Sophie Hickey Virtual Services

07/12/2022

To all of your Podcasters, you might be wondering if your podcast is unique enough?

Let me help you check:

- Your podcast name does not sound similar to other channels
- Your niche is something you have personal experience with
- You bring in your personality because no one is the same as you

Using these items will answer whether your podcast is unique or not.

If you wanted to know more, double tap, follow or even book a call with me so I can help you more.

30/11/2022

4 key sections that should be included on your homepage!

🌟Who you are - Start by introducing yourself. Tell them about yourself and show them who you are.

🌟 What you do - To determine whether your skill set fits your potential client's needs, they must be aware of it. It is best to not only explain what you do but also to explain to the visitor why it is important for them.

🌟What you offer -When someone visits your homepage, they should know what services you offer, but they also need to know how you will be able to assist them.

🌟 Call to action - Your website should have a call to action (CTA) if you want to attract customers and begin the sales cycle.

Your homepage is an opportunity for you to stand out, demonstrate your abilities, and establish a sincere connection with your audience.

Save this to refer back to

28/11/2022

Did you ever think about giving up?

I'm sure this thought has come across our minds multiple times especially when we don't feel any progress in our business journey.

This time, I want you to think about more advanced thoughts in giving up.

Regretting not being able to feel the excitement and happiness of getting your very first client.

Not being able to witness the growth of your business from ideas on your mind to this glory of a business you already have today.

Not being able to receive positive feedback about your products and services that are fruits of your creativity and hardwork.

Not being able to receive positive feedback about your products and services that are fruits of your creativity and hard work.

"What if I give up" question we could ask ourselves on our death bed.

Hit that follow button for more encouraging words to keep you going in your business journey ❤️

24/11/2022

It's Thanksgiving again. ✨

Most of us will celebrate but even without a big celebration, we should still be thankful for all the things, events, and people that we are grateful for.

🌟Don't forget to thank yourself as well for getting it this far despite of all the hardship that you've faced.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Let's appreciate every little and big things that we have ❤️

Comment below some of the things, people and/or events you are grateful for.👇🏽

21/11/2022

💫Just like in the greatest climbs, you may get tired multiple times along your business journey.

It's alright, We are humans!

If you’re tired, take a break. If you’re struggling, take a break.

If you’ve had enough, take a break!

👉🏽Nothing comes easy and while it may feel like the climb is getting harder, that means you’re doing good work and remember that it will be all worth it one day.

14/11/2022

Top 4 things you need to start a podcast!​​​​​​​​
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Starting a podcast can be intimidating​​​​​​​​
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🌟However, you don't need a studio or expensive or fancy equipment to get started.​​​​​​​​
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All you require is an editing program (such as Descript), headphones, a hosting service (such as Anchor), and a high-quality microphone which you can purchase on Amazon. ❤️​​​​​​​​
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09/11/2022

Sometimes you could question yourself if you're getting somewhere or not. ​​​​​​​​
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🌟That's why we push ourselves so much that we get unmotivated during the process.​​​​​​​​
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Don't worry, every day is an opportunity to be better.​​​​​​​​
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❤️Be kind to yourself and remember that you are always at the right pace.

08/11/2022

Client love 🥰

03/11/2022

Awesome softwares to record, edit & distribute your podcast!

🎙️Audacity to record (can also edit)

🎙️ Descript to edit

🎙️ Anchor to distribute your podcast

These are all free to download and use!

Which is your favourite?

02/11/2022

Need help managing your podcast?​​​​​​​​
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Here are 5 things a podcast manager can help you with:​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Editing ​​​​​​​​
Save yourself a few hours by letting a podcast manager take this task off you. We will edit your whole podcast and include your intro and outro.​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Show notes​​​​​​​​
A podcast manager will create the show notes and include all the relevant links required.​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Guest Management​​​​​​​​
You don’t need to stress about finding guests for your podcast, let us find the next kick-ass person for your podcast!​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Audiogram & graphic creation​​​​​​​​
We create the audiogram to promote your episode for social media and create the cover graphic for your episode.​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Scheduling​​​​​​​​
You don’t need to worry about uploading your podcast to your host site. This is something we can help you with.​​​​​​​​
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How many hours would you save if you hired a podcast manager to take any of the above tasks off your plate?​​​​​​​​
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A lot right!? 🤯​​​​​​​​
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DM me for a chat and let’s see how I can help you 🤗​​​​​​​​
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01/11/2022

4 reasons why your podcast should include show notes!

👉🏽It's better for SEO. Google can't listen to audio shows your show notes are important to allow Google to read what your podcast is about, who it should be shown to, and if it's good quality.

👉🏽It entices people to listen to your podcast episode. Having show notes that describe the episode's content will entice your audience to listen to it. In contrast, if you simply upload the audio without a description, no one will likely listen to it.

👉🏽It's an excellent place to include links to resources, paid products, freebies, and other items mentioned in the episode.

👉🏽 It's great to have a summary for listeners to get the key learnings.

Does your podcast have show notes?

26/10/2022

Easy repurposing hack to try!​​​​​​​​
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✨Every 1 - 3 months recreate your most viewed reel!​​​​​​​​
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This is perfect if you don’t have time to always be creating brand-new content!​​​​​​​​
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Here are 3 ways you can repurpose your content:​​​​​​​​
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🌟You can post the exact same video as before if you want.​​​​​​​​
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🌟You can post the same video with the same audio but the same text.​​​​​​​​
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🌟You can post the same video with different audio and the same text.​​​​​​​​
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You can also repurpose your most popular post into reels and vice versa!​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Do you repurpose your content?​​​​​​​​
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If you still feel like you don’t have time to repurpose your content, then DM me as this is something I can help you with 🥰​​​​​​​​
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Save this to refer back to!​​​​​​​​
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24/10/2022

Linktree – 5 Alternatives!🤗​​​​​​​​
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Linktree is a tool that allows you to share multiple links on social media. ​​​​​​​​
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You include this in your bio.​​​​​​​​
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However, most people use Linktree so if you want to have your bio stand out from the rest of the people, here are 5 alternatives (my fav is direct.me 😉)​​​​​​​​
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😊 Withkoji.com ​​​​​​​​
This is fantastic because it includes a wide range of apps and social media icons, as well as the ability to include a video background, which is pretty cool.​​​​​​​​
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🙂 Lnk.bio ​​​​​​​​
You can have a custom URL, multiple links, and choose between a list or grid layout.​​​​​​​​
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If you upgrade, you can also add a shop product and music/podcast links.​​​​​​​​
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🥰 Direct.me ​​​​​​​​
Is a lot of fun, with a variety of colorful backgrounds to choose from.​​​​​​​​
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Apps such as tipjar, Youtube, and a contact form can be installed!​​​​​​​​
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It also has some fantastic features, such as the ability to add your email, phone number, quote, text block, and more! (visit my page, link in bio)🌟​​​​​​​​
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😋 Milkshake​​​​​​​​
This is a website built from your phone that includes features such as custom domains and the ability to create a landing page.​​​​​​​​
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😀 Taplink ​​​​​​​​
A landing page can be created in the same way that Milkshake can. ​​​​​​​​
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Pages, pictures, and videos can be added, as well as forms and payments.​​​​​​​​
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👉🏽Which one are you going to try? ​​​​​​​​
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Follow me for more tips and don’t forget to save this post so you can check out these sites❤️

19/10/2022

With vs without a virtual assistant! 👩🏽‍💻

These are just a few of the changes you will notice in your business if you hire a virtual assistant.

🌟Taking back your time so you can focus on tasks you enjoy and grow your business.

🌟No more feeling overburdened or stressed, which means you can switch off after work and enjoy your weekends with your loved ones again.

Can you relate to any of these?

😊DM me if you're ready to take action and let's have a chat

10/09/2022

Do you have trouble managing your inbox?

Do you have hundreds of unopened emails?

Are you getting a lot of sales emails that you've been meaning to unsubscribe from?😣

👩🏽‍💻I can help you organize, tidy, and productively manage your inbox.

What I can do to help you:
✔️Unsubscribe from from any unwanted emails.
✔️Organize your inbox by creating folders to help you filter and manage your emails, such as business meetings/receipts and client folders.
✔️I'll categorize your inbox to make it easier for you to absorb what's going on.
✔️ If you like, I may provide training videos on how to handle all of this yourself, so that if your inbox becomes too cluttered, you'll know what to do.

There is no better time than now to get your inbox under control.

DM me so we can work together on a plan for success 😊

09/09/2022

Social media management is NOT easy! 😩

👉🏽If you don't manage your time, the workload can be very overwhelming.

😣I personally struggle with creating content for myself while also working my 9-5 and managing my client's accounts.

👉🏽Can you relate to this?

07/09/2022

Save this for later! 🌟

👉🏽Every Instagram feature has a purpose, from your Profile picture to hashtags.

Explore them all in this handy infographic!🔥

05/09/2022

Finally joined this membership and am excited to get stuck into it 🤗

02/08/2022

Love this! 💖

01/08/2022

20 CTAs to boost conversion rates!

👉🏽Call to actions (CTAs) are the direction if you want your audience to take a specific action.

💖Save this for later💖

28/07/2022

You're busy. We're here to help! 😊

✨Virtual Assistants takes care of any task that you need done so that you can focus on what matters most—running your business or starting a new one.

✨VAs can help with a variety of tasks such as social media management, email management, admin support, bookkeeping, content creation, and much more!

There will always be a Virtual Assistant to assist you, depending on your needs. 🧑🏽‍💻

💖Be confident that your virtual assistant has got this covered!

👉🏽What areas are you struggling with in your business that you could outsource to a VA?

26/07/2022

Such a lovely words 🥰

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09/06/2022

I'm overjoyed to have received my first testimonial for my work as a Facebook Moderator for over 33k members.🥳🙌🏽

05/05/2022

👋🏽Hello from beautiful !

👉🏽What are some of your tools you couldn’t survive without when creating content?

💥I HAVE 5! 💥

1️⃣We all know and love Canva! Can’t imagine my life with this, been using Canva for several years now and still using the free version I might add

2️⃣Unsplash - This is the best place for stock images. If you know of a better site, comment below

3️⃣Capcut - I use this for creating reels, it’s a bit annoying creating reels on my tiny phone but other than that no complaints.

4️⃣Grammerly - This has been my life saver although I’m not convinced it works all the time but it still has been a huge positive for me!

5️⃣Meta Business Suite - I currently schedule my content with Meta Business Suite and it’s great!
I can schedule posts, stories and videos and the only downside is that you can’t schedule Reels (but no app can) and if you want to create a carousel with gifs or multiple videos you can’t because it only allows one video upload BUT not to worry because my super content planner comes in handy as I can add the Canva links to my reels and carousels with videos to it and it keeps me organized! 💫

👉🏽 Don’t forget to like and save this post!
👉🏽 If you want my Social Media Planner the link is in my bio on Etsy!
👉🏽 Follow me for more info
👉🏽 Need help creating content? Feel free to DM me to find out more!

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25/04/2022

Hope everyone had a good Monday💞

👉🏽Let's take about the benefits of creating original
content when it comes to your business!
1️⃣ Positions you as an industry leader and an
authority in your niche.
2️⃣ Helps to drive traffic.
3️⃣ Adds value and increases your credibility
4️⃣ Helps you stand out in the crowded, online space
5️⃣ Builds rapport with your audience

06/04/2022

☠️𝟑 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 ☠️

1️⃣ You are using the 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 login page which is /𝐰𝐩-𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 or /𝐰𝐩-𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐧 which is not hard for the hacker to uncover if your are using WordPress.

2️⃣ You are using '𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧' as your username as this is the default setting hence easy for a hacker to guess..

3️⃣ Using 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 that are easy to guess such as your name, pets name etc and using the same password accross multiple platforms.
To create a strong password you need to use a mix of 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 and 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 characters!

4️⃣ Not keeping your website 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅! You need to make sure your WordPress plugins and themes are updated on a weekly basis.

5️⃣Your 𝐰𝐩-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠.𝐩𝐡𝐩 file is not secure as this is where your password is stored.

If you need help to secure your DM me or leave a comment below 👇🏽

27/03/2022

💓💓HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY💓💓

Hope you have a lovely day spoiling your mum!

25/03/2022

📲If you're ready to set up a Facebook group but need some guidance, here are 4 key points for running a successful group!

If you feel like you need some help with setting this up or you need a Facebook Moderator, feel free to send me a message :)

22/03/2022

Hi guys 💜Hope everyone is having a lovely !

Here are the services I offer as a Virtual Assistant 🙌🏼 Feel free to DM me if you want to know more!

👉🏼Calendar & Email Management:
- Organising your email and calendar
- Book meetings
- Respond to clinets
- Unsubscribe from annoying lists you don't want to be on.

👉🏼Social Media Management
- Creating graphics & captions with Canva
- Scheduling posts
- Engage with followers and similar accounts
- Hashtag research
- Managing groups such as Facebook Groups

👉🏼Content Repurposing
- Turning existing content (blogs, podcasts etc) into posts

👉🏼Light Podcast & Video Editing
- Editing audio (removing errors, umms, intro and outro)
- Writing transcriptions, time-stamps, show notes & summaries.
- Publishing and promoting on social media

👉🏼 WordPress Maintenance
- Daily maintenance and updating procedures.
- Managing scam comments and blog posts.
- SEO

❓Do you need help with any of these tasks? Comment below or DM me!

16/03/2022

16/03/2022