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Hello,

I'm Carlo Borja

I am glad you have stumbled on my online portfolio!

I do online marketing stuff. My focus is on SEO and content marketing.

Currently, I am the Head of Online Marketing for Time Doctor. On the side, I am also a youth pastor, a musician and a coffee junkie.

I am online 24/7. Catch me in all of my social channels. Looking forward to connect!

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Education
Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

Bachelor of Science in Management Accounting


Experience
Head of Online Marketing

TimeDoctor.com

2011 - Present

Marketing Staff

Staff.com

2009 - 2011

Youth Pastor

CFCI Cagayan de Oro

2013 - Present

SEO and Online Marketing Consultant

Various Clients

2017 - Present

Community Manager

Google Business Group Cagayan de Oro

2011 - 2016


My Skills
SEO
Content Marketing
Leadership
Organization and Management

THE WORK I DO

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

I have worked with top SEO consultants and marketing experts and helped execute an SEO campaign which skyrocketed the organic growth of the company.

Outreach and Link Building

As part of content marketing and SEO, I have built significant experience in building relationships online as well as helping websites grow their domain authority.

Content Marketing

My specialty is that of marketing through various digital content channels. These include but are not limited to blogs, podcasts and social media channels.

General Virtual Assistance

Having built my career online, I have worked various online jobs and positions that involve helping company executive do their tasks more efficiently through outsourcing.

Pastoral Work

I am an active minister in our church community. I lead a group of youth leaders who are actively involved in community outreach and support.

Leadership and Management

I help teams become more organized and goal-focused. In my various line of work, I have worked with teams of 5 to 50. Plus, I can relate to people well.


Is Time Management Taking Too Much Time To Manage?

Time management is serious business regardless of the industry. In fact, the history of time management is quite interesting. The site thebalancesmb has an excellent explanation of the topic and accurately describes how a defined structure increases efficiency and productivity.

Read more at the Payoneer Blog

7 Tools for Managing Remote Teams

Today, more and more people are staying out of the office and working from home or other places. Modern technology has given us the freedom to work from just about anywhere, and many companies are taking advantage of this. After all, when employees have more freedom, they tend to be happier and get more done.

Read more at Small Biz Daily

The Art of Managing Remote Teams and Working Remotely as an Individual

We are thrilled to share today, on our blog, the first guest interview. We met with Carlo Borja, the Online Marketing Lead at Time Doctor, who talked about the art of managing remote teams and working remotely as an individual.

Read more at Great Content
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Showing posts with label Productivity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Productivity. Show all posts

Maximizing Productivity


I came home from the team retreat with one thought in mind: I want to be more productive at work.

So, I've thought of ways on how I could maximize my productivity while working from home.

That is why I got myself these 3 things:
  • A good work desk
  • A 23 inch monitor
  • A wireless keyboard
I basically just made my MacBook Air a full desktop and it's amazing. 


It's great how everything seems so different and more efficient when done on a big screen. 

I feel like I could get more work done. 

That's just the first step. I hope to get more ideas to maximize productivity at work. 

P.S. The Logitech K380 keyboard is fantastic!


 

How I Keep My Mind Alert


I stay in the computer for long periods of time.

It's actually pretty straining to the eyes. But, that is the nature of my job and pretty much everything else that I do.

So, I tried to find a way to keep those creative juices from flowing even if I decide to get off my computer.

The answer is The Rubik's Cube.

I don't know what this cube does to the brain scientifically. I just feel like it makes me alert and it helps my brain to constantly think logically and actively -- even during downtimes.

Every time I take a break from work and go off the computer screen, I pick up, scramble and then solve the cube.

My mind stays active even though I am not working. That means no slacking off during break times. So much win.

I recommend it to other people who are in the same boat as I am.

P.S.
I can now solve the cube in less than 40 seconds (as of this writing).

Put it in the calendar

I am not a really super organized person.

But, it's fair to say that I get things done.

I do quite a lot of tasks -- various tasks. My week easily gets filled up with appointments and commitments.

So, how do I get all of these done and not forget a single thing?

It's actually pretty simple.

It's not about having a super complex to-do list or a fancy app to remind you of things.

I just put the things I need to in my calendar.

Yes, you heard that right. Put it in the calendar. 

For every thing that I need to do every single day, I block certain times of the day when I need to do them.

This extends beyond work. This includes my personal tasks and other stuff I need to do outside of work.

That's really basically it.

Once I put it in the calendar, it automatically sends a signal to my brain that I need to do it.

You know, I really don't like it when people say they are busy. It seems like a lazy excuse. And, we all are busy. Who isn't?

I think those people just don't find time. And, finding time starts with putting it in the calendar.

Just do it. It's a really simple ritual. But, it makes things a whole lot better. Plus, it increases the chances of getting them done!

I felt lazy today... and it's okay.




Today, I was extra lazy.

When Is The Best Time To Work?


As a telecommuter who is working from home, I have the privilege of working on a flexible schedule.

That means I can work on any time of the day as long as I get stuff done and fulfill the necessary requirements.

For instance, right now we are experiencing 7 hours of power interruption daily. No problem. I could strategically schedule my work at times when power is available.

That advantage comes with a great responsibility by the way.

That is the responsibility of figuring out the best time to work.This is essential because having a flexible work schedule also means knowing when to schedule your 'work time' which is ideally when you are at your peak.

From my experience, there is no definite and uniform time for everyone. This is why the more I work from home the more I realize how inefficient the 9 to 5 work setup is where people are forced to be fully immersed at work at the regular 'office hours.'

The best time to work is actually when you are most productive. It is as simple as that.

However, figuring out that time is not as easy as it seems. It requires a lot of self-assessment and observation of your work habits and the results that come with it.

In my case, it took me years to figure out that I work best at 6-8PM and at 10PM to 1AM.

Obviously, I am a night owl. But, I can also squeeze out my brain to do great work at around 10AM-11AM.

I usually reserve my most critical tasks for those times. That is because these are the times when my brain performs best.

External factors also come into play. For instance, the current environment I am in, the temperature, the background noise and in most cases the coffee I drink (it has to be extra strong).

I continue to listen to my body though. As I grow older, I believe this will change. There might also be some brain hacks to change that. But, that is a subject for another research.

How about you?

When is your best time to work? When are you most productive? I would be interested to hear your stories.


Photo Credit: a.k.a. Pedestrian Photographer via Compfight cc

Productivity Killers

4 unfortunate, terrible and exhausting things happened today.

1. Intense heat 

From where I am at, it's high summer. Our temperatures range from 33 to 35 degrees Celsius with a heat index of around 39-40.

That is terribly hot. It's probably the hottest we could get all year round. I've been sweating like crazy the whole day.

2. Rotational Brownouts

Every summer here in Cagayan de Oro, we experience rotational brownouts. I'm not really sure why. I don't know much about it. But, it may be because all the power we have couldn't accommodate everyone or maybe they are just trying to fix some things with the power grid.

Either way, this daily three hour brownout is stressing me out big time.

3. Distractions

I work at home. For those of you who have been doing remote work, I'm sure you are very familiar with the usual distractions we experience on a daily basis when we are working from our own house.

Plus, we have 2 kids here. You know how they work. They were designed to get everyone's attention.

4. Colds

I always experience this. It's kind of my "regular sickness."


Add all these things up.

That leaves me having such a terrible headache as this day is about to end.

I need to be productive to still need to get some things done. But, my productivity is being killed by these unfortunate circumstances.

These productivity killers are hard to avoid. There's nothing much I could do to change the situation too. The only thing I could do is to hope that things would get better tomorrow.

How about you? Do you have your own productivity killers that keep you from being on top of your game on such a busy work day like this?
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Carlo Borja
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Cagayan de Oro, Philippines