From the beginning of my professional life, I have never worked in any mode other than online. Since I got my first gig in June 2013, it was long before working remotely became so trendy. Or, as we can all remember, indispensable during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Whenever I look back, I have always had this urge to learn. I remember I had my favorite encyclopedia with different kinds of mushrooms that I loved thumbing through. I was just 5 or 6, so I didn’t understand what it was really about, but the book was hefty, and I had no doubt it was serious stuff, so studying it made me feel excited—like it was something cool.
I loved the smell of books. Strangely, not just those new ones, newly printed. They always spoke to me in a language that felt noble. And these older ones, with their yellowish, creased pages and handwritten notes, held personal stories of their own.
One of the first instances when I used circumstances to my advantage was when I was really young.
In the early 90s, Polish TV, like many other institutions, was slowly being reborn after years of communism. This included introducing some Western TV channels.
The first channel for kids to become available was Cartoon Network. But for quite a long time, no show or program was ever introduced with a Polish voice-over or even captions.
But my urge to watch Cartoon Network made me watch it anyway. As a little girl, I had this natural tendency to pick up languages easily, so just by seeing the context on-screen, I learned the basics of English. I would add some MTV stuff which, just like Cartoon Network, would come in the original English language.
I wasn’t aware that I was learning a language. My natural curiosity and the lack of typically ‘school-like’ circumstances made it fun. It was an endeavor of my own. I wasn’t just watching fictional characters on screen but living my own adventure.
Fast forward some 10 years, and I had no choice but to learn independently. I started being home-schooled at 17, and it wasn’t some traditional homeschooling. I got different teachers from my high school coming to my house where we had 1-to-1 lessons.
Then, also for health-related reasons, I always attended uni in a non-traditional way. And it was pre-Covid.
All these experiences made me realize how important the possibility of working and/or learning remotely is. That’s why I love the idea of combining both concepts and popularizing them, too.
Right now, I’m focusing on working in SEO. I can see the enormous significance of getting organic traffic because it goes in line with attracting people by providing them with the value they need. This also means you’re only attracting the right audience, making them more likely to stick around. So, it’s always a win-win.
If you’d like to discuss how we could boost your traffic, don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m always happy to discuss how I can help get your brand visible by applying some organic-oriented traffic magic.