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Digg it UP - Business Automation - Automate or Suffocate
The Internet is bombarded with middlemen and rip-off artists masquerading as wholesale suppliers, or seeking to make money off of retail business owners who are searching for wholesalers. Unfortunately, these scam artists make it impossible to find real wholesale suppliers in the search engines.You see, wholesalers don't have to advertise to the public to find their ideal custom
Divide that by the hours you spend in a day doing routine work.
What if on your present income level your time is worth $20, $50, $100 an hour.
Would you pay someone that much to process orders? To answer email?
Yes, business automation will cost money, but when you run through the numbers you may find it is costing you more NOT to automate.
Give this matter serious thought!
Business Automation - Self-Analysis
Ask yourself, "Is my business suffocating under a blanket of routine tasks which I am DOING, DOING, DOING each day
Controversial as it sounds, you don't need a lot of special training or knowledge to analyze a business you want to buy. You don't need any special degrees or training. And you don't need to empty your bank account.One of the things you may want to invest a little cash in (although not a lot), however, is when it comes to analyzing the inventory.In fact, I heartil
As small internet business owners pick up speed they run the risk of being overwhelmed by daily routine tasks which consume so much time they can choke the life out of future business development.
Business owners need time to plan, develop new strategies, advertising campaigns and products. This time is as essential as air for life.
Why Automate?
But how can the small business person develop future business and at the same time cope with the growing work load increased business generates? Answer: AUTOMATE!
Michael Gerber in his excellent seminar "The E-Myth" describes a trap many fall into which highlights the need for business automation.
They are so wrapped up with DOING IT, DOING IT, DOING IT, they never have time to step back and see just where they are going.
He draws a lesson from McDonalds. Can you imagine? A multi-billion dollar enterprise staffed by a bunch of fresh-faced teenagers!
It's All In The System
How do they do it? They have a system. It's the system that makes billions. Everything, literally everything, is automated. McDonalds is a model of business automation!
Can we learn a lesson from this in small business? Definitely!
Take a look at your average work day.
What do you spend most of your time doing?
- Answering email?
- Processing orders?
- Handling customer complaints?
- Sending follow up letters?
- Tinkering with your web site design?
Honestly, what consumes your time? More importantly, what can you automate?
For customer queries and questions, autoresponders are essential. (See resource box below for a free tutorial)
Put common answers or FAQ sheets in a standard message and put it on auto!
Create templates by writing standard paragraphs to cover frequent questions and cut and paste them into personalized replies.
What is your time worth?
If you researched a new product, or target market, what could that new campaign make for you? Can you estimate the minimum?
Divide that by the hours you spend in a day doing routine work.
What if on your present income level your time is worth $20, $50, $100 an hour.
Would you pay someone that much to process orders? To answer email?
Yes, business automation will cost money, but when you run through the numbers you may find it is costing you more NOT to automate.
Give this matter serious thought!
Business Automation - Self-Analysis
Ask yourself, "Is my business suffocating under a blanket of routine tasks which I am DOING, DOING, DOING each day?
About This Article The following question comes from a postcard marketing survey I sent to over 3,000 real estate agents and brokers. I compiled hundreds of responses to create a list of the most commonly asked questions. This is one of those questions.Question: Should I include handwritten notes on my postcards.Answer: As with many thi
Michael Gerber in his excellent seminar "The E-Myth" describes a trap many fall into which highlights the need for business automation.
They are so wrapped up with DOING IT, DOING IT, DOING IT, they never have time to step back and see just where they are going.
He draws a lesson from McDonalds. Can you imagine? A multi-billion dollar enterprise staffed by a bunch of fresh-faced teenagers!
It's All In The System
How do they do it? They have a system. It's the system that makes billions. Everything, literally everything, is automated. McDonalds is a model of business automation!
Can we learn a lesson from this in small business? Definitely!
Take a look at your average work day.
What do you spend most of your time doing?
- Answering email?
- Processing orders?
- Handling customer complaints?
- Sending follow up letters?
- Tinkering with your web site design?
Honestly, what consumes your time? More importantly, what can you automate?
For customer queries and questions, autoresponders are essential. (See resource box below for a free tutorial)
Put common answers or FAQ sheets in a standard message and put it on auto!
Create templates by writing standard paragraphs to cover frequent questions and cut and paste them into personalized replies.
What is your time worth?
If you researched a new product, or target market, what could that new campaign make for you? Can you estimate the minimum?
Divide that by the hours you spend in a day doing routine work.
What if on your present income level your time is worth $20, $50, $100 an hour.
Would you pay someone that much to process orders? To answer email?
Yes, business automation will cost money, but when you run through the numbers you may find it is costing you more NOT to automate.
Give this matter serious thought!
Business Automation - Self-Analysis
Ask yourself, "Is my business suffocating under a blanket of routine tasks which I am DOING, DOING, DOING each day
India is probably the leader of offshore BPO outsourcing, and there are certain reasons why executives in American countries tend to entrust their BPO needs to their Indian colleagues.Firstly, India possesses a well-developed system of higher education, which accounts for about 85,000 graduates each year, who can boast of a solid reputation in the international
It's All In The System
How do they do it? They have a system. It's the system that makes billions. Everything, literally everything, is automated. McDonalds is a model of business automation!
Can we learn a lesson from this in small business? Definitely!
Take a look at your average work day.
What do you spend most of your time doing?
- Answering email?
- Processing orders?
- Handling customer complaints?
- Sending follow up letters?
- Tinkering with your web site design?
Honestly, what consumes your time? More importantly, what can you automate?
For customer queries and questions, autoresponders are essential. (See resource box below for a free tutorial)
Put common answers or FAQ sheets in a standard message and put it on auto!
Create templates by writing standard paragraphs to cover frequent questions and cut and paste them into personalized replies.
What is your time worth?
If you researched a new product, or target market, what could that new campaign make for you? Can you estimate the minimum?
Divide that by the hours you spend in a day doing routine work.
What if on your present income level your time is worth $20, $50, $100 an hour.
Would you pay someone that much to process orders? To answer email?
Yes, business automation will cost money, but when you run through the numbers you may find it is costing you more NOT to automate.
Give this matter serious thought!
Business Automation - Self-Analysis
Ask yourself, "Is my business suffocating under a blanket of routine tasks which I am DOING, DOING, DOING each day
A current transformer is kind of electrical instrument, which is produced especially to provide a flow of current in the secondary circuit that is correctly perpendicular to the amount of current flowing in its primary circuit. To calculate current and monitor the operation of power grid Current Transformers are used widely and it is classically defined by its current ratio from primar
Honestly, what consumes your time? More importantly, what can you automate?
For customer queries and questions, autoresponders are essential. (See resource box below for a free tutorial)
Put common answers or FAQ sheets in a standard message and put it on auto!
Create templates by writing standard paragraphs to cover frequent questions and cut and paste them into personalized replies.
What is your time worth?
If you researched a new product, or target market, what could that new campaign make for you? Can you estimate the minimum?
Divide that by the hours you spend in a day doing routine work.
What if on your present income level your time is worth $20, $50, $100 an hour.
Would you pay someone that much to process orders? To answer email?
Yes, business automation will cost money, but when you run through the numbers you may find it is costing you more NOT to automate.
Give this matter serious thought!
Business Automation - Self-Analysis
Ask yourself, "Is my business suffocating under a blanket of routine tasks which I am DOING, DOING, DOING each day
A professionally prepared proposal is an essential part of the overall sales cycle and is often the only way some members of the customer’s decision making unit (DMU), find out about you, your company and your proposed solution. If you fail to adequately represent what you have to offer, all of that time invested in first locating the opportunity, initial meetings, qualifying etc, will
Divide that by the hours you spend in a day doing routine work.
What if on your present income level your time is worth $20, $50, $100 an hour.
Would you pay someone that much to process orders? To answer email?
Yes, business automation will cost money, but when you run through the numbers you may find it is costing you more NOT to automate.
Give this matter serious thought!
Business Automation - Self-Analysis
Ask yourself, "Is my business suffocating under a blanket of routine tasks which I am DOING, DOING, DOING each day?"
Then perhaps you need to break the grip around the neck of your business and let it breathe through well planned business automation.
Stop suffocating and start automating!
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