Four Key Blocks To Let Go Of To Increase Sales In Your Business

[Annamaria Kimble]

Business owners, as you close out your books in 4Q and you look back on the year, how did it go? It may be that business was good but could have been so much better if you weren't spread so thin. Have you been thinking of working with a Virtual Assistant? Why not start now? Now is the perfect time to get help as you carve out your plans for 2011. Once you bring your VA into your practice, she will help you brainstorm what needs to get done and ways to accomplish those goals. Bring her in during your 4Q planning and wrap-up and you will both be able to hit the ground running to focus on your 2011 goals.

Rough Waters. This is the stage where you need systems and processes to track your ways of doing things. Now, there are rules. What? Never needed them before! Because you were growing so rapidly in stage 2 you are now asking, "Am I making a profit?" Overhead is high. Number of employees is high. The need to manage profitability is high.

Draft an outline: Start with your list or steps that you plan to discuss. Then fill each one out. The How to grow a Business perfect length is somewhere between 3 and 10 pages.

Another reason you need to develop a strategic plan for Business Growth is that you are not sure what it is specifically that YOU want to achieve for yourself personally from your business. A strategic plan for Business Growth specifically incorporates plans to help you achieve those personal goals you want from working in your business for the next 5 to 10 years.

I was even more amazed that not one massage therapist followed up after leaving me a message. Not one. I literally told them on their voice mails that I was ready to book an appointment... so as far as they knew... they had my business. But, they never followed up.

Can you state exactly what benefits your products or services provide to your customers or clients? You must be able to as part of your plan to grow your business. Once you arrive at your answers, write them down. These benefits must be constantly, and consistently promoted to your customers and clients as part of your overall plan to grow your business.

Make an action plan - With the information you learned in our previous step, outline a solid plan of action to change things. Knowing is one thing, and of course, very important; but taking action is where the magic happens. For example, let's say you had a teleclass that was not well attended. Review your process for things you might do differently next time. Write down ways to get more signups and discuss and brainstorm more ideas with your online support specialist to see how they can help.

In summary, to guarantee your success, you need to implement two simple but effective steps - of first writing down your intentions and planned actions, and then, second, till they are completed, of tracking them and making corrections as required.