Sideline Assistant

12/11/2025

Make January easier today!

Plan ahead and walk into the new year with less business stress. Now is the time to draft goals, set up a planner (paper-pencil or an app or program), and prepare a social media calendar. Setting these up now will give you a workable space for 2026.

Sideline Assistant offers social media content calendars- send a message for more information!

12/10/2025

Take time today to look through your visuals or product listings.

Updated and brand-consistent thumbnails, covers, and previews (especially for TPT or digital shops) will help improve sales.

If you need help getting a high-yield "look" to your thumbnails, or need a simple refresh, Sideline Assistant has openings!

12/09/2025

Let's talk client care!

Whether you have clients, guests, or customers - show appreciation where you can this holiday season.

This might look like thank-you notes in orders, specials for subscribers, discount codes for the rest of your inventory, or a bonus item to tuck into orders.

Remember that people like small businesses for the personality that comes through - show it!

12/08/2025

Help your business stay visible during the holidays!

Stay consistent with your posting (you can take a vacation but your socials should not).

Schedule batch-made posts early in the month to avoid needing to post later.

Use relevant hashtags BUT don't overuse the common holiday ones - it will get lost in the mess of hashtags who are also using it.

You can also always hire a VA to help!

12/07/2025

Time for some business "stocking stuffers" - small things to do today that will take just a few minutes:
- update your bio (LinkedIn, Instagram, etc)
- add a new Pinterest pin
- archive your old emails
- add a professional email signature
- create 5 templates on Canva
- email a VA

12/06/2025

"Sleigh" your to-do list and delegate!

Now is the perfect time to outsource tasks like making templates, creating newsletters, proofreading, creating graphics, and product photography.

*and* ^^these^^ are all things Sideline Assistant can help you with.

12/05/2025

Little things can save big time!

Find ways you can automate your business to save you time. Set up your email signature, create auto-responses to FAQs on your messages, or auto-posting.

12/03/2025

Gift your future self with digital organization!

Take time to organize your Google Drive, desktop, or Canva folders so January feels a little less cluttered.

12/03/2025

Pro Tip:

Batch create posts in one setting instead of trying to make new things every day. It's exhausting, becomes a daily chore, and sometimes you just don't have the creative stamina.

Pick a time each week, one hour, where you will batch your posts. Create and schedule and you're done.

But, how do you do that in an hour?

Create templates in Canva so you just have to drag and drop photos and images.

Reuse captions where it makes sense, or recycle old posts with refreshed images and hashtags.

Batch your graphics with one "photo shoot" of several products or different angles.

By the way ^^these^^ are all great things to pass to your VA to complete for you so you can start the new year with processes already in place!

12/02/2025

Do you have a big list of tasks that need done before the end of the year? Avoid burnout by choosing *ONE* task for the day and give it focus. This will help you avoid burnout at the end of the year and still get your big tasks done.

Hiring a VA can help sort your tasks into You Do, I Do, and Automated to free up your mind and your time.

08/29/2025

If you struggle with making regular posts for your business pages, you're not alone! It's hard to do with consistency without having a plan. If your business could use a refresher with a definitive social media plan, contact Sideline Assistant today!

08/28/2025