{"id":8744,"date":"2020-03-27T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T05:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-510651-1620651.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=8744"},"modified":"2023-03-07T09:57:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T22:57:41","slug":"stressful-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agencyatlantic.com\/stressful-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying sane in these stressful times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This past month has gone from bad to worse to OMFG. What incredibly stressful times we are living in!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_f3db88-f5 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_f3db88-f5 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_f3db88-f5 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_f3db88-f5 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<p>I am an introvert so staying home isn&#8217;t a problem for me but the uncertainty and timeframe of how long the lockdowns are going to go for is hard!  I am a planner &amp; I can&#8217;t plan anything right now!   Having a lack of control is not suited to my personality at all!  haha <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst most people in the world are being affected in some ways, many of my friends &amp; all the clients of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyatlantic.com\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Atlantic  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Atlantic <\/a>provide close contact services so lack of earnings or lack of savings is making them all very nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have had so many clients and friends contact me, flipping out.  The advice I gave them is the advice I am giving myself <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Control what you can control and focus on getting through this the best you can <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Make a to-do list yadda yadda yadda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently I am good at advice, my brain is analytical but it doesn\u2019t mean I am not flipping out myself too!  My anxiety is thru the roof!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have post-it notes all over my office with inspirational messages reminding me its not the end of the world &amp; life will go on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"this-entire-thing-sux\">This entire thing SUX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a woman in her late 40\u2019s, fit and healthy, residing in a town in country NSW, Australia.&nbsp; According to what is being on said about Covid-19, I am not in the high-risk category from a health perspective.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a mental health perspective, I could be doing better, I am struggling to sleep and relax.  At least anxiety kills my appetite so I am getting a bit of a weight loss bonus lol <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My husband works in the city and usually comes home on weekends but for now, he isn\u2019t coming home in case he brings the virus back &amp; it&#8217;s passed around our family.  So that sucks as well but its got to be done for the greater good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cashflowouch-stressful-times\">Cashflow&#8230;(ouch) stressful times!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2 weeks ago we started to have clients ask to put their upcoming projects on hold, totally understandable in the time of a global pandemic.   Then I saw an article in the Independent:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/coronavirus-deaths-trump-stock-market-pandemic-economy-bankrupt-italy-a9394891.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Coronavirus will bankrupt more people than it kills \u2014 and that&#8217;s the real global emergency<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading that article gave me a massive wave of anxiety.&nbsp; So last Monday me &amp; my anxiety were up at 6am getting a start on the day and the week ahead lol&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"company-amp-personal-expenditure-\">Company &amp; Personal Expenditure <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First thing I did was look at my company finances.  I have been a Managing Director for 20 years so I learnt a long time ago to keep 3 months of expenses in case something happens &amp; we need it.  Which thankfully I have, so whilst I won&#8217;t be taking a salary my staff are safe for now.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am so glad I don&#8217;t need to fire anyone.  First, it would break my heart to have to let someone go during this time but secondly, it takes a lot of time to find someone who is skilled in <a aria-label=\"SEO  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyatlantic.com\/hire-an-escort-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"rank-math-link\">SEO <\/a>and open to working in &#8216;adult&#8217;, then training them in this niche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Fixed Costs Kill Businesses<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I went thru my company bank transactions for the last few months and found a company who I thought I had cancelled, wasn\u2019t cancelled. I was paying $80 a month for hosting that I wasn\u2019t using.&nbsp;  I also looked at the subscriptions I have &amp; what can go as they want not needs or looked at cheaper options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"digital-subscriptions\">Digital Subscriptions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a digital agency, we need tools and licenses and these can be expensive.  Big-name tools often work the best but cost big $s whereas less known &amp; cheaper products are well, lesser-known and sometimes not as good. But as we have time we can learn &amp; test some cheaper options.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found some good articles in the <a aria-label=\"News.com.au lifestyle  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"rank-math-link\">News.com.au lifestyle <\/a>section on services that are reducing costs or offering free trials etc during the pandemic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also looked at my personal finances &amp; monthly bills.  Obviously we don&#8217;t need Foxtel sports channel for the foreseeable future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keeping-busy-helps\">Keeping Busy Helps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am struggling a bit to keep focused.  Being a project manager there isn&#8217;t many projects to manage lol <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as I want to sit around and watch Netflix in my PJs eating chocolates, we have been working long hours, keeping busy &amp; doing all those jobs we never have time to do.  Like Redesigning Sarahs2cents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you like the new design of Sarahs2cents.com, it&#8217;s one of those jobs we never have time to do so YAY pandemic thanks for clearing our work schedule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also have time to blog for the first time in forever.  I am still slow, I started this one over a week ago ha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have updated copy, updated images, sorted out lots of the mess including On-Page SEO and a backlink audit.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a few more days of work on Sarahs2cent including working on our backlinks profile and I want to queue up social media for the next few weeks (I use Hootsuite) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also been working on a new website for Atlantic with new service offerings. I am a bit OCD (most technical SEO&#8217;s are lol) so we have been checking timings &amp; costings and all that before we launch something new in the next 2 weeks.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"audit-your-life\">Audit your Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My workweek is usually full of Audits.  As an SEO I do Brand Audits, Website Audits, On-Page SEO Audits, Off-Page Audits, Technical Audits, Content Audits, Forensic Audits, the audit list in my life is endless haha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auditing is basically going thru things with a fine-tooth comb and finding things you can fix, do better or do without.  So I have been doing a bit of this with my life.  Looking at what I have and what I can fix or do better<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have done a spring clean in Autumn and sorted out my wardrobe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do I really need all those shoes?  No, I don&#8217;t.    Do I really need all those handbags&#8230; Yes, I do haha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-new-things\">Learn New Things<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the office, we have been trying out new tools, processes and procedures to that we may want to use in the future.  I have been doing some online classes on things that I wanted to learn too.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this blog has given you some ideas on how you can help keep yourself sane during these stressful times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to reach out if you need any help keeping busy. You are always welcome to <a aria-label=\"guest blog (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agencyatlantic.com\/guest-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"rank-math-link\">guest blog<\/a> haha<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past month has gone from bad to worse to OMFG. What incredibly stressful times we are living in! 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