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When hiring a new employee, one of the first things every business owner needs to think about is their budget. Offering a fair and competitive salary is very important if you want to get a skilled worker. However, the salary is only a part of the expenses that you take on when you hire a new addition to your team. …
The hiring process is never easy – and it gets even more challenging if you’re trying to fill a remote position. It’s not easy to decide whether the candidate is right for the job without meeting them in person. That’s why you need to put a little extra effort into the process when interviewing remotely. Aside from assessing their professional …
It’s a well-known fact that communication is crucial for successful teams. And for remote teams, the only way to effectively communicate and collaborate is by using the right tools. While many planning tools focus on project resources, expenses, and goals, you should also have good scheduling features that will help you visualize phases, deadlines, and milestones of the project. In …
When you have a remote team, one of the main things your employees need is a strong and stable internet connection. Although many websites recommend a minimum of 8-10 Mbps for download and 1-2 Mbps for upload, the necessary internet speed depends on the role of your employees. Are they just going to send e-mails and manage your social media? …
Even if you have experience with remote workers, managing a remote sales team can be challenging. With salespeople being naturally competitive and extroverted, there are several things you need to consider if you want your employees to feel engaged and inspired. Here are 5 tips on setting up and managing a remote sales team. 1. Improve Your Hiring Process The …
The first steps of setting up a digital agency are never easy. Because of this, entrepreneurs are usually very careful with their budgets. To minimize their expenses, they avoid hiring additional employees and try to do everything by themselves. As a result, the workload piles up and eventually becomes unmanageable. It’s no wonder that the majority of startups fail within …
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a huge part of every good marketing strategy. It’s not enough to just create interesting content on your website – you have to make sure that whatever you’re putting out there actually reaches the new audience that you want. For that to happen, you need to optimize your content. With SEO algorithms constantly changing, even …
For a business owner running a remote team, few things can be more dangerous than micromanagement. Sometimes it’s caused by employers thinking it’s the right way to run a remote team, but most of the time it happens subconsciously. Most micromanagers are completely unaware that they are being too controlling. So before you conclude that your workers are simply not …
You are probably familiar with the numerous benefits of running a remote team, such as generally lower expenses and a wider talent pool. And yet, having a remote team still entails some additional costs that you might not be aware of. In this article, we’ll go over some hidden costs of running a remote team. We will also give you …
No matter how carefully you select and hire your remote workers, there will probably come a time when you will have to fire one of them. And that’s not easy to do. In an ideal world, there would never be any need to fire anyone, but this is something that you cannot always avoid. Sometimes the person is just not …
