Ali Meehan, guest on the Rocking Your Role Show, shares her spring-cleaning business tips for busy business women.
If it takes too long to do, then for me, it may not happen; so here are my three quick spring-cleaning business tips:-
1. Review your Business card!
Do your business cards list your social media locations? Lots of people I have met haven’t added these onto their card. If you don’t have enough space to list them at http://about.me/ About.Me is a great free website where you have a page for your profile and it allows you to list all your online presence in one simple location. You can then copy the URL and use this on your business card (here’s mine http://about.me/alimeehan/) About.Me also allow you to generate your profile into a business card format too through Moo.com (another great resource). The first pack of cards comes free – you just pay for the delivery costs (about $5.50). The card also adds a QR code on the business card that contains your About.Me profile.
2. Review your social media presence
When was the last time you reviewed your bios on social media. Are all the fields completed? Sounds simple, but for instance, on Facebook have you listed your business links on your personal profile under the contact information in the about tab? Do these include links through to your website (or About.Me profile)?
Used up your 160 characters on your Twitter bio profile? Add your About.Me profile in the website address to make it simple for people to find out more about you and your business.
Update your image – give your images on all social media a refresh. Have a look at Canva – the latest free graphic design website with cool templates (for instance easily create a professional Facebook cover page) as well as download lots of royalty free images.
3. Review your promotion contacts
Do you have a hit list of contacts for your business promotion? Does this include magazines and newspapers, radio and TV producers etc.? Twitter is excellent for connecting with people who may be interested to feature your business. Quick tip – whilst you can follow the media’s account, you should also look at who the newspaper, magazine etc. follows. The majority would follow their journalists and writers. These are the golden nuggets to connect with and start your interactions.
Whichever spring-cleaning ideas you take away, don’t forget to share your spring-cleaning business tips too!
You can view Ali’s interview on You Tube
Jenny Garrett is the Executive Coach and founder of Reflexion Associates, a leadership and coaching consultancy. She’s also the author of Rocking Your Role, a how-to guide to success for female breadwinners.