How to revamp your business 5 minutes at a time

How to Revamp your Business 5 Minutes at a Time

7/6/2016

Step away from social media! Your business isn't going to build itself.

Grab those 5-minute chunks in between all your deep work & strategic tasks, and watch you business take off ...

You can make excuses; you can make money; but you can't do both.

Make your list

Create and maintain your list for research, development, and connection.
Undertake to complete at least 5 of these each day.

Persevere - the benefits far outstrip the effort.

I'll get you started:

Contact 1 prospect off your leads list
Unsubscribe from one mailing list (that you don't find useful)
Create a Facebook Page for your business; then update it
Contact a past client for a referral
Connect with 1 person on LinkedIn
Do some affirmation work (if this is part of your lifeplan)
Check your business accounts
Perform a quick review of 1 piece of your branding (logo, business card, promotional material, images ...), make notes for future reference
If you have a blog, brainstorm a few ideas for future use
Set up a Google+ account; update it
Reply to comments on your blog / website
Re-purpose and old blog post
Request a testimonial from an old client
Start an outline for an e-book
Organise your business cards collection
Create a process for 1 shallow, repetitive task
Create a poll for your followers / past customers
Review your product/service from your customers' perspective
Review your Calls-To-Action on your website
Write short notes on a few of your business cards, for the personal touch
Tweet a business event / achievement
Create your Gravatar, and use it
Send a cold email to 1 prospect
Do a short meditation (if that is part of your lifeplan)
Send an affectionate message to a family member
Tidy your digital desktop
Tidy your workspace
Stretch and walk for a few minutes
Look for 1 networking opportunity
Download your software upgrades
Drink some water
Delete old bookmarks on your browser
Watch 1 YouTube video related to your business.

Just do it!

And let me know in the comments what additional tips you have for our 5-minute tasks.

Thank you for the inspiration:
Jessica May
Danny H. Rubin
Anne Perusset
Paula Gaviero
Ingrid Cliff
Ruth Escara

6 Comments

Sherry Bevan link

7/7/2016 06:59:18

What a fabulous list of quick things I can get started on right now.

Bibi Van Heerden link

7/7/2016 10:42:04

Thank you, Sherry - glad you find the list useful.

Mike Gardner - The Time Doctor UK link

7/7/2016 16:02:08

Great list bibi, these are what i call filler tasks, things that can be done very quichlky but make a difference, Low effort/High Impact

7/8/2016 13:02:27

"Filler tasks" - good name, Mike!

The Great Gordino link

7/8/2016 05:06:14

Phew that's quite a list!
I'd add a comment to come at it from a different angle - surfing social media is ok, it's not a bad thing per se, but in order to save all those valuable 5 minute chunks, I'd say to actively *schedule* slots to 'surf' for fun.
That could be maybe an hour - that then allows us still to surf, while keeping on top of the time management.
Cheers,
Gordon

7/10/2016 16:02:56

Thanks for your contribution, Gordino - yes, research has its purpose - but not 5 minutes! I tend to schedule my research in chunks, usually 30 minutes minimum.

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