Business Makeover

Business Makeover: Who’s in Control, You or Your Social Networking

Does this sound familiar to you: I don’t know where all the time went to because I was having so much fun networking. Or will you admit that you spend more time social networking than you do on actually planning your business future? I will admit that I’ve been addicted to social networking and it was getting in the way of me growing my business.

Don’t get me wrong, I do believe in regularly participating in social networking because it does help you grow your business. However, if it takes over you life and controls you instead of you controlling it then stepping back and taking a look at your social networking activities is very important. So much so, I’m sure that you will agree with the following checklist that I’m now using regarding my social networking activities.

Am I participating in social networking with a purpose in mind?
Do… Continue reading →

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Business Makeover: Using Virtual Teams

After hiring my virtual assistant (VA), I quickly realized that if I create a virtual team that I would be able to continue refining my business processes. I figured that it would a good idea to hire a team of specialist so that I could outsource to them and continue refining my business process.

As a business owner, one must keep in mind that having a virtual team in place will help you leverage your business better. Have you given any thoughts to putting a virtual team to work for you? Below is a list of areas that would be good to outsource to a virtual team:

Managing Calendar
Creating graphics
Content Management (blog & website)
Data entry
Handling phone calls
Organizing computer
Research
Creating newsletter

These are just a few of the areas that you can outsource to your virtual team. Have you been feeling overwhelmed or your projects… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Makeover, Business Strategy, Kim Beasley, Social Media Marketing | Tagged assistant, Business Makeover, organize, owner, team, virtual | 4 Comments

Business Makeover: Using Mind Mapping to Grow Business

The next step that I decided to take in my business makeover was to create a mind map for my business strategy so that I would be able to determine the direction better. According to Wikipedia.org, a mind map is…

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. It is used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.

In order to create my mind map, I use both an online version (Mind Meister) and desktop version (Freemind). I have found that when I need to share a mind map that the online version is best. But if I’m going to be on the go without access to the internet, I use the desktop… Continue reading →

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Business Makeover: Weekly Checkup on Goals

So I’ve decided to do a weekly checkup on the current goals that I have so that I can see if I have made progress. Below is my first to do list that I made…

Getting proper rest at night (at least 6 – 8 hours) – Yes, I’m doing this
Eating the right foods at the right time – Yes, I’m doing this and enjoying it
Exercising consistently – working with personal trainer to create plan ()
Shortening my work day (from 16 hours to a maximum of 10) – Yes, I’m doing this
Investing time into my personal business, Yes, I’m doing this
Hiring a VA and delegating tasks, YES I DID THIS, YEAH!!!
Schedule social networking time frames, I can’t be perfect so yes I’m still working on this one.

The next round for my to do list will include the following:

Continue monitoring my social networking… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Makeover, Kim Beasley, Social Media Marketing | Tagged business, check-up, goals, makeover, manage, owner, to do list | 3 Comments

Business Makeover: Hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA)

Wow, I actually hired a virtual assistant (VA) to help me get things organized with my business makeover. This was a hard decision because I’ve always been the hands-on business owner and releasing control is hard. Don’t get me wrong, I can delegate when the need arises but to actually had over tasks that I’m used to doing, has been hard.

To help me determine who I should hire as my VA, I chose to ask for references from my mentor Mari Smith (@MariSmith) and she gave me 5 VA names. I immediately contacted them via Facebook but the strangest thing is that only one of the persons responded to me. I thought this was strange because if you are in business and someone contacts you about your services, it’s customary that you respond. So I communicated with the person who responded and now she and I are developing a working relationship.… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Makeover, Business Strategy, Kim Beasley, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Twitter | Tagged assistant, business, manage, organize, owner, va, virtual | 13 Comments

Business Makeover: Developing Your Support System

One of the things I realized is that in order to be successful with my business that I need to put a support & outsourcing system in place. To me, both systems are made up of a group of people who help me ensure my business run smoothly. Such as…

Virtual Assistant (VA): helps make sure that my administrative task are handled (Support)
Audio/video editor: edits all audio & video that I create (Outsource)
Content manager: ensure that the the content on my blogs and my customer blogs are current and relevant (Outsource)
Business Mentor: help me determine best direction for my business (Support)
Accountability partners: help ensure that I stay on target with business tasks (Support)
Financial Mentor: help ensure that I handle my finances correctly (Support)
Marketing Mentor: help me fine tune the branding for my companies (Support)
Internet research: complete research on the internet regarding specific topics… Continue reading →

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Business Makeover: Getting Over The Hump

When making habit changes, sometimes we run into a “hump” that we feel is blocking the way of success. Yet some choose not to the press on past the hump and get stopped in their tracks. Others choose to fake it and make it look like they have gotten over the hump and drift along on a wing and a prayer. Then there are the successful people who actually choose to deal with the hump by defining what it is and determining the best way to beat the hump.

Where are you in dealing with your “hump”? Have you identified what it is and created a solution to getting past it? My hump has always been hidden procrastination. This means that I start big and then I say that things are going as planned but in reality I’ve run out of a plan and I seem to loose the unction… Continue reading →

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Business Makeover: Setting Up Accountability Partners

Yesterday I made a business decision to ask for accountability partners as part of my business makeover. I sent a request out to Twitterville* and three of my tweeples** answered back to let me know that they would hold me accountable. The three who will be my acccountability partners are Latara (@LataraHamYing), Christine (@neosoulsister), and Dee (@deegospel).

Why did I ask for accountability partners? I did this so that I will have someone who would check on me to make sure that I’m following through with my plans. It is always important that you not only have a mentor, who will guide you in the right direction, but you also need accountability partners, who will hold you accountable to what you have decided to do. Having accountability partners is not something new but if you don’t have at least one, you are doing yourself a disfavor.

When determining who your… Continue reading →

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Business Makeover: Taking care of the little things

So I am starting my week long journey into dealing with the hard questions that will affect my business as I continue my business makeover (click here for list of questions). During this process, I will also take care of the little things that I normally put on the back burner. Here is my list of little things:

Getting proper rest at night (at least 6 – 8 hours)
Eating the right foods at the right time
Exercising consistently
Shortening my work day (from 16 hours to a maximum of 10)
Investing time into my personal business
Hiring a VA and delegating tasks
Schedule social networking time frames

As you can see, my list of little things are mostly personal and like most business owners, I’ve put myself on the back burner and put my business first. I will be working over the next week to create a… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Makeover, Business Strategy, Kim Beasley, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking | Tagged business, makeover, owner, personal | 2 Comments

Business Makeover: Mission Possible

As I continue my business makeover, I’ve decided to look at my business like I’m on a spy mission and trying to determine who the enemy of my business is and destroy it. Realizing that if I don’t destroy the enemy of my business, it could have unrepairable damage. So… I decided to make a list of detailed and sometimes hard questions that will help me identify my enemy.

What have I done in the past that was successful?
What have I done in the past that was unsuccessful?
Where am I unfocused on in my business?
Do I have an identified target market?
Have I developed an Internet marketing plan that reaches my target market?
How am I monetizing my business websites?
Do I have areas in my business that are causing me to lose money?
When am I allowing myself to have down-time with my business so I… Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Business Makeover, Business Strategy, Kim Beasley, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking | Tagged Blogging, makeover, owner, social media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, strategy | 7 Comments

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