How to Remain Stress Free During the Coronavirus Epidemic

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May 23, 2020

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We have all been under a lot of stress in the last few months. How could we not be? We are faced with an ‘invisible enemy’ as most news reports call it. A virus that has not only infected millions of people from all around the world but that has also endangered so many lives.

On top of everything, so many countries have been on lockdown. People are quarantined at their homes and are not able to go anywhere unless it is an emergency trip to a hospital, pharmacy, or to get their weekly grocery supplies. According to Chroniclex, Coronavirus is here to stay for some time.

This means that COVID-19 is not only affecting our physical but also mental well-being. We are not used to spending so much time at home, without the possibility of taking a walk or hanging out with our friends. The worst part is that this has been going on for months now, and in some countries, the end is still not even near.

Surely it seems like you are losing your mind being constricted to your home all the time. This period is especially difficult for people who have small children because as you know, they have to be entertained all the time. You have probably tried so many things, and if you are in need of some new ideas, check out Trendlor.

We understand that it might seem impossible for you to relax during this epidemic, but still, we are going to try to help you with that. In this article, we are going to provide you with a list of tips you can try out.

Physical activity

Surely you already know how essential physical activity is for your health. However, at the same time it can be crucial for your mental well-being as well. This is especially true if you have been exercising your whole life, and now, in a way, this has been taken away from you. Okay, so you can’t go to the gym, but there are numerous other ways you can engage in this activity.

First of all, if you are able, you should go and take a brisk walk. Spending so much time locked inside can cause you to become depressed, so you have to use every opportunity that comes your way to go outside. Depending on your area, you might even be able to spend most of the time outside your home, so take your bike and go on a ride.

On the other, if leaving the house is not an option for you, you can also exercise inside. For some people, who are used to working out in the gym using all the equipment, this can sound ineffective, but it doesn’t have to be. There are numerous websites online and even social media accounts where you can learn some exercises that you can do at your home.

Healthy diet

We understand, you are bored, so what do you do? You probably kill the time cooking all sorts of meals and sweets. It is a way to feel that you have done some productively which is why so many people choose to spend their free time this way.

Nevertheless, this isn’t the thing that you should be doing. When under stress, most people are prone to compulsive and emotional eating. We know that it is really hard to resist this urge, but instead of ordering junk food and baking cakes, you should try to focus on some healthy recipes.

There are literally thousands of these online, so all you have to do is to find the ones that include all your favorite ingredients. Not only will you improve your diet this way, but you will also have the feeling of accomplishment because you will cook delicious healthy meals and maybe even something that you have never prepared before.

Rest

We understand that this is easier said than done when you are anxious and scared but believe us, a good night’s sleep will help you deal with all the stress. Plus, if you are working from home and have a family to take care of, sleep is of crucial importance.

Ensure that you get the minimally necessary amount of sleep every night, and you can even go a step further and develop a new bedtime routine. Try to avoid using devices late at night, instead take a long bath or read your favorite magazine.

Talk with others

We cannot stress enough how important it is to connect with other people when feeling anxious, stressed, and depressed. Surely, you have someone to talk to, and just because you live alone it doesn’t mean that you can’t talk to someone.

Call or video chat with a friend or a family member and tell them how you feel. The worst thing that you can do is to bottle up all these feelings, because they are going to make you feel even worse. It naturally that you are frightened, it is a scary situation that we are all in.

In addition, we all need contact with our close ones. So make sure to talk with your family and friends every day. Your call is going to mean the world to them, especially to those people that are quarantined alone.

Do what you like

Without a doubt, the best way to relax is to engage in an activity that relaxes you. Do you have a hobby? That’s great, go on and paint, write, dance, whatever it is. If you do not have one, well, now it is the perfect time to take it up. Is there something that you have always wanted to learn but never had enough time to do it? Well, now you have the time, more than usual anyway.

If nothing is coming to your mind, why not search online and get recommendations from other people? Besides the already mentioned activities, you can learn how to cook or knit, acquire a new language, or just start reading the books that you have been piling up. What about that new series or movie franchise that you have always wanted to see but never got around to it? As you can see, the possibilities are endless when it comes to hobbies and fun activities.

How to Keep Your Memories Alive Forever?

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May 22, 2020

Our lives are represented by the experiences we have, the accomplishments we achieve, and the memories we make. Every moment you have is different from another, but the one common thing between all the best memories is that they usually involve loved ones and people who are close to us.

Good memories make us feel great, and there are days when you will want to relive them. To keep good memories alive, you can’t just depend on your memory. Your memory doesn’t store everything, so you can’t possibly expect to remember the happy occasions fully. You see, events are made up of many details and your mind will only store what it considers important. So how do you keep the memories alive? Everyone has some tricks to rekindle the nice feelings they get from a good memory. Here are a few ideas you can use.

Visit Real Simple for more tips, and read on for a few ideas you can use.

Create a Website

Before websites, most people only had the option of saving their photos in photo albums. They’d collect photos from a specific time or event in their life into an album and name those albums; a wedding, first baby, and other milestone events.

Having a website operates on a much larger scale and is a more up-to-date way of saving your memories. You can upload anything onto your site, from special songs and video recordings to videos and pictures. A website allows you to get creative and use templates that represent the feel you want to give to the content you upload. It offers an array of colors, visuals, layouts, and fonts. When all put together, these elements create a story, and as they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” What goes online stays online, so what you create can be shared with anyone you want to share those memories with.

Go Digital

We live in a digital world. The changes that have happened in the last decade within the tech world are substantial, with so many digital gadgets to store our music, photos, books, you name it. Those old enough to remember will recall that, back in the day, our favorite songs were either on tapes or LP records, not to mention VHS tape collections.

If you have saved those tapes or VHS recordings in a drawer somewhere in your home, it’s time to dig them out and digitize them. Depending on where you live, you can find professionals to do the job for you. Dust and mold can destroy your old tapes, thus destroying your memories, which you’ll never get back. That’s why the folks over at https://tapestodigital.co.uk/ recommend transferring old tapes into other digital formats; 8mm film, DVCam, MiniDV, and Betamax can be converted to DVD and Betacam. After digitizing old tapes, you can upload them to the cloud and view or share them with others at any time and from any place. Don’t miss your chance to save your memories before they’re gone for good.

Keep a Journal

For those who love to write, a good old-fashioned journal or diary may be a great way to document memories. It’s too easy to forget the details of a special day in your life and writing down the events of that day will bring the smallest details of that day to life when revisiting it later on. It’s particularly nice to remember how good you felt at a certain stage in your life.

You can write down dialogues and conversations you had with others and how they made you feel. Words are always a very powerful expression tool and they can help you remember exactly how certain events transpired. A journal would be the least expensive way to save memories. When you think about it, much of what we know about history is because someone decided to keep a journal. Our ancestors left words and pictures behind that express their lives, which is why we have so much knowledge of our origin, culture, and other less familiar cultures around the world. Your journal can be a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation, if you wish.

Tell Stories

If writing isn’t your thing, you can try talking. Most people love talking, especially about themselves. There have to be at least a couple of stories in your life that you would like to tell and, the older you get, the more stories you will have to tell. Maybe you’d like to share a story with your kids or grandkids. An interesting story will pique their interest and they’ll likely remember how and when you shared that story with them.

So instead of a traditional bedtime story for young kids, why not share an experience in your life? You will be the main character of the story and it’s a creative way to share something interesting with your loved ones.

Keep Memory Boxes

There’s a ton of things that have happened and will happen in your lifetime. You’ll receive letters, flowers, gifts and more. You’d have to be pretty non-sentimental to just toss those things into a bin. For sentimental people, you’ll want to preserve them. You can do so by keeping what you want in memory boxes. Written letters, postcards, or old photos wear out over the years if not protected. You can’t just leave them lying around in open spaces where dust can get to them, fading the pictures or writings.

A few decorative boxes will preserve the items most precious to you. Keep them somewhere that isn’t in the way but is also easy to access so that anytime you feel the need to revisit your memories, you can easily do so.

These are a few things you can do to preserve some of the most precious things you own; your memories. Whether you want to keep them to yourself or share them with others, the important thing is to protect the things that carry your memories from loss or damage. Digitizing what you can and using cloud-based storage and file-sharing services are perhaps the most reliable forms of protection, allowing you to preserve your memories and share them with your loved ones to keep them alive forever.

Guides and Tips for New Players in Valorant

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May 22, 2020

Right now we will talk about the freshest game created by the Riot Games’ – Valorant. We don’t know why, but some people think that this game is similar to Call of Duty, which is a big mistake. Valorant is a tactical shooter, just like CS: GO. So, it means that all the game is about teamwork and tactics, where each shot is vital. If you want to recognize why Valorant isn’t like any other shooter game, or have never played this genre before, we are going to give you a guide containing few tips for the play.

Basic game rules of Valorant

Only two teams can play the match (each team has 5 agents). Before the start of the game, you have to choose an agent you want to play for. By the way, each character has special skills more info about skills you can find at Valorant Tracker. There cannot be two same agents in the same team. The match has from 13 to 25 rounds, so the first team that reaches 13 victories – wins the match.

Teams will take two different sides – attack and defense, and after playing 12 rounds, teams will switch sides. Their goals are pretty simple and clear: the team in the attack has to plant a bomb (called Spike here) on one of many special spots on the map. Another team’s role is in the protection of those spots, or deactivating the Spike, or prevent its installation. Except for the bomb there is, also, another way to win the round – kill all members of the opposite team.

Valorant has its in-game currency called Credits, which players get at the beginning of each round. It can be spent on weapons, armors, and special skills. How many Credits you will get, depends on what you have done on the previous round. Such things like installing the Spike, killings, winning\losing the game – all these actions will get you bonus Credits.

The 1st tip: More walk, less run!

Running (default movement speed) in that game is quite loud so your enemies can easily locate and kill you. You can see the noise area around you due to running on the minimap as a small circle. To avoid this issue just walk slowly (hold Shift while moving). Yes, you will be moving slower but with risen accurateness and making almost 0 noise, that will let you and your teammates sneak up to enemies’ block post or base.

You can run only in the next situations:

1) When you are sure that are no enemies nearby.

2) Enemies already know your location.

3) You are in a hurry.

In those cases better take a knife into your hands, so you will be running much faster than with the weapon.

The 2nd tip: Never shoot while running!

Why did we pay that much attention to the speed of your moving? Because in that game running and shooting don’t mix well. If you see somebody you need to kill, better stop and then shoot. The more you play in both styles run&shoot and stand&shoot, the more difference you will see. The aim will give you a hint on your accuracy.

You certainly will have to get used to that kind of play. The most widespread mistake all new Valorant players do – shooting during the run, so they can’t understand why bullets went the wrong way or why they got killed that easily.

Why just don’t not walk (holding Shift) and shoot? In that way, the first few shots will have a 100% accuracy, just like if you were standing. However, in a few seconds all next shots will be as bad as while running.

The 3rd tip: Don’t waste your Credits!

One more problem new players do – is an attempt to buy new weapons and skills before each round. Never do so. Better to save Credits to buy later the best weapon and armor. Also, never forget to check what weapons your team has, for example, when you have a rifle and all your teammates have pistols – isn’t the right situation. Games like that are not effective so you will probably lose. But if you and your team will spend 2-3 rounds saving money, for the next round all teammates will have nice weapons and armor, so this round is yours.

Bonus: if you stayed alive till the end of the round, in the next one you will have the same weapon you played with, so pick someone’s gun up before the end of the round. Although if you die you will have to buy a new weapon, regardless your team wins or not. If you survive till the round’s end, all skills that haven’t been used and armor will move to the next one.

Before starting the game you have to think of different possible rounds types. For communication with your team, you can use voice chat or buttons with default voice messages, such as “Save” or let them know about you being rich (when you have a lot of Credits).

Save Rounds

Many players don’t like to spend Credits for useless cheap stuff so that they have more money for the next round. That means they don’t buy anything or buy a pistol and 1 skill.

Full Buy Rounds

Everyone in the team has to buy a nice weapon, armor, and abilities he needs.

Force Buy Rounds

In this round you and your team don’t have enough Credits for Full Buy Round but still buying the best weapons and armors you can afford. There are few reasons for playing that round, such as:

– You want to surprise your enemies.

– You need a victory to come back.

– You don’t have time for waiting the moment you will get more Credits.

Partial Buy Rounds

Only 2 team members buy a better weapon (rifle, shotgun, etc) but others stay with pistols. The entire team makes sure that everyone will have enough money for turning the next round into the Full Buy Round.

The 4th tip: Never hesitate with armor!

Never be greedy for spending Credits on the armor, because without extra protection you will lose your 100 health points after 1-2 shots.

You should buy armor in each Full Buy Round. If you don’t have enough money and have to choose a gun either an armor, – pick armor. There are two kinds of it. The first one adds you 25 health points (the price: 400 Credits) and the second adds 50 health points (the price: 1000 Credits). Both decrease the damage you get by 70%.

The 5th tip: Keep the aim on the same height as the enemy’s head!

Players who moving the mouse less, usually aiming much faster and better. While walking try to keep the aim at the height of your enemies’ heads. Why? Because many players (not just in Valorant, but in many shooters) walk and keep their aim to the ground, which is a real problem if you faced the enemy.

Keep your reticle on the height of your teammates’ heads before the start of the round will be a nice training.

How Peer-to-Peer Innovations Are Shaping the Future

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May 22, 2020

Considering the circumstances everyone is currently living through, the economy of all countries has been suffering with millions of people out there complaining about this. Even e-commerce platforms are not exempt from criticism and negative reviews. However, with the emergence of peer-to-peer (P2P) innovations, which have many versatile applications to appease both customers and sellers, experts now believe that they are going to shape our near future. While it may be tempting to a lot of people to just ignore all these new applications and stick to their traditional services, the positive prospects that P2P innovations offer may make you change your mind. In this list, we compile a couple of brand-new P2P innovations that may affect our future for the better.

An Intro to P2P

Before getting into the technical details, we should have a general idea of what P2P means. Nowadays, everyone has been working from the comfort of their homes and ordering products online with the press of a button. What a P2P marketplace does, is facilitate this process without any geographical boundaries getting in the way. It works well with most business owners, especially if their business is multinational. P2P networks will help you contact your customer directly, negotiate terms, prices, and deliver shipments to their door in time such as the case with international P2P marketplaces like Amazon.

Reachability Will Reach New Boundaries

There are multiple P2P platforms that work on their reachability to their customers. As we’ve mentioned before, P2P focuses efforts on reaching and contacting customers across the world in a record time and delivers shipments in an even shorter time. The P2P e-commerce gurus from Cahoot state that a proper communication system will detect which warehouse is closer to your location, so it can deliver your package or shipment in a shorter amount of time instead of deploying someone to deliver them from a warehouse that is across the country from you. This will reduce the costs of delivering shipments, will allow you to tap into a wealth of customers from different places, and build trust in your brand’s name, which is something that can help your business grow even more.

P2P Improves Search Engine Results

Contrary to how normal search engines work, a distributed search engine means that there are no central servers. Thus, work processes like mining data, processing queries, handling transactions, and more, will be handled by several peers. This conforms with the idea that the P2P systems are decentralized models and there is no one point of control. P2P search engines are client server-based, which means that your search query will be processed according to the P2P servers you’re connected to. This means that you will have access to different information from all the servers you tap into, but the downside of this process is that not all servers can give you useful information. However, a distributed search engine gives us new ideas on augmenting search engines to get better results.

P2P Lending Services Will Help You Achieve Your Financial Prospects

There are many P2P lending platforms on the internet and using them is fairly easy. As a generation that has suffered from the consequences of multiple financial crises, many young investors would like to transfer their investments to more reliable sources to finance them or protect their interests. While there isn’t a definitive safe platform in which you can invest your money, P2P platforms are proving to be reliable each day. Because millennials are hard-wired to employ technology in all aspects of their lives, it is only natural that they orient their interests toward services that are tech-based like P2P lending. They’re easy to use, especially when it comes to building a diverse portfolio. Diversifying your portfolio is mostly a safe-measure technique, which relies on you investing your money across multiple platforms as a safety measure against losses on a specific platform. This way you won’t have to lose all your money in one go.

P2P Insurance Model Might Win over Traditional Insurance

P2P insurance, or social insurance, works in a shared network where all individuals will combine their premiums, so as to reduce the risk and decrease the conflict that usually occurs between policyholders and an insurer due not paying their premiums. The idea of this insurance is that it includes people that have the same interests (friends or family members) who will have control over their insurance policy, as well as transparency. What is new about this model is that it brings the traditional pooling of premiums and also sharing losses with a group of people using technology (like blockchain technology), which provides a product that more people will be more comfortable using due to the level of trust it has garnered over a short time. While the P2P model is still undergoing changes and not that many people opt for it, it still provides new developments that will impact the insurance sector in the future.

Pawn Shops

P2P innovations all seem to operate on the idea of transparency, trust, and fairness. This also applies to the emerging P2P pawn shops (like Unbolted) that we see on the internet. They are challenging the traditional pawn industry rules and the terms of secured lenders by setting up new ones of their own. They take into consideration that people of this generation appreciate transparency, so they offer it. They also give them better rates and control over their own loans. There are no strict rules over what they’re applying for, as they can choose any item of their preference and upload a picture of it to the platform of the service provider. Once they deliver said item, the money will be on their account in a short time. While the interests are collected day by day, borrowers can still take back their assets anytime they want.

P2P applications and innovations are diverse and almost make their way in many financial and commercial fields. They may not be quite popular among people right now, but they certainly promise a better future for our e-commerce. However, because nothing is inherently risk-free, be sure to do your research and evaluate risk before you choose to invest your money in any of the services mentioned above.

Knowing the Worth: How to Determine Your Property’s Value

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May 22, 2020

Selling your house and property can be an extremely stressful time. You have to first deal with finding a new place to live and then moving everything into that new house. After that, you then have to determine how much your property is worth and how much you should sell it for. While that might sound easy, it can be extremely difficult. Selling a house for too little will cause it to sell fast, however, you will lose out on a lot of possible money while overcharging will result in the house sitting on the market for an extremely long period of time and possibly not even selling. Therefore, you must determine the value of your property before listing it so you can make a proper decision. Here are some ways that you can determine the value of your property.

Contact a Real Estate Agent

Real estate agents are perfect if you want to get an accurate appraisal of what your house is worth. As they work in the market and look and compare listings every day, they have a good idea of how much a house is worth and what you can do to add more value to your home. The one downside to having a real estate agent appraise your home is that it will cost money to do so, however, the number they give you will be a fairly accurate representation of what you can get for your house. A professional can provide plenty of insight into your home and will give you a complete breakdown of every room in the home along with the property around it. If you want the most accurate price you can find for your property, spend the money and contact a real estate agent to help you value your property.

House Buying Companies

When first looking at determining the value of your house, a house buying company might seem like a strange solution, however, they are extremely useful at helping you figure out what you can get for your house. It is important to understand how these house buying companies work and what you can expect from them.

A house buying company looks to quickly buy houses from those looking to sell and then later selling them to a buyer when the price is right. They are a great option for those looking to sell their house in record time. These companies will send someone to appraise and offer you an amount for your house. It is important to remember that with this quick solution, these companies will give an offer that is slightly lower than what you can receive on the market. The reason for this is that they can take the home off your hands instantly instead of leaving it on the market for months if not years. Therefore, you can look at house buying companies for two different options. If you are looking to get a quick appraisal on your home, a house buying company can help give you a low-end number that you can use to estimate the actual value. If you are looking to sell your home quickly, these companies can help you as well as they will quickly take the home off your hands and resell it to someone else. Using a house buying company is a great way to determine the value of your house.

Look at the Comparative Market

If you are not looking to spend money getting your house appraised, then you should look to try and find the value of your home yourself. This can seem like a rather intimidating task, but if you know what to look for, you can easily get a ballpark estimate of what your house can get on the market. A house and its property are priced upon two things: the location of the property and the value of the property and the home. Therefore, you have to take both of these into consideration when estimating your house.

This is where the comparative housing market comes in as it will allow you to take a look at other houses that are listed on the market. Your first goal should be to find a house in a similar construction to yours in the same area. If you can do this, then the price of your house will be extremely similar to the one that is currently listed. If this is not an option, you have to break things down by determining the price of your location and area and also determining the price of your home. Determining the price of your location can be done by looking at any houses that are up for sale around you. By doing this, you can determine if your area is an expensive place to live or not. Once this is done, try to find houses similar to yours in other locations. Now compare these locations to each other. If your housing location is considered to be better than the other, you know your house will sell for more. You can then use the information you gained from houses in your area to see how much value should be added. Using the comparative market does take a lot of work, but with enough practice and experience, you can find the value of your home and property by yourself.

Even if you do not plan on selling your property, knowing how much it is worth can be a great help. It can allow you to determine if you need to invest in certain insurance for your home and it can also make you consider selling if you know prices in your area are going to fall short. While the most accurate appraisal will come from a real estate agent, you can use a house buying company to help you determine a value, or you can go about determining it all by yourself. It all comes down to which option you are most comfortable with pursuing. How do you plan on finding out the value of your property?

8 Ways to Optimize Your Business

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May 22, 2020

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Small businesses face many challenges in this day and age, especially with the added pressure of the Coronavirus pandemic. In fact, many businesses have had to realign and change the way they operate to reflect the realities of the situation. Notwithstanding this, many businesses still struggle to stay afloat after the first year bounce and they need to think outside of the box to stand out from the pack. Here we are going to take a look at the 8 most effective ways to optimize your business and ensure success for many years to come.

1. Social Media

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You will be surprised to learn that the majority of businesses may only use one type of social media and even then in a very basic fashion. Maybe you’re only using Facebook when you need visuals of your goods so Instagram would be better? Think about what media would be appropriate for what you are trying to sell. Sell your brand, not just your products, and you will find levels of engagement will increase as you position yourself as an expert.

2. Networking

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For some people the idea of dragging themselves out of bed at 5 am for a breakfast networking session is a nightmare, but this is exactly what you need to do if you want to optimize your business. Get out there and get talking to other people in your field. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.

3. Host events

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Maybe you are struggling for traction in your area, so why not hold an industry event where you invite all the players from your market. Not only will you be able to see what your competitors are up to, but you will have all your potential customers in the same room too. This is a win-win opportunity to add growth to your business and to develop new relationships.

4. Use technology

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You’ve always seen yourself as a bit of a Luddite and now you’re surprised that your business is stuck in the dark ages and you are using antiquated technology relating to payroll or human resources issues. If so, why not visit here, and you can take advantage of the payroll and HR systems on offer to streamline your business, saving both time and money? You can then allow yourself to concentrate on the important things, i.e. making money.

Whatever the technology you use you will need access to expert IT support like Netstar to make sure your systems are secure, working correctly, and supporting your growth.

5. Encourage feedback

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Encouraging feedback is a great way of doing market research. Ask your customers to fill in surveys and questionnaires and you’ll receive valuable information about both the good and the bad aspects of your business. Have customers post positive reviews on your website and promote that feeling of success that will ultimately breed more business. Best of all encouraging feedback is free so it will not hamper your marketing budget.

6. Build brand awareness

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Building brand awareness is crucial if you want to optimize your business. Why not hold community events or sponsor a local school or youth club? Fostering goodwill in the community is vital to growing your business and raising your profile, the more the general public sees you participating in local life, the more they will trust you to deliver with your products and services.

7. Reward loyalty

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It is a well-known business rule that it is much easier to sell to an existing customer than it is to find new business, and this will save you time and money on pricy marketing costs. Make customer loyalty your number one priority by creating loyalty programs with Growave on Shopify. For example, if you run a bar, offer a scheme that for every 10 drinks you buy, you will get one free. Maybe you could offer long term customers preferential access to new products? Small perks will make customers feel special and will go a long way to drive brand loyalty and repeat business.

8. Listen to your customers

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Ever heard the saying ‘the customer is always right’? Well, in business it pays to listen to what your customer wants. If enough of them suggest an alternative to the way you are doing things, then maybe they have a point and it might be worth changing tack. Be adaptable to your customer’s needs and if the market landscape changes, for example, due to Coronavirus, then adapt to it. There is nothing worse for your business than treading water.

As we have discovered there are many different ways to optimize your business, from incorporating new technology to allow you to concentrate on the prescient matters, to building brand awareness and encouraging feedback so that you can offer the customer exactly what they want. Networking and holding events will allow you to position yourself as the go-to company in your community, so get out there and start optimizing your business!

7 Great Job Opportunities For the Future

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May 22, 2020

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There’s a famous saying that goes, “work to live, don’t live to work”. This means we should be using our job to enable a fulfilling life that we can enjoy, not living our life to work. This is an important thing to remember as many of us get stuck in a rut in regards to our professional lives and we end up putting aside everything important to us, for the benefit of someone else. To have a healthy life, we should be working a job we at least don’t mind and one that pays us for what we are worth. Too many people are in jobs they hate just so they can survive the next month and this is not ok. If you find yourself in this situation then it’s time to bite the bullet and look at what else you can do, the world is your oyster and anything is possible when you dedicate your time and energy to it so let’s look at some amazing opportunities you could invest yourself in for the future.

Financial

There are loads of jobs in the financial sector and depending on what you find interesting, you could find something that suits you perfectly. The world revolves around money so there will always be a high demand for workers, and all at competitive pay rates. If you’re worried about gaining the qualifications to work in this sector there are jobs available that don’t require you to have qualifications coming out of your ears. Becoming a Loan Officer is a well-paid job that requires some training first. Professionals of this website provide information on the job details of this career. Helping people reach their dreams is a huge part of the job and you’ll receive great job satisfaction.

Medical

The population is rising which means our need for medical staff is on the up as well. If you are in a position where you can concentrate your learning toward a medical subject then I would recommend you do so. It’s a passionate job that comes with enormous job satisfaction and an incredible sense of self-worth. On top of that, many roles are very well paid. It’s important to remember that in this field the work is difficult and will often require you to complete long shifts.

Technology

This is the fastest-growing sector you can work in. There is constant innovation and always something to develop. Getting a job in the technology industry is hugely exciting as you’re on the front line of developing technology and essentially making the world a better, safer, more interesting place. There are plenty of sectors you can go into from coding to IT management. I’d go as far to say there are probably areas of the tech sector you will never hear about unless you’re working within certain companies.

Education

The world is in desperate need of amazing, inspiring teachers, from the early years to university professors. This job requires dedication and patience but is one of the most rewarding things you can do with your life. Teaching others to better their lives gives such an incredible sense of achievement, and not only that you’ll probably affect your students’ lives positively. I remember all the teachers I had that helped me along my educational journey and I will always remember the lessons I learn from each one. Those that go out their way to help make you work hard, it’s no longer just for yourself but for them too.

Construction

There will never be a situation where a professional within the construction industry isn’t needed. It’s a skill that is invaluable to the entire planet and will be needed forever, even when machines start to take over some jobs there will still have to be people with the knowledge to run them. You’ll find a sense of accomplishment within this industry whenever you complete a job, some people live for accomplishment so if you’re the kind of person that loves building things, and getting it done, then this is the industry for you.

Analytics

In every business, there will come a time where the owners and managers will need to take a step back and look at their business. There are several reasons for this, mainly if a business isn’t performing as it should, but can also happen if a company want’s to expand or evolve. There are many roles in the world of analytics that are invaluable to a company, as a contractor you could be hired to come in and explain why a business isn’t performing. There’s big money in this so it’s worth considering.

Sales

Yes, that’s right, good old sales! No matter where you are working there will almost always be a sales team and if you’re the right kind of person for the job then you can make a fantastic career out of it. Sales comes naturally to some people, usually those with the gift of the gab, so if you can talk your way out of any situation you’ll more than likely be brilliant at selling. Choose something you love, that way you can sell it with passion and be able to make deals far quicker and with ease.

Deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life doesn’t come to you overnight, it requires a lot of time and a lot of thinking. Take your time to process your thoughts so you can make an informed decision over your career. Remember that work/life balance is a hugely important thing and it’s essential that you enjoy your life. There’s no point in doing anything if it’s going to make you miserable. If you’re in this situation then it’s not too late to change, now’s the time to do anything you want!

7 Marketing Tips to Grow Your YouTube Channel

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Billy Voss

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May 22, 2020

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We all live in a tech-driven era, which is the main reason why video marketing has been increasingly popular in the last decade. Although popular social media platforms – such as Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat – allows us to record and post our videos, YouTube is still the largest platform where you can do so.

However, if you are just starting out, you might be wondering – what can I do to grow my YouTube channel? Well, the answer to this question is exactly what this article can provide you with. Let’s take a closer look at the text below that will feature a list of 10 marketing tips that you can utilize for building your profile:

1. First Things First – You Must Complete Your Profile

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Now, this is the very first step that you should take if you did not already do so. You should ensure that you totally filled in your profile on YouTube. Add all social media links that you have, write an interesting and appealing description, and provide users with a way of contacting you if they want to learn more about what you do.

Once you are done, do not forget to brand the channel, which is quite important since it will visually represent you or your business, hence, you can easily build brand awareness. There are a few things that you should do, including adding a thumbnail & banner, watermarking all of your content, customize an intro and outro for all of your content, and have a customized thumbnail on your posts.

2. You Should Post Several Times During One Week

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A wide range of studies concluded that individuals who posted several times during one week on YouTube managed to perform better and, they also received more views. If it is possible, consider recording and posting 2 to 5 times every week, especially if you are a beginner. Posting regularly will also build your audience and improve their place in YouTube’s algorithm.

If you want your recordings to work well in the algorithm, you can also choose to record content that has similar or same topics, and if you choose to do this, do not forget to create a specific library where your audience can view one post after the other, which boosts the watch time, as well as provides them with a reason to subscribe.

3. Each Video Needs to Start With Something Interesting

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How you make the recordings appealing to your audience will depend on the content you produce and yourself. For instance, if the content features a DIY project that you are working on, you must show how the end result looks like. If your project is beautiful and successful, your audience will be interested in seeing how you did it.

Yet another way to attract more people is to tell compelling stories – which is something all of us love. When you begin the recording with an interesting topic, individuals will want to watch it until the end and see what happens at the end. If you are interested in seeing some ideas that you can try for your content, check out Trendlor for more information.

4. The Titles And Intro Should Be Shorter

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Do you know when you open a website and it takes forever to load, so you just end up opening a different one? Well, the same happens with videos, especially since attention spans can be short for many people. A long intro and title at the start of the recording might make people quickly lose interest.

This is why you need to focus on making your intro, title, outro, and credits short and attention-grabbing. In fact, most experts recommend that the entire opening should not be longer than five to ten seconds. This will help you with retaining your viewers and actually encourage them to watch until the end.

5. The End Screens Are Important Tools

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Since you are trying to improve your brand and profile, do not forget to utilize end screens. They are basically interactive tools that can be linked to other things, channels, websites, or even playlists. This can cause people to watch more videos, visit your website, and subscribe to your services.

Keep in mind that you can add these interactive tools only in the last twenty seconds of the recording, hence, always create a plan where you will add them and when. Another thing that you can try is to frame the title of the video, hence, creating more space for the end screens to appear. When you continue talking while the end screens appear, the viewer is most likely to engage with them.

6. Your Videos Need to Be Distraction-Free

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This is something that you must focus on – longer stops, talking with other people, going back and forth from one topic to the next, or just boring people with random talk can destroy your channel. This is why you must try and make the videos appealing, interesting, as well as fun for all of your users.

Do not talk about things that are unrelated to the title of your post, and if you stray away from the main topic, ensure that you are at least talking about something that is engaging. This is something that can be a story or visual representation. Whatever it is, do not give your audience a reason to click on different content.

7. The Thumbnails Need to Be Fun And Clickable

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Did you know that the thumbnail you choose can either break or make your success? Let’s be honest, no one really wants to click one that is low-quality or that features something unpleasant. Besides this, you should also think about the suggested videos. This is why your thumbnail needs to stand out from the crowd.

When you appear in the suggested category, YouTube is literally encouraging your profile by telling people that they might enjoy your video as well. The clicks also register with the platform’s algorithm, which is why you should be extra careful with what you choose.

Conclusion

As you can see, there is a wide range of things that you can do in order to build your YouTube channel, as well as become more successful at what you do. So, now that you know that there are various tips that you can implement, do not waste any more of your time. Instead, opt for some of the strategies mentioned above, and start working on growing your channel right away!

Guide to Overcoming Anger and Stop Being Vengeful

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Daniela Meyer

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May 22, 2020

Anger is a normal feeling, and one of the many emotions humans feel. In some circumstances, it can be motivational and motivate people to get things done. But it can be troublesome when it leads to aggressive behavior, abuse, or physical harm. People say that words are spoken, and actions are done in anger often leave you in regret. This is one of the many reasons why controlling anger is essential.

Not realizing the importance of anger management and relying on the practice of “just letting it out” every time you’re angry may only make things worse. There have been many instances in the past that proves that letting your anger out on someone or something has led to life-long regret and great loss. People often fall into the pit of crimes which start from the bottom on the intensity of the scale and reach to the top in no time.

A very famous story, The Cask of Amontillado, shows the anger of a man who slips into a heinous crime by murdering a fellow man after being insulted. Being insulted infuriated him, and he had an urge to take revenge for the humiliation. The state of being angry can alter one’s thinking process, and they are unable to think clearly and rationally. With no concerns about the consequences of their actions, they take revenge, which often leads to life-long regrets and trauma.

Many people have researched this story and extracted different behavioral changes from the characters. Several research papers refer to this story and use the central plot to depict a person’s neurological behavior and the urge to get revenge. StudyMoose has published many essays and sample essay questions that can help you understand the importance of anger management and controlling feelings and emotions.

Sometimes, it is not easy to control anger; however, certain practices can help you remain calm when you feel yourself getting mad. Different people have different ways of letting out. Some can be extremely aggressive, while some people choose to stay quiet. People who are aware that they burst out in anger and have a harsh behavior should try to overcome it. Consulting a therapist and psychiatrist is a standard solution for most. But if you want some quick and easy hacks, here are some ways you can stop being angry and control your reaction:

Take deep breaths

Your breathing becomes speedy and frequent when you are angry. Reversing this process can help calm you down. Taking deep and slow breaths can calm your nerves and help you be more relaxed.

Letting it out is not the solution

You must have been told that venting out your anger is an efficient solution. While it’s true for the short run, in the long run, it can have a negative impact on your mental health. People that have a habit of taking their anger out through physical activity, such as punching things, need to be extra careful not to harm themselves or those around them.

Stop talking

As mentioned earlier in this article, some people choose to stay quiet in anger. However, those that let anger out should also practice staying quiet. It may be very hard in the beginning, but eventually, it might end up saving a relationship. These moments of silence will earn you some time to think the situation through and calm down.

Take time out

Staying away from people for a while is a good option too. It can help you think about the whole situation in peace and restructure your emotions.

Keep a journal

Making a routine of writing anything that upsets you in a journal can help decrease the number of times you get angry. When you are aware that your anger might escalate, you can sit and write it down in a journal. This is one healthy way to vent it out.

Talk it out

You can always sit with a friend or a family member and share what you’re going through with them. Sharing your anger with someone can lead to practical solutions. Also, it will always put your heart at peace.

Reappraisal

When you get angry, you can reassess the situation. It’s essential to practice empathy and keep into consideration that the person you’re angry at may be dealing with something very serious. Maybe their pet died, or their friend passed away. Thinking about different possibilities and justifying other’s behavior can change your emotions from anger to empathy. When we change the way we think, we change the way we feel. Reappraisal can shift the negative energy you feel when you’re angry into positive energy, changing the mood entirely.

Getting professional help

Seeking help and counseling is never a bad idea. Your therapist can tell you how to get rid of anger issues based on your personal behavior and situation. They can assess your life and personality and suggest ways to help you get rid of your anger and control your emotions.

Conclusion

Your anger doesn’t only affect you, but it can also hurt the people around you. Such reactions can alter your relationship with many people, and you may do something you never meant to do. In every society or religion, controlling one’s anger is a trait that is valued. Your own happiness and the happiness of those around you is often based on how you react to situations. It’s important to remember that anger is a very normal emotion that comes from time to time. The problem is not getting angry. It’s the way you let it out and react to it that can be problematic. Hence, managing and controlling anger is very important.

3 Ways Technology Is Changing The Way We Learn

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Billy Voss

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May 22, 2020

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Technology is now advancing at breakneck speed. We have reached the point where increases in computing power greatly outpace our ability to fully put that computing power to use. In a sense, we don’t have time to appreciate the power of today’s computers before the next generation comes along and makes everything that came before it obsolete.

That’s why it is so important to occasionally stop, take a break, and reflect on the ways that modern technology is changing our lives.

One of the most fundamental ways that technology has changed us is by altering the way we learn.

As the world around us continues to change at an accelerating rate, we have to get better at playing catch-up, and we are!

Let’s look at some of the ways we have harnessed technological advances to become better learners.

1. MOOCS/Online learning

The most obvious way that technology has changed the learning environment is through the introduction of online learning.

Today, anybody can access courses being taught at Harvard, MIT, Cambridge, and a whole host of other universities without having to pay a penny for the privilege. For example, right now you can watch the lectures from Harvard’s introductory computer science course online completely free. If computer science doesn’t interest you, you could do a module on public health from the University of Geneva, or you can read all the lecture notes from MIT’s finance courses. All you need is a smart phone or laptop and an internet connection.

Of course, you don’t get the certificate from the institution unless you pay for it; the certification is really what you are paying for when you go to those kinds of institutions (along with the access to incredible libraries, tools, and clubs). But you do get to watch the lectures, access the notes, and see the reading lists just like real students at these institutions.

Taking free courses like this from home would have been completely unthinkable before the internet age. Not only would these courses be inaccessible to everyone outside of the city in which they were taught, but if they were accessible, they would have cost a fortune!

The unique economics of the digital age means that, increasingly, highly-valuable, specialist information will be available for everybody to access for free.

2. Bio-hacking

Another interesting way in which technology has changed the learning landscape is through bio-hacking.

Bio-hacking is the process of manipulating or augmenting your biology to bring about drastic improvements in health or performance. The majority of bio-hacking research going on today focuses on improving health and lengthening the lifespan. But a sizeable minority of bio-hackers spend much of their time trying to improve every aspect of human performance – speed, power, learning capacity, productivity, creativity, everything!

As outlined by Brian Johnson, a bio-hacking expert writing at VAGA, people have been manipulating their biology to enhance cognitive function for a long time now. Whether it is your average Joe using coffee to sharpen focus and boost energy, or it’s an intrepid bio-hacker using implants and potent nootropics to boost information processing, bio-hacking has actually been around for a while.

But one thing that is definitely a recent phenomenon is the fact that potent nootropics are now widely available to the average person.

Right now you can purchase extremely powerful, high-spec, scientifically-proven nootropics online for less than $50 for a month’s supply. The top nootropics today are extraordinarily safe (especially for the potential benefits), reliable, and effective for improving learning, information processing, and cognitive function more broadly.

3. Tracking software

One of the novel ways that we have been applying technology over the last few years is by making wearable tech that tracks various things as we go about our days.

Wearable tech – watches, wristbands, glasses, etc. – was a kind of interesting novelty a few years ago. But already, wearable tech is relatively commonplace. We have gone from viewing smart watches as a space-age marvel to something lots of us have in less than 10 years. That is incredibly fast progress!

How does wearable tech change the way we learn?

By allowing us to track our learning.

If we can accurately track our learning, we can both more accurately gauge how much work we have actually done (rather than what we assume we’ve done) across a given week. This is significant, as one of the most common impediments to learning is the propensity of people to overestimate how much studying they have actually been doing.

Ask any student in the run-up to final exams, and they’ll tell you that they’ve been doing hours upon hours of revision in the library. But if you accurately tracked the amount of time they spent studying, you’d generally find that they spent more time staring into space than actually studying. If you were able to show the student that this was the case, they would probably find it easier to focus more on the task at hand and to correct distracting avoidance behaviors.

More importantly, we can see inefficiencies in the way we’re learning and correct them in real time.

Tracking our learning allows us to see which types of learning work best for us and to prioritize them over less effective methods or practices. In doing so, we can streamline how we learn, which means we can take in more information much faster than before. If we continually refine and streamline our learning process, we will eventually reach a point where taking in, processing, and storing information becomes a very straightforward process requiring little energy.

Conversely, tracking software – as available with wearable tech and smart phones – lets us properly evaluate our learning and to find areas that do not yield any benefits. We can then cut out those learning practices that do not match our learning style.

When you stop and reflect on the ways that technology has changed the way that we learn, one thing that probably leaps out at you is the fact that you don’t utilize any of them! Start taking advantage of the many opportunities available to you today and become a better, more effective learner!