Just over a year ago, after a month of lockdown, I was fed up

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I’d been in a job that I was uncomfortable with for too long. I wanted change. I wanted it badly and knew that time was probably the best I’d get to make it. After a period of thinking, brainstorming, and working out logistics, my little editing business venture was born! Fast forward to now—a year later.
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What it’s like to be young and unemployed.

ATP Kieran- A Life Story

Spoiler alert: it’s shit.

So I haven’t written a personal blog in something like 4 and a half years, so this could get messy. To sum up the last 4 years of my life, went to uni, became management of a student radio station, presented a radio show on BBC Radio 1 to 8 million+ listeners, started volunteering doing media for a women’s football team, got nominated for a national student radio award, graduated uni with a decent degree, got a decent job, got engaged to a wonderful girl, planned to do a PGCE so I could go into teaching… And then it all went to shit.

So after graduating I was fortunate enough to get an internship working in the marketing department of my university on an 8 month contract. I loved my time there, but ultimately, it was a fixed term contract so I had to have an…

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Time goes on…

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Lhyz13

So, here we go…

Three years later and we are having to revisit, not just for the fact that I really should do this more often, but also because my world is about to get turned upside down. I work for a big box retailer that has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and has decided that the store I work at is not to be part of the restructuring. No, they aren’t going to help me find a new job, nor did I expect them to. I feel sad for my co-workers, but to me, this is a blessing in disguise, the kick I needed to get out.

Okay, you may be asking, “Lhyz, why did you go to college for 6 years if you were just going to end up back in a box store?” It was to pay the bills. It was to keep my head above water…

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Amora Game Seeks Freelancers

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Cover mock In a few weeks, Amora Game will be releasing Art of War campaign setting. An anime martial arts inspired fantasy setting that is compatible with both Deluxe and Adventure edition of the Savage Worlds core rules. Amora Game looks to continue expanding the world of the San Empire through a series of small pdf releases, commonly called “one-sheets”. Amora Game has the intentions to release 36 one-sheets covering topics ranging from new Species, encounters, organizations, continuous adventures and world details.

In order to meet this hefty goal, Amora Game is looking to contract interested freelancers over the next couple of months starting the day after the publication release of Art of War. The company is look for fresh idea pitches to flesh out the world. They are also looking for writers willing to take on pre-outlined assignments. Amora Game looks to work with both established and new freelancers to…

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Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Assistant

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Freelance Services by Daisy Sison

What does a Virtual Assistant do?

A Virtual Assistant covers the gamut in terms of different tasks they can accomplish from travel to personal life to scheduling to Social Media Management which typically operates from a home base and anyone can be a VA, it’s either freelance or full-time job.

Business owners inevitably get drawn into the job

As a business owner, you’ll be taking on a project that requires you to wear many hats at the same time. The newer the business is, the more roles you are likely to have to fill. That’s why making the most of your limited time means creating to switch off, to be with your family or with your friends. Therefore, a VA can help you maintain your high productivity looking after your business.

How can a Virtual Assistant help you?

A Virtual Assistant can relieve workloads, they can maintain the daily task…

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