Thought I'd share what some of our team has been up to while we've been social distancing! We've been taking classes, learning new skills (like making vinyl labels and putting them on our beverage containers!), and doing some organizing projects around our own homes. Check them out!
Working from Home? Get organized in your business!
We are not sure how long the stay-at-home restrictions will be in play but we like to look at the silver linings when difficulties face us.
For me as a business owner and an entrepreneur, I'm taking this time to dig into my company systems and finish up some additional offerings in terms of work I can do virtually.
I'm currently working on a webinar series for small businesses with employees that are in growth mode. But what I'm mainly working on are things that will make my business stronger when we can get back to doing what we love - which is working with our clients in their homes and offices. Since we can't do that right now, I want to encourage you to follow our lead and consider doing the following (if you don't already have good systems in place for these things):
create or revise an employee onboarding system with all of the relevant documentation and training
create or revise employee review systems
revise your client agreement (and save it with a date about when it was revised so you don't have to wonder later on)
organize your digital files to reflect your physical files (or the reverse) with folders and consistent naming conventions (I like Year/Broad Category/Detail)
set up rules and folders in your email inbox to keep your main email feed decluttered
set up a new project management app to streamline your systems (we use Basecamp and love it!)
organize your office supplies
enter all of those business cards into your phone and your email marketing or sales pipeline
write blog posts and create social media content to bank for when things get busy again
learn a new design program like Photoshop, Canva, or Illustrator
Need some quick office organizing tips to get started?
Edit your office supplies and store them in clear shoe boxes
Create a collection point for categories of papers (bills to pay, correspondence, etc.)
Enter all those business cards into your CRM (don't have a CRM - this would be a great time to set one up!)
Evaluate your storage systems - a credenza or bookshelf works perfectly for storing office supplies
Set up some cord management with ties & labels (keeps the cable chaos at bay!)
Break out the scanner (our fave is the Fujitsu Scan Snap) and clear up some of the paper clutter
Purge your paper files (and create a new file system if needed while you are at it!)
What do you most want the top producing REALTORS® to know about your business?
We make you look awesome to your buyers and sellers! Once a client is referred to us, we meet with them to create the full scope of work based on their needs and budget. Then implement everything and get it done.
You don’t have to do a thing except reap the benefit of our team making a listing shine and helping your client get packed/moved/unpacked in record time. We try to make it as easy as we can on everyone and are able to do this due to our systems and proce- dures we have in place.
