6 Ways to Be Better at Customer Service
Customer service is one of the most important factors in marketing because it leads to customer retention. Even if you only manage to keep 5% of your existing customers coming back, it leads to an increase of 25% in profits because customers are likely to make more purchases by 67%. It also costs up to […]
5 Major Signs It Is Time to Be a Freelancer
5 Major Signs It Is Time to Be a Freelancer In the United States alone, 53 million people are now living the freelancer lifestyle. The is one in every 3 people that have made the leap to live the ultimate freelancer lifestyle. There are many reasons why people are quitting their jobs, or changing their […]
Eight ways to start your day with more productivity
Eight ways to start your day with more productivity We all know the feeling, we plan to start our day with more productivity.. then something happens and we lose focus. Its a frustrating feeling, as deep down we would love to be more productive in our lives. Creating a plan with new habits that work […]
Change Your Outlook and Achieve Inbox Zero Using OneNote
Want to change your outlook on email and achieve inbox zero in Microsoft Outlook? Nothing makes me crankier than an inbox full of emails sitting there nagging at me to attend to them. The desire to achieve inbox zero is a fantastic notion for many people who choose to put off wrapping up loose ends […]
Six Signs You Are Cut out for the Remote Lifestyle
Six Signs You Are Cut out for the Remote Lifestyle A whopping 43% of Americans are now working remotely. Just let that soak in for a little bit. Times are changing, the remote lifestyle is highly desired and businesses are shifting to hire more remote workers. Some people, however, are not cut out for […]
Four signs it is time to make a career change
Four signs it is time to make a career change The average person makes a career change ten to fifteen times during his or her lifetime. The times of settling and staying put are over. We really are not meant to be in the same career for our entire lifetime, so why stay when […]
Why the AWDM course will help you attain the Freedom Lifestyle
Why the AWDM course will help you attain the Freedom Lifestyle To attain the freedom lifestyle, you have to learn the skills in order to make a serious living while traveling the world. The internet can become our best friend to be able to learn those skills, and be able to apply those skills […]
Graphic Design / Branding Fundamentals
So many people dream of a career in a creative industry, but far less people actually do something about it. For many people, becoming a Graphic Designer seems to be a job that dreams are made of – flexible, fun and positively overflowing with creativity, so they think to themselves, how could this possibly lead […]
Entrepreneurship, Athletics and the Similarities
The pursuit of athletic excellence and entrepreneurial success are very similar in many ways. Dedicated athletes and serious entrepreneurs exhibit many of the same characteristics. If you dream of succeeding as an entrepreneur or making waves as an elite athlete, you should keep reading this post. You must be fully committed. In order to succeed […]
Learn OneNote Conference
Have you been curious to see what Microsoft OneNote is all about? Are you already using OneNote, and ready to take your knowledge to the next level? Are you curious to explore how OneNote can be used to streamline your personal and business productivity? Why not check out the Learn OneNote Conference 2017 to help […]
CompTIA Training Suite
Careers in Computer and Device repair are in demand and the CompTIA Training Suite will help you achieve a great one! As a society, we have learned to love and embrace our devices and technology. We have integrated them into all aspects of daily life to make our lives more efficient, but what happens when […]
Get More Done by Doing Less First
Most days when I’m working on the computer I’m either in a rush or in the “zone”. Either way, I am trying to focus on the task at hand. Yet distracting thoughts will inevitably pop into my head like a series of exclamation points. Here is a peak inside my head and the intrusive thoughts […]
The Fastest Way to View Windows Side-by-Side Using your Keyboard or Mouse
A key component of mastering the basics of using computers is using your mouse and your keyboard to navigate the computer interface. When you open a program or an application such as Microsoft Word or an Internet Browser, a window appears. Often, we are multi-tasking and working with multiple windows open at once. Manually resizing […]
10 Ways to Boost Office Morale
Have you ever entered an office and asked yourself how people can even spend ten minutes there, let alone 40 hours a week? have you ever worked in a place where you get a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach as soon as you walk through the door? How about an office where […]
Charis Fajiculay – Digital Content Strategist
Somehow, I always I knew I didn’t want to work a 9-5 job. I never knew exactly what I wanted to do, but I didn’t like people telling me what to do. Throughout high school and later teenage years I worked every menial job you could think of. Cafe’s as a barista, waitress at restaurants, a cashier […]
Meet Kelly Marshall
Hi! I’m Kelly Marshall, an excitable tech nerd and Microsoft fan girl who loves sharing computer productivity tips and tricks with learners of all ages and skill levels. Many thanks to Q Academy and Q College – Learn to Code family for bringing me on board as the newest guest blogger to join the blog […]
Revenue vs. Profit
Many people who are starting a small business are unfamiliar with business language and may use the words “revenue” and “profit” interchangeably. However, they are definitely not the same thing. It’s important that anyone who is starting a small business or even a non-profit agency learns the difference between the two sooner rather than later. […]
Blogging For Business
Leverage “Content Marketing” to increase your sales. Blogs have been around for years, and their value is often overlooked when planning a digital strategy to increase corporate sales. The reason they are overlooked is that at first glance, blogs seem very labour intensive and they don’t outright show their value. What is a Blog Anyway? […]
Learning how to start my New Career as a Digital Nomad!
Hey everyone! What a whirlwind this week has been! Let me catch you up to date on what I’ve been learning! During last week’s tutoring session at Q Academy, Manny taught me how to set up profiles on Guru.com, Upwork.com and a couple other great websites where you can find work and build your experience […]
I’m Julie French – Digital Nomad
Hi! I’m Julie, The Fit Gypsy. I am a passionate health enthusiast who is now living the Digital Nomad lifestyle! That means that I work remotely from my computer while traveling this beautiful world that we live in! How it all came to be: I have worked various exciting jobs and careers up until now, […]
Becoming a Digital Nomad
The concept of working remotely and not having a brick and mortar office is not exactly a new concept, but if you take that concept and add travel to it, then you have the lifestyle of a digital nomad. Now I will be honest, I had never heard of this lifestyle until two weeks ago. […]
The Art of Managing Millennials
Millennials are a constant topic of conversation in my business, and lately I have been getting asked to give my thoughts on how best to manage millennials, or as I like to refer to them, as Generation Re-coursed. Re-course is a military term that is used when putting soldiers through training and while the solider […]
Facebook 102: Let’s Talk About Likes
Companies around the globe spend billions of dollars on social media campaigns, and the question that is always up for debate is “Do those campaigns actually relate to increased revenue dollars”? It is truly a slippery slope when it comes to how to answer that question, because people using Facebook to market often get confused […]
Hot Skills for Employment on Vancouver Island
We get a lot of people walking through the door of the Academy asking what the top “in demand” skills are in the current marketplace here on the Island. We have spent some time looking into what these are, and while they tend to differ slightly between industries, we identified the three common skill sets […]
Top Job Skills For New Hires in Canada 2016
Thousands of teenagers across the UK will have school lessons in mindfulness in an experiment designed to see if it can protect against mental illness.
