25 little business musts

The list below contains quick easy tips for you to make a difference:

  1. Use an email address with your business name rather than Hotmail or Google
  2. A website needs updates to your content and also it needs you to tell people you posted there – email, social media or other.
  3. Remember to invite people to comment on your blog – on the blog itself and on social media
  4. Watch what you attach to emails, not everyone appreciates all your pictures or use the same calendar as you do
  5. In your email signature include your website and email address as well as phone contacts
  6. Be careful where you post your home address online.
  7. Be careful what you post on social media, you can damage your reputation by posting some materials
  8. Contact all leads you receive as soon as possible (within 48 hours)
  9. When you put on an event thank people 3 times for coming: at the event, on social media and by an email follow-up
  10. Be consistent in your marketing materials – colours, logo, design – including your online presence
  11. Downtime (no client work) means either regenerate you or market your business
  12. Take care of you, water and feed your most valuable asset and breathe and exercise too.
  13. Service means treating people as you would like to be treated.
  14. No one makes money unless product moves
  15. A business is working properly when it pays you a wage that matches what you would have to pay someone to do your jobs
  16. Social Media is a tool for marketing, plan how to use it.
  17. Relationships matter more than dollars
  18. Hire people who can help you but be clear on what they can do for you and how you will both assess their performance
  19. Being in control does not mean you do everything
  20. Get feedback
  21. Do constant research
  22. Get testimonials – video them whenever possible.
  23. Test and tweak everything you do in business
  24. Make decisions early. Seeking more information is fine, procrastination will kill you.
  25. There is no try, there is only do or not do.

And an extra tip: "Can you afford not to spend money or time on some item or action" is the first question to ask in any decision making process.