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Employee Spotlight: Alex Frasier

Posted by on January 24, 2019 in General, Work Culture | 0 comments

Employee Spotlight: Alex Frasier

We want you to know more about our wonderful people (the lifeblood of our business), so we’re continuing an Employee Spotlight series to share a more personal side of LongerDays!

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Is an iPad a Reasonable Business Expense?

Posted by on January 17, 2019 in Business Tool Reviews | 0 comments

Is an iPad a Reasonable Business Expense?

iPads are definitely cool… But are they really necessary for an entrepreneur? Well, we’re not here to tell you how to spend your hard earned cash (or what to write off as a business expense), but the iPad does actually have some practical uses for people growing their businesses. So, if you’re on the fence – or aren’t sure if it’s much more than a glorified smartphone – this will help set the record straight! Maybe we’re biased, but here are 7 reasons to get an iPad: 1. Remote Desktop –...

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Employee Spotlight: Maggie Kelly

Posted by on January 10, 2019 in General, Uncategorized, Work Culture | 0 comments

Employee Spotlight: Maggie Kelly

We want you to know more about our wonderful people (the lifeblood of our business), so we’re continuing an Employee Spotlight series to share a more personal side of LongerDays! We asked a series of questions and decided to share the best answers for all the world to see. Today’s Employee Spotlight is Maggie Kelly! 1. What is your name? Hi, I’m Maggie! 2. What is your job title? TL in training. 3. How long have you worked for LongerDays? I have worked at LD for almost 2 months now! 4. Hometown? Where do you live now? I was born and raised in...

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WordPress 5.0: Update With Caution

Posted by on December 20, 2018 in Business Tool Reviews, Small Business Advice, Virtual Assistant Tasks | 0 comments

WordPress 5.0: Update With Caution

WordPress, the mostly widely used website platform around, has released a massive update to their editor… And it’s causing some trouble.

The new editor, generally referred to as Gutenberg (you know, like the printing press guy), is an effort to further simplify and streamline the user experience, and give people a better sense of what their posts and pages will look like upon publishing.

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JP’s Words of Wisdom – Advice About Business (and Generally Being a Good Person)

Posted by on December 6, 2018 in General, Work Culture | 0 comments

JP’s Words of Wisdom – Advice About Business (and Generally Being a Good Person)

Jason Pliml is the fearless leader of our LongerDays tribe. We recently interviewed him about his experiences as a software developer, business consultant, business owner, and dealing with life’s ups and downs.

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Meet Jason Pliml

Posted by on November 29, 2018 in General, Work Culture | 0 comments

Meet Jason Pliml

Meet Jason Pliml: business owner, consultant, family man, proud nerd, and head honcho of LongerDays.

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Grasshopper vs Google Voice: Phones for Small Business Owners

Posted by on November 19, 2018 in Business Tool Reviews, Working with a Virtual Assistant | 3 comments

Grasshopper vs Google Voice: Phones for Small Business Owners

Unless you want to be tied to your desk all day, you need a way for important calls to reach you on your mobile phone. Years ago, the only way was to forward calls to your mobile phone on the way out of the office – but then you run into the hairy situations of not being able to easily distinguish between personal and business calls, forgetting to set the forward, or customers getting your personal voicemail greeting… Nowadays, there are a host of options to solve this problem, but they are not all created equal. Two services that...

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Tailwind App – Use Pinterest Without Wasting Your Time

Posted by on November 15, 2018 in General, Work Culture | 0 comments

Tailwind App – Use Pinterest Without Wasting Your Time

We’ve found a great tool to limit your time Pinning and planning!

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Fighting Winter Blahs

Posted by on November 8, 2018 in General, Small Business Advice, Work Culture | 1 comment

Fighting Winter Blahs

For many folks, this is the time of year to hunker down and wait out the harsh season. If you aren’t going to be subjected to such conditions, you’re missing out! Although winter is quite a big change, there are ways to keep your energy, immune system, and mood at a high level without too much of a change to your lifestyle – or workday.

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Intro to Podcasting

Posted by on October 26, 2018 in General, Small Business Advice, Virtual Assistant Tasks | 0 comments

Intro to Podcasting

Podcasting is one of the most popular and rising forms of broadcast out there. There is something quaint about the format: almost anyone can do it, and for the time being, it’s an open frontier for ideas.

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