Tackling the Tech: Simplifying Digital Devices, AI, and Everyday Tools

This episode focuses on two powerful features of Gmail that can help you save time and work more efficiently: Gmail templates and scheduling meetings directly within Gmail. Kristen Fitch guides listeners through the process of creating and using email templates, allowing you to reuse messages for common communications without rewriting them each time. Additionally, she explains how to seamlessly s...

Welcome to Tackling the Tech, the podcast designed to make technology simple and accessible for everyone, especially those who don’t consider themselves tech geniuses. Host Kristin Fitch brings over 20 years of experience to help you master your gadgets, apps, and AI tools without the confusing jargon. Each week, you'll discover practical tips, tools, and tricks to improve your tech skills, from o...

The podcast delves into the pressing issue of our digital habits and the alarming amount of time we spend glued to our screens. Kristen initiates the discussion by presenting statistics that reveal the average American spends approximately 4 hours and 37 minutes daily on their smartphones—equating to over 52 days each year. This overwhelming data serves as a wake-up call, prompting listeners to re...

Discovering the untapped capabilities of the iPhone is the centerpiece of this enlightening episode of Tackling the Tech. Kristin Fitch, the host, expertly outlines five essential features that can revolutionize everyday tasks for iPhone users. The episode begins with an overview of the Notes app, emphasizing its powerful document scanning functionality. Kristin guides listeners through the proces...

On today's episode I recap highlights from my 6 part series Secrets to Optimize Your Website to Grow Your Traffic and Leads and share a few additional tips to grow your impact and income by using your website and making it your number one business tool. In part 6 of 6 of Grow Your Online Leads & Traffic, Learn My Online Growth Secrets WrapUp. And even if you don't consider yourself tech-saavy...

Are you ready to find out How to Make Your Website Convert? Learn why your website might not be converting now and how to improve your website to make it work for you. I share 6 main tips on what you need to do and provide a few extras that might be keeping your website from bringing you more business. This is part 5 of the 6 part series- Secrets to Optimizing Your Website to Get More Leads and Or...

Here are a few easy ideas to take better photos with your iphone camera. Learn 3 settings you can use to improve your photos of people using portrait, how to take better photos at night and take photos of nature including moving water. Ready to step up your photo game? Then learn 3 easy settings to change to improve your photos. Are you ready to simplify your online systems and tackling your tech...

On today's podcast learn why you need to start blogging to grow your traffic and leads to your website. Blogging is one type of long form content but what you might not know is blogging is an evergreen content marketing stratgey that can bring you traffic and leads for years to come with every blog post and pillar post (longer blog posts such as all-inclusive guides) you publish. Businesses that r...

Raise your hand if you got a iphone 14 or 14 pro for Christmas. I did. I did. Today I am going to share a few ways you can save time and be more productive using your iphone. Most of these features work on the older iphones as well. We talk about talk to text, transcribing, scanning made easy, emojis and more all with your iphone. Save your thumbs from an overuse injury and use your voice to do mo...

On today's podcast I talk about how to get organic website traffic from other websites and social media platforms. Links from other websites is often easier to get going then to rank high for a certain keyword phrase in google if you don't have long form content for that topic so this is an important strategy to get more prospects to your website. Today is part 3 of my 6 part series-  Secrets...

Want to learn the tactics to improve your search enginge page rank? Today I discuss 4 things you can do to optimize your website for better search results- these are things anyone with a website can do. This is part 2 of thee 6 part series- Secrets to Optimizing Your Website to Grow Your Organic Traffic and Leads. If you have made your website SEO friendly and optimized this is the episode for you...

Most of us want more leads but often we think we are already doing what we are supposed to do to get leads and wonder why we aren’t getting many people to sign up. It’s easier than you think to grow your leads and the best place to do so is your website- you have full control over your website and email list unlike social media platforms which ar always changing and your audience could be turned o...

On today's podcast I talk about shifting our mindset from Tech is Hard and I am not good at Tech to You are capable of learning the tech you need to have. I break down 7 keys to not only feeling able to tackle the tech for your business but also the truth behind how many online tools and platforms you truly need to master. Before we can dive into the 5 parts of how to optimize your website from to...

Welcome to Tackling the Tech. Today on the show I share 3 online tools that save me time when I am recording zoom (video or audio calls) by removing any background noise or sound in real time, a site that quickly removes backgrounds from photos and a easy to use site that lets you completely customize and take a clip of a long video and share it on social or as a promotion. Are you ready to simpli...

Are you thinking about starting a podcast or in the process of doing so? Or maybe you've started your podcast and you are still working to figure it out- well if any of these describe you then you are in the right place. On today's episode I share 3 questions you should ask yourself to decide if podcast is right for you and if now is the right time. I also share some podcast stats about the podcas...

On today's podcast I share my top 5 tools/products I recommend for podcasters and I also share 4 tips for launching your post or increasing your downloads and ranking for your podcast. Grab you pen and paper for this episode so you can take notes. Some of the companies I mention in today's episode are: Krisp.ai Recast.studio Zencastr & Riverside.fm Hindenburg (audio recording and editing) Capt...

On today's episode Kristin shares how Podcasting can elevate your brand and business to increase exposure, opportunities and leads. Today is part 3 of the podcasting series. If you are new to podcasting, are considering starting a podcast or weighing your options this is a great episode to listen to. Welcome to the Part 3 of the 4 Part Series on Podcasting Made Simple. Join Kristin as she makes te...

On today's episode Kristin wraps up the 4 part series Podcasting Made Simple and shares 4 Ideas to Build More Excitement around your business, or use some newer podcast options to grow your opportunities or revenue. Whether you are new to podcasting, or will soon be launching a podcast this episode will provide a few ideas for you to consider trying out. Podcasting Made Simple, How to Start a Podc...