Free Directories for SEO

I’m thinking of sending all of my client’s web sites to free directories. We want to test how much traffic we can get without spending any money. I found this site called Free Directory Submission (clicke here) that lets you submit your urls to selected and reputable SEO friendly directories for free. The process is automated so you only need to submit once. This is a great tool because my client has about twenty sites and eight more that are currently in progress. This way, I don’t have to enter the information over and over again. As a thank you, all you have to do is link back to their site which is considered fair trade. I just need to ask my client if he’s willing to add a link and then we’ll be all set.

Hiring Season

Reading ten to twenty resumes is what I do every morning ever since I was assigned to hire a new writer for our virtual company. We don’t have a Human Resources department yet so it’s up to me to find the best candidates. At first, the idea sounded really cool. Imagine having the power to hire someone, change his/her life but it turned out it’s not as easy as it seems. For one, it’s just hard to find good people. So they are all experienced but they most of them lack work ethics or even loyalty at all. It seems people will jump at the first sight of greener pastures. I don’t take it against them but I need to find someone who will stay with us for a long time. Someone we can trust and guarantee that will do their best to be a part of the company’s success. So far, all of them are interested on what we can give them, not what they can give us.

On the Side

I’m looking for quotes for custom hats for my sister-in-law’s event next month. They are going to promote their latest product and asked me to get her detailed pricing so they can compare and choose the best package. I could consider this an additional cash for summer because I will be designing the logos as well. And you know it is for big pharmaceutical companies. Aside from unlimited budget, it will be a great opportunity for me to add their name on my list of clients. There’s now better way to enhance your reputation by having big names trust you.

Stuff To Do – Online

Read on best acne cleanser reviews. My friend who’s suffering from a bad case of acne needs my researching skills as she’s already given up finding a solution to her skin condition.

Reply to all design request quotes I’ve received for the last two weeks. I’ve totally ignored them because I was so busy working on this big project. Thanks to my husband’s reminder, I now need to send a total of 18 emails apologizing and referring them to other designers.

Buy a back up service and upload all my recent projects there.

Start writing tutorials for the CMS I’ve been working on. I need to schedule a hands-on training as well to the website owners.

FInish all my deliverables before I enjoy the weekend.

DeLite

Not much in the way of design work currently, just a few minor updates here and there and I’ll be done for the day. Well, after I do a small thing for the MIL: there’s a chance she might go to Canada with some friends of hers this year and she’s asked me to try and find some Toronto hotels they can put on their shortlist.

Working on my own

I’m so glad that I don’t have to find a job even when the company I was working for last March decided to close shop. With so many projects coming in now that I’m a freelancer, my schedule is as busy as when I’m working full time. I like to thank my loyal clients who not only give me projects almost every month but never fails to recommend me to their friends and colleagues. I could say that most of my projects now are through word of mouth. I don’t even advertise and yet I receive plenty of requests which makes me feel so blessed. It helps that I have finally updated my portfolio site so I also receive a few offers from that as well. The best of all, I manage my own time and don’t need to answer to anyone’s rules.

Switching Jobs

My husband had a job offer as a business plan writer. The salary was good but not so much the benefits. At his current job, his health package includes me and our daughter so even if I don’t have a full time work, I can still benefit from their health plan. These kind of benefits are hard to ignore especially if you’re a family man. I guess if he’s offered three times his salary, he may be able to change his mind. But for now, we’re happy with what we have plus my freelance earnings are not so bad that we can still afford to live comfortably.

Web To-Dos

Submit all my blogs and my portfolio site to free directories.

Wrap up all my October deliverables.

Send email to clients who haven’t sent their payments yet.

Contact other web designers so I can pass off extra work to them.

Learn a new application that I need to dress up. Creating themes for all kinds of built-in software is my current most popular service.

Learn more SEO tricks to boost my portfolio website’s ranking and visibility.

Career in Health

There are plenty of jobs in healthcare. This is one area when you’ll never run out of opportunities. Which is why before I graduated in High School, everyone around me kept telling me to get a career in the health industry. It’s just not for me though, but my friends who did are now doing well in their careers, stability and money-wise. My brother-in-law was going to enroll in Nursing as a matter of fact but when I asked him if it’s really what he wanted to do, he said he’s just following what others are doing.

Thinking about it now though, I would’ve gone for Medicine just so I would know what to do whenever my daughter is sick.

No Such Thing as Too Many Projects

I really need to get some seo services for my client. I can’t outsource it too my old colleagues anymore as they are all very busy with their full time jobs. I’ve posted the job on some forums but most of the applicants are either just learning the ropes or fresh out of college (totally have no experience and just trying their luck). Aside from SEO, I need to find myself an extra web designer so I can pass off some of the work that I couldn’t accept anymore. I don’t want to refuse the offers because most of them badly need help. The best thing I can do is talk to one or two of my colleagues and see what kind of setup we can work with.