What do you do to ready your business when you’re about to take some time off?
Do you schedule your content in advance? Alert your clients and virtual assistant? Set up an autoresponder for emails?
While these are all useful and necessary steps to do pre-vacation, there are some less practiced, but just as critical steps, that many entrepreneurs forget to take that would help them relax on their vacation with the peace of mind that everything is being taken care of.
To see a full list of the tasks you should complete before you take a vacation, get my Pre-Vacation Checklist.
When I was little, my favorite time of the day was bedtime when my dad would sit next to me and tell me a bedtime story.
But the stories he told were special! My bedtime stories were Greek myths!
I couldn’t wait to hear about another adventure of Odysseus or a labor of Heracles.
The pictures of battles between mythical creatures would forever be imprinted in my mind…
What do you absolutely need to focus on if you’re serious about growing your business?
Marketing and sales? Social media? Customer service?
Actually, growth depends on something else. . .something you might not have realized or might be avoiding.
You’ve got to create systems—predetermined procedures for getting stuff done.
Systematizing can seem like the least of your worries. After all, as an entrepreneur, there’s always something else to do, another priority that has to be taken care of pronto.
It’s true.
Stephanie shared her feedback as a series of audio files in an Evernote Note. What’s amazing about it is that during the program Stephanie and I played with ideas about how she could share instructions or make notes, so that it doesn’t take her much time. I’m thrilled that Stephanie has found a way to share her thoughts in an efficient way! So here are a few of her wins as a result of taking Systematic Success 2.0. Click on the red folders to hear Stephanie’s feedback.
Julia McPherson is the founder of Innerspace Marketing. She helps entrepreneurs and small business owners build an online home through web and graphic design. She is a Certified ONTRAPORT Consultant and also works with Simplero. She loves helping businesses get the most from their marketing automation systems.
I had studied Natasha’s blog for well over a year and knew that I wanted to work with her. When the opportunity arose, I jumped at the chance: and declared 2015 as my year of systematization. I was hoping to improve my business systems and set myself up to hire someone in the near future.
When I discovered Natasha, I’d been using Asana for nearly a year and sensed that I could do a lot more with it, but wanted to shorten my learning curve by learning tips and tricks from an expert. I read a blog post she had written about Asana and was impressed by her Asana for Small Business Guide. I was hooked by her simple and effective techniques.
Verity Mace works in the field of travel. Her company, 360 Travel Sri Lanka helps visitors find their way and enjoy their time in Sri Lanka. Her other jobs are to own and run Ebb and Flow Jungalows. In addition Verity is an independent Life and Executive Coach.
Before Systematic Success 2.0
I was struggling to manage the information and processes for effectively running 3 different businesses.
I had a huge amount of information overlap. My computer was full of folders and I had notes and scraps of paper everywhere.
I’m a gadget girl. I’ll admit it. I still haven’t conquered my shiny object syndrome.
But sometimes, cool new gadgets are a distraction more than a helping hand. And sometimes, conventional tools used in creative ways can get you to brilliant solutions.
When it comes to systems for instance, my mission is to help my clients to get over the chaos, create clarity, and make impact. Because of this, I like to stick to three go-to tools.
Did I ever tell you how I came up with Evernote for Small Business guide idea? Actually, I was challenged to do that.
Once, in a conversation with Tara Gentile I made a comment in passing that Evernote is so powerful, you could run an entire business on it.
I just wanted to make a point that I don’t see the tools as a collection of features, but rather the ways you can put those features to use. But Tara, an Evernote fanatic, didn’t let me off the hook. Run a business on Evernote? She demanded that I create a resource to show how one could
Don’t worry; if you don’t really know — you’re not alone.
Most online business owners understand that they need a blog for their business, but many don’t really know why.
In my humble opinion as a professional blogger and content director, if you are a business owner with a blog, your blog should be supporting your business, simple as that.
I mean, if you’re spending time writing a blog, shouldn’t it be doing something meaningful to support your business goals — like earning you leads or making you more sales?
