusing, readjusting and restarting. 🖤
Sometimes it gets busier and my to-do-list may grow instead of seeing many check marks, but even when it feels overwhelming, giving up is not an option … I mean, what fun would that be? It just takes a bit more planning on how to work the list. #workinprogress
One of my goals is to share more here, be more consistent with it. I talk about consistency in business, but this one dropped for me, I’m here to hopefully bring it back. #lovetoplan #worktheplan
Does your to-do-list need a plan? 🖤
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#todolists #planningiskey #planningisgrowth #plantosuccess #virtualassistant #assistant #virtualassistantservices #westdesmoines #centraliowa #westdesmoines #brady #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
I am excited for the 2023 journey.🥂
Happy New Year! 🎉 I thank you for being here and I look forward to connecting with you more in this New Year. 🖤
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#happynewyear #2023 #newjourney #newgoals #newintentions #brady #virtuallybrady #virtualassistant #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #iowa #smallbiz #itsinthedetails 🖤
🎄
It’s that time of year. ⏰
Will you be open longer hours, shorter hours or closed on holidays?
Be sure you tell Google your hours. Stop the frustration for your customers and clients who want to shop or book services with you. 🛑
Share in your email newsletters, on your socials and in your email signature. Don’t lose business because you don’t inform your audience, keep your loyal customers. 🙌🏻 #goodbusiness
Need help getting this done? I’m here to assist YOU. 🖤
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#businesshours #inform #loyalcustomers #goodbusinesspractices #googlebusiness #googlebusinessprofile #googlelisting #smallbusiness #smallbiztips #googlemanager #virtualassistant #virtualassistantservices #growyourbuisness #buildyouraudience #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #brady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Reviews are important. ⭐️
Reviews are power for business. 🔌
Did you know:
*About 90% of customers read reviews before before visiting a business. (via @forbes)
*93% of customers will read reviews of local businesses to determine its quality. (via @brightlocal)
Support your favorite businesses, go give them a positive review, it takes a minute & costs $0.00.
(P.S. Business Owners - be sure you respond to those reviews timely. 🙌🏻)
Maybe your Google Profile needs a ‘review’. Let’s chat. 🖤
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#googlesmallbusiness #googlelistings #googlemanager #googlemybusiness #googleprofile #reviews #googlereviews #googlebusiness #googlebusinessprofile #smallbusiness #smallbiztips #virtualassistantservices #westdesmoines #virtualassistant #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #growyourbiz #brady #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
#testimonialtuesday 🖤
My partnership with Marv has been rewarding in many ways. This nonprofit works hard to provide help and hope to those less fortunate. It is a wonderful store doing wonderful things.
Happy to assist, fortunate to gain a friendship. 🖤
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#virtualassistant #clienttestimonial #clientsarefriends #lovemyjob #smallbusinessownership #nonprofits #blessingsinlife #lovemywork #growyourbiz #partnerships #partnershipsmatter #westdesmoines #iowacityiowa #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Do you struggle to ask for help? 🙋🏼♀️
Maybe feel like a ‘control freak’?
It can be hard letting go sometimes, letting someone help … afterall, they might not do it just like you do it.
So what if they partner with you and work WITH you? Work TOGETHER, make a plan and check OFF the to-do list?
Now how would that feel? 🙌🏻
I enjoy partnering with businesses and entrepreneurs to not only gift them time in their schedules, but to grow their passion. We plan and create, put things into action. #worktogether
When you have more time and feel more organized on the day-to-day, growth finds you. 🖤
Partnerships = Growth 🖤
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#partnerships #virtualassistsnt #businessgoals #growyourbiz #outsourcing #virtualassistantservices #outsourcingsolutions #smallbusinesssolutions #entrepreneursolutions #giftoftime #businessgrowth #smallbizgoals #businessgrowthstrategy #createaplan #askforhelp #businessstrategy #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #westdesmoines #brady #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Are there areas in your business that take a ‘backseat’ because other areas take over?
Maybe you haven’t sent as many marketing emails, posted many social posts, worked your product entry as quickly or updated your Google listing because x, y and z needed your attention first. 👍🏻
I have this happen from time-to-time, I get it … as you may realize, it’s been a minute since I posted here.
The realization is we can’t always do it all, even tho it feels like we can.
It doesn’t mean we don’t know how to do the work, or that we are not capable of doing it, it’s simply the fact that there are not enough hours in the day to get it all those time consuming tasks completed by only one person.
Outsourcing is the key to getting things done and growing your business. 🙌🏻
I am working on it myself, outsourcing the things I can to make things happen. (like take out supper 😉)
What can you outsource? Let’s make a plan. 🖤
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#virtualassistant #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #busylife #timeconsuming #outsourceit #outsourcing #growyourbusinesstoday #smallbiztips #growyourbiz #outsourcingiskey #virtualassistantservices #centraliowa #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #virtuallybrady #brady #itsinthedetails 🖤
#flashbackfriday I am honored to be a part of this great week each July. 😎⛳️
Trivia + Golf + helping to raise $150,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Story County = FUN and REWARDING. #summer2022
I’m ready to do it again. #summer2023
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#charityevent #amesiowa #georgesnianggolfouting #lovewhatyoudo #trivianight #fundays #workhardplayhard #summerfun #learntogolf #golfday #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Wishing you a fun & happy #4thofjuly 🇺🇸❤️💙❤️
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Don’t forget to update your business hours on Google. Memorial Day is only one week away, don’t wait!
Keep your clients and customers informed and happy with up-to-date information. 🙌🏻 #goodbusiness
Need help making the update? Let me know and I will get it done. 🖤
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#goodbusinesspratice #googlelisting #googleknowledgepanel #smallbiz #smallbusinesstips #googlehours #updategoogle #googlelisting #updateyourbusiness #tellgoogle #businessinformation #businesshours #virtualassistantservices #assisting #googlemanager #businessdetails #growyourbiz #virtualassistanttips #entreprenaurs #centraliowa #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Are you ready? ✨
Tell me your DREAMS. Share your VISION. Let’s MAKE it happen. ⭐️
It’s my favorite thing to partner on.🖤 #dreamer
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#dreamers #dreamstoreality #virtualassistant #smallbizlife #makingdreamscometrue #virtualassistantservices #smallbiz #businessgoals #smallbusiness #growyourbiz #motivation #positivity #goals #westdesmoines #makeyourdreamsareality #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
I love an unsubscribe.🖤
I respect an unsubscribe.🖤
Do you?
When someone unsubscribes to what I am offering, I simply know it is not for them, that they don’t need the product or service I offer at that time.
Do I get upset about it? No.
I respect them for telling me, I am now closer to talking to my true ideal audience and making room for others to join in. 👍🏻
Does it mean they don’t like me? No.
Do I panic because I have less subscribers? No.
Do I start sending less emails because people unsubscribed? NO.
Your product and services are not going to be for everyone, and that is OK. Your product and services are going to be for a lot of people, and that is who you keep showing up for. 🙌🏻
DO keep sending and sharing your passion, your product and service. Your audience wants to hear from you, they signed up to hear from you.
I have found when people have unsubscribes they decide to send less, they believe people are annoyed hearing from them. #nottrue
Unsubscribes lead to the question of how often do I send an email?
Can you over send emails? Sure.
Can you under send emails? YES.
So what can you do? 🤷🏼♀️
You create a solid, strategic, and consistent email marketing plan; use the old rule of 7 as a base.
Make sure your audience gets enough. ⭐️
It can take a minimum of 7 times hearing about or seeing your product or service before your audience takes action.
Do not take 7 months to do it with a monthly email because you fear the unsubscribe.
Do NOT fear the unsubscribe! 🚫
Unsubscribes are positive for your business. YES they are, say it with me! 📢
Embrace an unsubscribe for being honest with you, letting you know they don’t need what you have right now. One day they might just be back.
Talk and share to the subscribers. 🙌🏻
Let’s make a plan. Let’s replace the fear. Let’s share your business. 🖤
Here for YOU.🖤
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#emailmarketingtips #virtualassistant #emailmarketingstrategy #unsubscribers #unsubscribe #emailmanagement #virtualassistanttips #virtualassistantservices #outsourcing #outsourcingservices #growyourbiz #centraliowa #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails
DREAM…to consider the possibility🖤
Virtually Brady was created from a DREAM…I am so thankful it was planted in my heart🖤#lovewhatyoudo #feelinggrateful
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#feelingblessedtoday #iamadreamer #loveyourjob #workinyourpassion #findyourpassion #dreamjob #makeithappen #workforit #liveyourdream #workyourdream #assistingothers #dreamwork #makingdreamsareality #westdesmoines #iowa #westdesmoinesiowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Don’t create and forget! 🚫
Many Google listings are underutilized, created but not maintained.
Have you checked on your Google listing recently? 🤔
A Google listing shows searchers where and how to visit your business, it helps you GET FOUND. 🙌🏻
Stay relevant, keep your listing updated and fresh with photos, reviews, posts, hours and products. 📸
Looking for time to maintain your listing? Or, unsure how to create and maintain it?
Message me. I’ll partner with you to stay up-to-date & FOUND. 🖤
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#outsource #growyourbiz #outsourcing #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #googlelisting #outsourcingservices #getfound #getfoundongoogle #localbusiness #virtualassistantservices #marketing #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #googleseo #seo #digitalmarketing #onlinepresense #virtualassistanttips #outsourceit #googlemanager #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #outsourcesocialmedia #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
How is it already another #monday ⁉️
Anyone else feel the rush of a Monday sometimes?
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#worklifebalance #mondayvibes #workingonworklifebalance #manicmonday #chaoscoordinator #busymonday #fastweekend #virtualassistant #virtuallybrady #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #itsinthedetails 🖤
How many times a day do you Google something? 🤔
The average person searches between three and four times a day. 💻
That is a lot of daily eyes. 👀 Are those eyes seeing your business?
When you use a Google Business Profile, it not only helps you get SEEN, but it helps HOW your business appears in Google searches.
It helps your audience find your business, know what you offer and where and how to visit and/or contact you.
But did you know it also helps improve your local SEO? 😮
Yes, it helps you GET FOUND! It pulls more people to your website and creates more foot traffic.
Showing up in Google is EXISTING. 💯
So how do you show up?
⭐️Create your Google Business Profile. The more complete the better ranking.
⭐️Optimize your Google Business Profile. Tell Google all the right things.
⭐️If you have a listing already, that’s great! Make sure you are using it OFTEN.
Are you ready to exist in Google? #letsdothis
P.S. you do NOT need a store front to have a Google Business Profile.
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsource #business #virtualassistant #stayrelevant #googlemybusiness #google #googlelisting #googleit #googleprofile #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #marketing #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #digitalmarketing #virtualassistanttips #googleinformation #businesslisting #googlemanager #gmb #gmbseo #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
FIERCE Friday, you feeling it? 🙌🏻
End your week STRONG! 💪🏻
Stay confident in your skills and check off that to-do list! ✔️
MAKE it a Fierce Friday! 🖤
… then, Cheers to the weekend🥂
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#fiercefriday #fridaymood #fridayvibes #confidentwoman #beconfident #bebold #cheerstotheweekend #workhardeveryday #endstrong #endoftheweek #todolists #motivatequotes #dontgiveup #putinthework #virtualassistant #entrepreneur #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #daytoday #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
It seems obvious, but are you social? 🤔
It’s important to talk WITH your audience on social media platforms. Engage, be present.
Many brands only talk TO their audience and not WITH them. #dontpostandghost
It’s easy to do when time is limited.
When you stop only liking posts and comments and start responding to them, commenting on their posts and talking WITH your ideal audience, you will see growth, loyal relationships and new customers and clients. 🖤 #acommunityisborn
Be Social.🖤
What is your favorite and least favorite thing about your social media? 👇🏻
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #besocial #talkwithyouraudience #socialengagement #connectwithyouraudience #buildrelationships #growyoursocials #socialmediasupport #socialstrategy #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #outsourced #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #digitalmarketing #virtualassistanttips #outsourceit #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Email = Connections. 💯
*Who has an email list but isn’t using it consistently?
*Who has thought about starting an email list but hasn’t done it?
FACT. Not sending emails creates missed opportunities for you to connect with your audience and build your brand.
Do you know who is sending your audience emails consistently? Your competitors.
What holds you back from sending emails?
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#emailmarketing #emailconnections #emailmarketingtips #idealaudience #emailmanagement #buildabrand #businessconnections #virtualassistant #virtualassistantservices #virtualassistanttips #emails #emailsuccess #supportsmallbusiness #growyourbiz #growyourbusiness #digitalmarketing #sendemails #virtualassistantsupport #brady #virtuallybrady #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytoday #itsinthedetails 🖤
Do you like organization and calm in your day-to-day?
I got you. 🙌🏻 Let’s get a plan going for more ORGANIZATION, more CALM and add in more TIME to your schedule.
Outsourcing = GROWTH
Here for YOU.🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #outsourced #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #moretime #morecalm #organizechaos #moreorganizationlesschaos #outsourcingsolutions #businessgrowthstrategy #outsourcingequalssuccess #organizationgoals #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Tell me your favorite small business.
2022 is in full swing and my intentions for this year include more networking, connecting with people and visiting more small businesses.
There are so many local and online small businesses, I would love to discover more and utilize more of their products and services in my day to day. #supportsmall
Please share/tag your favorites in the comments. If it’s your small business, tell me about it. #sharethelove 🖤
The more we share, the more growth we can see in our small, local communities. 🖤
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#smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #localbusiness #smallbiz #shopsmall #shoplocal #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #shoplocaldesmoines #shoplocaldsm #onlinebusiness #supportlocalbusiness #virtuallybrady #brady #daytoday #itsinthedetails 🖤
Take the first step. 🖤
#followyourdreams #followyourgoals #makeithappen #mlk #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Wishing everyone a Happy & Healthy 2022 ! 🍾
Thank you for your support in 2021. I truly appreciate YOU and look forward to more "assisting" in the New Year to make 2022 the best year yet…CHEERS! 🥂
Here for YOU. 🖤
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#virtuallybrady #virtualassistant #westdesmoinesiowa #westdesmoines #centraliowa #virtualassistantservices #assistant #personalassistant #newyear #2022 #yourassistant #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Updated business hours = happy clients and customers. 🙌🏻
Now is the time to update your New Year holiday hours, as well as any new hours for 2022.
Whatever platforms you use, make sure they all have the correct business information‼️
It’s a busy time, always. Reach out if you need help updating your business.
Here for YOU.🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsourcedmarketing #googlelisting #googlemybusiness #yelp #bing #instagram #facebook #twitter #onlinepresence #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #outsourced #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #digitalmarketing #virtualassistanttips #outsourceit #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
The holidays are knocking on our door!✊🏻 #holidaysapproachingfast
Just a quick reminder to be sure you tell Google your holiday hours and keep your customers informed if you are closed, closing early or staying open late. ⏰
I talk about the Google listing often as it is an important platform for your business. But let’s not forget your online presence in ALL places.
⭐️Do you have a business listing on Yelp?
⭐️How about Bing?
⭐️What about your website?
Everyone is online often, especially now, searching, googling for specific items/places and shopping. Make sure your business hours, address and all general information is up-to-date and there are fresh changes done often.
There is no time like the present to review your business online and give it a fresh update.
No time to do that? I give the gift of TIME.🎁 Let’s chat.
Here for YOU. 🖤
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#virtualassistantservices #onlinepresence #onlinepresencemanagement #googlemybusiness #googlelisting #yelp #bing #websites #holidayhours #updateyourbusiness #onlinebusiness #smallbusinesssupport #smallbusinesstips #getfoundonline #entrepreneurservices #entrepreneurtips #onlinemarketingtips #growyourbiz #assistantservices #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #amesiowa #ames #iowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Happy Thanksgiving 🍂
So much to be thankful for. Amazing family & friends, wonderful clients and YOU.🖤
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#thanksgiving #grateful #thankful #blessings #happythanksgiving
An advisor recently stated, if you see “hours might differ” on a Google listing, don’t bother going there.
Does your Google listing say this during the holidays?
Don’t send your customers away, keep them updated. Tell them if you are open or not, or if you have different hours on different days.
If a customer drives to your location based on the listed hours, only to find out you are not open, they may never drive back.
Tell me your holiday hours, I will update them for you.
I am here for YOU. 🖤
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#googlemybusiness #googlelisting #googleads #googlemybusinesslisting #googlehours #googleupdates #googlelistingmanagement #googlemanager #outsource #outsourceservices #onlinepresence #tellyourcustomers #holidayhours #informyourcustomers #updateyourhours #gmb #smallbusinesssupport #smallbiztips #googleadvisor #googleservices #brady #virtuallybrady #virtualassistant #personalassistant #virtualassistantservices #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #iowa #itsinthedetails 🖤
Outsource = GROWTH.
We are heading into the busiest time of year, which is fun and exciting, but can be overwhelming when you are the one doing all the things.
How exactly do you keep up with everything in your business to keep it moving forward? ➡️
The simple answer, outsource.
I know, it sounds scary because you know what your business needs and feel like you are the only one who can do it right.
I get it, it is a big step to delegate.
But once you do, you have more time to focus on the parts of your business you actually want to work on, and the areas you are best at.
Best part about outsourcing, it is flexible, saves on your budget, easy to manage and not forever (unless you want it to be). It can be for 1 month or 6, or a year. #youdecide
Instead of turning business away or putting them on a waitlist, outsource and grow your business.
Outsourcing = time in your schedule and less stress to enjoy your passion. 🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsourcedmarketing #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #outsourced #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #marketing #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #digitalmarketing #va #virtualassistanttips #outsourceit #googlemanager #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Today’s Tip ⬇️
Visit your Google My Business listing.
Google favors those listings who show engagement week to week. #dontghost
Are you engaged on your Google My Business?
Do something in your listing every week. Share a new photo, update business information and/or add a new product.
The easiest thing to do, a new post every 7 days. If you post on social media, then you have post content for Google. #worksthesame
Google My Business works to help local, small business show up in searches. 🙌🏻 #getfound
Be engaged in your listing. Stay in the search. 🤩
Need help? I am here for YOU. 🖤
👉🏻Send a DM and let’s chat.
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#googlemanager #gmbmanagement #googlemybusiness #googlemybusinesslisting #googlelisting #gmb #seo #gmbseo #googlesearches #googleengagement #engageyourbusinessonline #onlinepresense #vaservices #virtualassistantservices #growyourbiz #getfoundongoogle #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessgrowth #smallbusinessonline #smallbusinessmarketing #localbusinesssupport #localbusinessgrowth #virtuallybrady #brady #daytoday #itsinthedetails 🖤
Are you ready to GROW your business?
I have your PLAN. #itsinthedetails
I am here for YOU. 🖤
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#outsource #growyourbiz #virtualassistant #makeaplan #virtualassistantservices #outsourceservices #worktheplan #partnershipgoals #virtuallybrady #brady #daytodaydetails #dailydetails 🖤
Remember that question, how would you communicate with your customers and clients if social media disappeared?❔❔❔
Monday gave us a sample of just that, an Instagram and Facebook global outage. ⚡️
Do you have contact information for all of your social followers? 🤔 Most likely not everyone.
So how do you get in touch with them if social media disappears?
Email marketing and/or SMS text marketing are great avenues to reach your audience. Best part, your audience subscribes to these lists, they WANT to hear from you, learn about you and what you have to offer.
Social media = rented space.
Email/text marketing = owned space.
Should you use social media? YES, fully! 💯 Let’s just not rely on it 100% for your communication.
Being off the grid for a bit might have been a little welcoming, but when it’s down, you might be at a big loss.
I have solutions for you that will not only help in a social outage but also grow your business. #winwin Let’s chat.
I am here for YOU.🖤
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#outsource #outsourcedmarketing #emailmarketing #smsmarketing #growyourbiz #smallbusinesssolutions #smallbusinessmarketing #virtualassistantservices #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #amesiowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Consistency. It’s important but should not be overwhelming. 🚫
Being consistent in terms of how you communicate to your audience through emails and social posts is important, staying true to what works for YOU is the key. 🔑
We all have different goals and different businesses. What works for some doesn’t work for all, it is what makes us all unique. 🙌🏻
So what does consistent mean to you?
👉🏻 Twice a week?
👉🏻 Three times a week?
👉🏻 What about 5 times a week?
👉🏻 Wait, are you more of a daily?
Figure out the best plan that works for you, and work that plan. 👩💻
Be consistent with your posts and emails so your audience sees you and gets your message and the value of it.
Know that consistent does not mean constant, it means how it works for YOU.
If you don’t have a consistent that works because you are simply short on time, let me help. I can create your plan and move it forward. ➡️
I am here for you. 🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsourcedmarketing #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #digitalmarketing #virtualassistanttips #outsourceit #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Is your email ready? 🤔
As we quickly near one of the busiest times of the year, I want to check in and make sure your email is ready to hit your customer/client inboxes.
Email marketing remains one of the most effective marketing channels and the best marketing method available for small businesses.‼️
What makes is so good?
⚡️Builds strong, loyal customer relationships
⚡️Brings attention to your brand and who you truly are
⚡️Builds credibility as a business
⚡️Is easy on the budget and has a good ROI
⚡️Produces sales and service bookings
⚡️and much more!
I have shared before how I often I hear businesses tell me they do not send many emails as they do not want annoy customers or have them unsubscribe.
I am here to tell you that your customers signed up for your email because they WANT to see your email in their inboxes. #yestheydo
With the right email strategy, you will not annoy them or push them to unsubscribe. #keepthem
But if they don’t get your email, they will be reading emails from your competitor. 😳 #dontletthathappen
Are you ready to up your email game? I am ready for you to rock it!
Let’s chat and strategize. 🙌🏻
Send me a DM today so we can get a jump start on the holiday madness.
I’m here for YOU. 🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsourcedmarketing #emailmarketingtips #emailsupport #emailmarketingstrategy #emailetiquette #emails #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #outsourced #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #inboxmarketing #smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #digitalmarketing #virtualassistanttips #outsourceit #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails
Is your homepage complete?
While your website homepage is important, your Google Business Listing is your new homepage. 👍🏻
In general, your audience will find you on Google before they go to your website. Google is there, ready for a search … and your audience uses it.
This is one reason why your Google listing is important, it’s what your ideal audience sees about you first.
The completeness of your listing increases the actions customers take when they find your business profile, and helps Google rank you higher in the local search results. #seo
TIME is often why so many do only the minimum and underutilize their Google listing. ⏳
Take the time to visit your listing. Work to complete each field and section of information. Update it‼️
Take ownership in your listing and the details, tell everyone about all areas of your business. #detailsmatter
Optimizing your Google Business profile is the key in getting found in local searches, and to stand out above your competition. 🙌🏻
It is time to get to work so you can get found and win customers online. 👏🏻
Need assistance in making sure it is complete?
Message me, I already have a plan ready for you. I am here for YOU to get FOUND.🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsource #businessmanagement #virtualassistant #googlemybusiness #google #googlelisting #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #smallbusiness #digitalmarketing #virtualassistanttips #getfoundongoogle #googleprofile #googleinformation #businesslisting #googlemanager #gmb #gmbseo #outsourcesocialmedia #brady #virtuallybrady #westdesmoines #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Mondays = #freshstarts
Friday = #accomplishments
It is such a great feeling to see check marks on the goal list at the end of the week! ☑️ #finishit
How does your list look today?
What is your biggest accomplishment for the week? Celebrate it! 🎉
Small task accomplishments are worth celebrating also! 🍾
We are very much IN business all week, take a moment and celebrate all that you do. 🙌🏻
I don’t always have everything checked off on Friday, so those tasks head to Monday for the fresh start goal list. #planningtime
But I very much work in routine with a weekly plan so I can see as many check marks at the end of the week. #itsgold 😃
If you want to see more check marks on your list, I would love to partner with you. I am here for YOU. 🖤
Happy Friday! #fridaycheers
Remember to celebrate YOU! 🥂
#todolist #goallist #weeklygoals #celebrateyourself #listyourgoals #celebratesmallthings #checkmarks
#weeklyplanning #planitout #havegoals #growyourbiz #workyourbusiness #routines #schedules #entrepreneurlife #virtualassistantlife #smallbusinessowner #smallbizowner #partnerhsips #brady #virtuallybrady #daytodaydetails #daytoday #itsinthedetails 🖤
Where is your business? 🤷🏼♀️
I imagine you are reading this and thinking “she is going to talk Google My Business again”. Yes, yes I am. 🙌🏻
I see so many underutilized Google listings and it honestly breaks my heart. 💔
I am here for small business, I am cheering you on from the sideline! 📣 Your Google listing needs to be up-to-date so everyone knows where and what your business is.
I look at Google listings like I look at social media platforms. Are you sharing on Google consistently? 🤔
Google My Business is one of the best FREE platforms to help your business appear in Google searches. It is geared for the small business and is essential for local SEO so your business is found, leading potential customers and clients to YOU.
What if more customers started calling, messaging you and/or walking in your door? Keep them finding you. Keep them updated about you.
Google My Business listings are important. While it may seem like just another thing to keep on top of, it is one that should be ON TOP of the pile. Yes, it does take some time, but those minutes are worth it. ⏰
Don’t have minutes to spare? I get it. Let me hand you those minutes back into your schedule so you can work on what you are best at, I will manage your Google.
I am here for YOU. 🖤 Send me a DM and let’s plan.
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#googlemybusiness #googlelisting #updategoogle #outsourcing #needmoretime #growyourbiz #outsource #localseo #localseoservices #virtualassistant #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #smallbusiness #virtualassistanttips #localbusinesses #smallbiztips #googleinformation #businesslisting #googlemanager #googletips #gmb #gmbseo #getfound #westdesmoines #centraliowa #westdesmoinesiowa #virtuallybrady #brady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
How’s your to-do list looking on this Tuesday, that feels like a Monday?📋#todolist #todolistfordays
Grab more coffee ☕️ and let’s tackle your list!
Rule of thumb, “eat the frog” 🐸 = complete the task you dread the most. After that, smooth sailing…⛵️
What’s first on your to/do list today? 1️⃣ #letsgetitdone
If you are ready to pass the frog and do only the fun tasks you are passionate about … connect with me, I am here for YOU.🖤
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsource #virtualassistant #outsourcingservices #eatthefrog #virtualassistantservices #tackletodolists #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #virtualassistanttips #googlemanager #businesstips #listsfordays #socialmediamanager #brady #virtuallybrady #tuesdaybutmondayfeels #heretohelpyou #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails
Three tips on how to enjoy your Labor Day weekend. 👍🏻#3dayweekend
⭐️We all need time to relax, regroup and refresh, a 3 day weekend is perfect for that. 🙌🏻 #relaxationtime
⭐️We always need to have FUN, enjoy doing what you love. #lifeistooshort
⭐️You know I LOVE the Google platform 😃 Friendly reminder to update your weekend hours and business information on your Google Listing and keep your customers happy. #stressfreebusiness
Let me assist you with your day-to-day so you can enjoy your every weekend. I am here for YOU.🖤
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
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#outsourcing #growyourbiz #outsourcedmarketing #googlemybusiness #googlelisting #outsourcedbusiness #virtualassistant #outsourced #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #gmb #googlebusiness #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #virtualassistanttips #googlemanager #westdesmoines #worksmarter #westdesmoinesiowa #centraliowa #outsourcesocialmedia #daytodaydetails #virtuallybrady #daytoday #daytodaydetails #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Hashtag in your CAPTIONS. # #hashtagyourcaptions
The Hashtag Game is one of my favorites about Instagram, and now you can improve in searches when you use your hashtags in your captions (not comments). 🙌🏻
Instagram is improving the search and tells us you will rank in searches by:
⚡️Keywords and hashtags in captions.
⚡️Your handle and profile name.
⚡️Keywords and locations in your Bio.
Hashtags help your content be found, use them wisely and grow your ideal audience. 👍🏻
Want to play a game of the hashtag? I am ready for YOU. 🖤
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#hashtagit #lovehashtags #hashtaggame #hashtagstrategy #hashtagstrong #hashtagupdate #useyourcaption #hashtagparty #hashtagsfordays #hashtaglife #instagramupdates #instagramsearch #instagramsearches #socialupdates #getinthegame #socialmediamanager #loveinstagram #digitalmanager #virtualassistanttips #insta #hashtaggood #socialtips #virtualassistantservices #getfoundoninsta #brady #virtuallybrady #onedayatatimeedit #itsinthedetails 🖤
If your business hours are different for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, be sure you tell Google ☑️ #labordayhours
Out-of-date information is frustrating to customers and clients. Keep them informed…keep them around. 🙌🏻
Need assistance updating your Google My Business? I am here for YOU. 🖤
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#labordayweekendhours #googlemybusiness #googlemybusinesslisting #googlemybusinesstips #googlelisting #googleupdates #googlehours #updateyourcustomers #googleinformation #tellgoogle #happycustomers #smallbusiness #googleforsmallbusiness #entrepreneurtips #googlemanager #googlemanagement #growwithgoogle #updategoogle #updateyourbusiness #growyourbiz #smallbiztips #goodbusinesspractice #virtualassistantservices #virtualassistanttips #outsource #outsourcingservices #brady #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
New Monday. New Week. New Goals.
I do require extra coffee on Mondays, but I love a new Monday. ☕️🖤#freshstarteveryweek #mochalove
MAKE it a great Monday, & week! 🖤
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#mondaysrock #mondaycoffee #morecoffee #morecoffeeplease #freshweek #freshgoals #makeitagoodmonday #coffeehelps #coffeefortheday #mondaymotivation #virtualassistantlife #entrepreneurlife #smallbusinessownerlife #smallbizlife #smallbizlove #supportsmallbiz #supportentrepreneurs #supportsmallbusiness #supportbusinessowners #workonmondays #restartonmondays #organizeyourweek #growyourbiz #organizeyourbusiness #brady #virtuallybrady #onedayatatime #itsinthedetails 🖤
Are you in your customer’s inbox? 🤔
‘Nearly 72 percent of consumers say emails are their number one choice in brand communication’, according to @v12data 1️⃣
What is that telling you❓
Your audience WANTS your email. 💯
I’ve had conversations where the focus is often put more on socials and online ads, and less on email marketing. 📧
While those platforms should not be ignored, your focus should also include email marketing. 🙌🏻
Emails are the direct communications to your audience, the time to tell them exactly what you need them to know.
They chose your email as the communication they want from you, make sure you are showing up. ⚠️
I can share stats on why using email marketing is good for business, but I would rather sit down with you and share how we can work it best for YOUR business, create excitement and receive loyalty from YOUR customers.
I am ready to help YOU show up in the inboxes … let’s chat. 🖤
#emailmanagement #emailmarketing #emailmarketingsolutions #vaservices #outsourcing #outsourcingservices #virtualassistantservices #virtualassistant #westdesmoines #amesiowa #centraliowa #virtuallybrady #itsinthedetails 🖤
Virtually Brady is A YEAR OLD! 🖤
ONE year ago … I have been an assistant for several years, working in different areas, from the legal field to sports broadcasting.
As we hit the start of the pandemic and things in life were changing, I watched as small businesses had to close doors, entrepreneurs had to work more on their online presence and everyone had to readjust their business plans.
I wanted to help, I wanted to assist with new goals to keep business moving and open, I decided to make a change.
As a dreamer, and an organizer who loves all the details, I knew I wanted to shift my focus to small businesses and entrepreneurs … I wanted to help them succeed during these times and beyond … that dream became Virtually Brady. 🖤
ONE year … it has been work, and the best journey, more than I dreamed about a year ago. I am in a better place myself, and my clients ROCK. 🤩
My favorite part is the partnership I have with clients, sharing in their goals, working to make their dreams a reality, moving business forward, developing new and fun ideas. It is work, it is fun, it is a challenge, it is exciting … I love it.🖤
Do you have goals and dreams you want to make a reality? 💫
Don’t just wish for it, WORK for it …MAKE it happen. ⚡️
I am here for YOU, I would love to assist your dream.🖤
It’s been one week … how’s your Google looking? 👀
Your Google Business Listing is not a post and forget style platform, it very much needs your regular attention‼️
Did you know Google prioritizes pages that are often updated? 🤔
Business listings that post often get better results = more customer/client prospects! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Posts expire in 7 days, so at a minimum, your listing needs an updated post once a week. 1️⃣
But maybe you want to get found by MORE people?! 🙌🏻
Then, you want to post daily, or 2-3 times a week‼️
There are also photos, events, hours, videos and more that can be and should be updated consistently. 👍🏻
Are you updating your Google Listing regularly? 🤔
Don’t have the time to work your Google? ⏰
I’m ready to look at your Google Listing and make a plan. 👀 Let’s partner and get you found by more clients and customers. 🙌🏻
Don’t wait a week … let’s chat. 🖤
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“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.”
~ Gilles Peress
Photos show your audience your business, your brand. Words speak your message; photos show your message; both build trust with your audience.
I personally am very much a visual person. Pages of directions are empty to me, but step-by-step photos or a how-to video are like gold. That is not the same for all, which is why words AND visuals work together, especially when it comes to sharing who you are and what you do. 📋➕📷
You of course think about photos when posting on social platforms and a website. Keeping these photos current is routine for many, especially if presenting the sale of a product(s).
What about your Google listing? 🤔
Your Google Business Listing is your digital busines card, very much how the social platforms have become.
When people come across your listing, it should tell AND show your brand.
Post photos of:
📷 YOU
📸 Your Office/Work Space
📷 Store Front / Street Views
📸 Product Displays
📷 Events you Host
📸 Projects you work on
📷 Your products
Keeping the listing photos current is key to good business. Your audience wants to see you in the present, they trust those photos like they trust a 5 star review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Photos also do an amazing thing, they attract eyes to your business. More eyes = more business. 👀
Show your brand…gain new business.
What’s that next step? Let’s chat. 🖤
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About your last post … 🤔 #socials
When and what to post on socials is a subject often discussed in my client discovery calls.
Social media is fun, but it’s also work. Work that takes a strategy and some planning to make sure that the fun is also working FOR you/your business.
⚡️Is your social media working for you?
⚡️Is it selling your product?
⚡️Is it bringing you new leads?
⚡️Is your social media FUN?
These are things to really look at within your social platforms. 👀
Next, take a look at how often you are posting.
@hootsuite provided this new summary of how often you should post on platforms:
Instagram = 3-7 times per week
Facebook = 1 and 2 times a day
Twitter = 1 and 5 Tweets a day
Linkedin = 1 and 5 times a day
⚡️How do you rate your posting?
This summary is a good GUIDE. Every account is unique in what it is serving. Having this guide helps create the plan for what works for you. 📋 #planning101
The biggest keys are consistency (what works for you) and good content. 🗝
⚡️Are you only posting when you have something new to share?
A variety of good content serving your audience, often and consistently, will bring you engagement, which can bring new leads and a loyal following.
I invite you to take a good look at your social platforms.
Not sure where to start? I would love the opportunity to discuss it with you. I love creating a plan.🖤
Are you crushing goals or still working on them? 📈📉
Is your business growing or staying steady? ⬆️⬇️
When you are IN the work, it is often hard to see the direction you are toward your long-term goals, and growth. 👀
My passion is creating a partnership with my clients, together we reach their goals, grow their business. 🖤
Don’t take on #allthethings by yourself. Let’s work together to crush your goals and grow your business. 🤩 #outsource
Together, let’s do so MUCH MORE🖤
July 1. Do you have different business hours for the 4th of July holiday? 🇺🇸
Tell Google so your customers / clients are happy ones. 😀
Do it today as Google reviews these changes prior to posting on the listing, and you want them there before the weekend.
Any other changes? Update it!‼️
Can’t get to it? I’m here… ready to assist YOU.🖤
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What reviews? 🤔
#googlebusinesslisting
Did you know customer reviews help your business get found?
Google takes reviews into account when it is determining your local search ranking. 👍🏻
Reviews showcase your business. Most will read your reviews before deciding if they will shop with you or use your services. ⭐️
Are you asking for reviews?
After working with a customer or client simply ask them to provide their feedback on their good experience with you. They often forget to do it on their own so kindly if they will leave the review.
Google My Business even has a direct URL back to your listing so your customer can easily leave a review. Email this link to your customer…easy peasy! 📧
Next important step…after your customer has left their review, be sure you respond to it as soon as you can. Google favors those who are responsive quickly, and it shows your gratitude to your customer for the review. Don’t leave any review unanswered. #nonono
Want to help a small business you love? Go leave them a positive review. It costs nothing but means so much to them and their business, as it does for you and yours. 🖤
Take a look at your Google listing reviews today, is there room to improve your rating? How many reviews do you have?
Contact me for Google management, let me help you get the 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #fivestarreviews
Check out my IGTV series GET FOUND ON GOOGLE. @studioa_designs and I give you more tips on utilizing your Google listing to the max.
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