{"id":8424,"date":"2019-01-17T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=8424"},"modified":"2018-09-28T04:19:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T09:19:03","slug":"how-to-create-and-maintain-small-business-routines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/how-to-create-and-maintain-small-business-routines\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create and Maintain Small Business Routines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?attachment_id=8435\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8435\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/how-to-create-and-maintain-small-business-routines\/img_1004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Small business routines\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Small business routines\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=36%2C36&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=705%2C705&amp;ssl=1 705w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1004.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No matter how small your small business, routines are what are your best return on investment. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/small-business-organizing-routines\/\">Routines<\/a> permeate your small business, whether it is how you track clients, take payments, or thank your clients. Its worth an investment in your time to be sure your small business routines are working well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Client routines<\/h3>\n<p>Client intake is your first steps in business success. \u00a0You have done your marketing and your clients are contacting you. \u00a0Clients call, send text, email and meet you at an event. I have seen client contacts on back of paper plates too.<\/p>\n<p>When there are so many ways to connect, it&#8217;s up to us as a small business to streamline how to track incoming clients. I am a big fan of consolidating this incoming information. Consolidating can come in the form of adding this information to a single sheet of paper or adding this information digitally right away. \u00a0Give yourself a time each day and each week to consolidate this information from all the incoming spots, create a paper or digital folder, and take next steps with the client information.\u00a0Is your next step an appointment with your client? \u00a0If so, be ready with your paper planner, Outlook or Google calendar or your online scheduler.<\/p>\n<p>How to reinforce this routine for yourself? \u00a0You can start with a checklist to remind you of the steps. \u00a0Your client checklist can be online or on the front of the client folder.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Financial routines<\/h3>\n<p>Taking payments and paying bills are important routines for all businesses. \u00a0Have an established date for both of these. For payments, determine the frequency of deposits. Again, funds come from many sources such as paypal, square, checks and venmo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/293662\">financial<\/a> routines include more than bill paying. It includes setting aside and paying taxes at the set dates, reviewing budget and expenses, and looking at your best return on investment is for marketing. \u00a0 Calendar the dues dates of taxes to be sure you pay timely. \u00a0Review your budget and expenses monthly with a monthly money date. \u00a0Your marketing budget is one of your most important expenses. Know where you are getting your clients from in order to budget accordingly. \u00a0Each of these dates gives you a heads up on your success and also details to know what to keep doing and what to change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Thanking your clients<\/h3>\n<p>One last note about an important routine I practice. \u00a0My goal is to keep my clients for the duration. \u00a0We are in a lifelong journey with organizing and productivity. \u00a0 As such I send a thank you note at the end or at a break when we work. \u00a0 I also send an annual thank you for the holidays. \u00a0 Keeping this list updated is a final step of my routines with clients. \u00a0It&#8217;s one small way to keep connected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are so many ways to start and maintain routines. \u00a0There&#8217;s no time like now to review these. Think about the steps you have put into place, build on these and reward yourself for your successes! \u00a0Your business \u00a0will be all the better for this work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More tips here on routines. \u00a0Join my <a href=\"http:\/\/Www.professional-organizer.com\">newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; No matter how small your small business, routines are what are your best return on investment. \u00a0Routines permeate your small business, whether it is how you track clients, take payments, or thank your clients. 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