The Rock – #thinkbigthursday
#thinkbigthursday is our day to dream for something bigger than what we’ve got! So we’re gathering advice from people who have done more, gone farther, and we’re thinking big!
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Time Management for Entrepreneurs: Tips to Stay Sharp and Avoid Burnout via Salesforce #wednesdaywisdom
Time Management for Entrepreneurs: Tips to Stay Sharp and Avoid Burnout via Salesforce
Fantastic advice for avoiding burnout!
For those of us who didn’t suddenly become superhuman in 2015, we know that success this year will come from the same behaviors as in past years: hard work, perseverance, learning from mistakes, positivity, and time to recharge.
Here are a few tips to avoid professional burnout and stay razor-sharp when you feel that your personal life is paying a steep price for success.
Time Management for Entrepreneurs: Tips to Stay Sharp and Avoid Burnout via Salesforce
Marketing on Autopilot: Following Up
It’s important to put your email on hold sometimes – and the best bet is to create an auto-responder.
However – it’s also important to make sure that your auto-responder doesn’t delete or block your emails, and if you are like me – you still monitor them while on vacation to make sure that you don’t miss an emergency that only you can fix! (I hate that I’ve become so tethered to it – but if one of my clients has a website problem – that means their business is down for a week! That’s not good!)
I would encourage you to write your “away” message in such a way that they know you’ll be getting your messages, and if there is an emergency, you’ll get back to them. I would also let them know when you plan to return, and let them know if they don’t hear from you right away, to try again!
When you get back from vacation – go through your emails, and respond to each of them – giving a timetable when you plan to address the work or the concerns that have come in.
Do the same for your facebook and social profiles! Many times, people will post to your page, or write a message to your business profile – and then get upset when they don’t get a response. So it’s important to follow up with each post, comment, retweet, and message – so that you can take care of their needs! A late response is often better than no response at all!
Colin Powell on Success – #thinkbigthursday
#thinkbigthursday is our day to dream for something bigger than what we’ve got! So we’re gathering advice from people who have done more, gone farther, and we’re thinking big!
Guy Kawasaki tells us how to avoid social media “sins” …. #wisdomwednesday
Don’t offer more promotion than you offer value. That’s the first commandment. 🙂
Design Trends for This year! #wednesday Wisdom
Need a New Website or Logo? Design Trends for 2015.
There’s no denying that appearance matters. Everything about a company’s logo or website is chosen for a specific impact; promotional materials are discussed and planned for months.
While some design strategies are timeless, trends change. The visual layouts and pictures that worked five years ago won’t necessarily resonate with customers today.
What’s HOT in design this year? Check out this article!
Marketing on Autopilot: Scheduling Posts on Social Media
There are a number of options for scheduling social media posts… Facebook has a built in scheduler – but I prefer to use Hootsuite.
I pay for a subscription to Hootsuite, because I manage so many social accounts for my clients – scheduling posts across multple social accounts makes sense that way.
If you do a little leg work – you’ll be sure to find an affordable or free scheduling app to keep those posts going live when you can’t.
Let me say that I highly recommend hootsuite, and I’ve had great results with it. There is a bulk scheduling tool – which allows you to create a spreadsheet of all of your posts, and then upload it. While it’s tricky to keep the formatting just right – it’s a great tool!
Tune in next week for “Marketing on Autopilot: Scheduling posts on your website”
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Sam Walton on “The Boss” – #thinkbigthursday
#thinkbigthursday is our day to dream for something bigger than what we’ve got! So we’re gathering advice from people who have done more, gone farther, and we’re thinking big!
10 People Who Will Destroy Your Business via Entrepreneur Magazine #wednesdaywisdom
10 People Who Will Destroy Your Business via Entrepreneur Magazine
If you want to build a great business, you have to be very deliberate about whom you let into it.
Emotions and behaviors may circulate through social networks in patterns similar to what’s seen in epidemiological models of the flu virus. Every positive person you let into your life increases your chances of being positive 11 percent.
Haters Gonna Hate, right? Take a look at the ten people who will destroy your business. Excellent article!
10 People Who Will Destroy Your Business via Entrepreneur Magazine