7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
Spring is in the air, and if you’re like most people you’re ready for a fresh start this time of year. So what does that mean at work? It’s time to spring clean your business.
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Click through the slideshow to find 7 ways, ranging from very easy to difficult, to approach a spring cleaning project at work. While we can’t guarantee it’ll change your life a la Marie Kondo, it may help you and your teams feel more productive to tackle new business challenges.
Does your site or social media presence reflect your company in its current state? Maybe you’ve taken on more consulting work lately, but your website doesn’t have much information to suggest that change. Now is the time to sit down with a notebook and take a good, hard look at your website. What are the obvious changes? Start with those.
Do you see other changes that may take more time? Maybe there’s a landing page that isn’t performing very well, or there’s some branding clean-up that needs to happen. Put those on a list and set realistic deadlines. It doesn’t all have to happen in the spring timeframe, but having a clear idea of what changes need to happen and the priority of getting them done will help.
See also: The Doyle Report: Use Your Website to Win Business
Difficulty Level – Easy to Medium
Maybe you took some time off of traveling this winter and are dusting off your business cards for the first time this year to bring to your next conference or event. Problem is – they’ve got an old office address and an unused landline on them.
Replacing a business card is an inexpensive thing to refresh, and it may be necessary if the information is outdated.
Difficulty Level – Very Easy
Your site is a lot worse than you thought. The lists of changes you want to make are a mile-long, and just don’t reflect the company how you want it to. It’s a competitive landscape and these things can cost your business.
It’s time to redesign your site or maybe even your product. It’s not going to be easy, but it could pay off big time. Read how JotForm went about completely redesigning its SaaS product, and why they decided it was the right time to do it here.
"Our emphasis on product performance was at the expense of our design, which had not moved forward at the rate that it should’ve. We heard feedback that our tool looked ugly, old-fashioned, and stuck in the 90s,” Jotform CEO and founder Aytekin Tank writes in a Talkin’ Cloud post. “Although this stung a bit, but we completely agreed and acknowledged that we our product’s appearance was turning off new users and hindering our growth opportunities."
Difficulty Level – Hard
Business is growing – that’s a good thing! But you don’t have nearly enough staff to support your customer growth. It may be time to bring on new people to help bring the business to the next level.
If you’re looking for a new approach to hiring, read Hiring the Salesforce Way to learn how one of the biggest cloud companies in the world hires and retains the best employees.
See also: Should HR Have Veto Power over Your Next Hiring Decision?
Difficulty Level – Normal
The snow has melted and you’ve taken your runs outside, and your FitBit seems happy. But how happy are your employees?
Creating wellness strategies that stick at work are important for a happy and productive workforce. Read some tips here on how to get started.
While you’re at it, make sure you are taking – or have at least scheduled – your vacation time.
See also: How to be a Better Manager (and Make Your Customers Happier in the Process)
Difficulty Level – Normal
You’ve likely heard about digital transformation a lot this year. But where do fit in your customers’ digital transformation journeys? What does that look like long-term?
According to Penton Technology Senior Content Director T.C. Doyle, while digital transformation is a fuzzy concept, MSPs and technology consultants can help customers by filling in the “gaps.” Read more here.
Difficulty Level – Hard
We saved the easiest for last. Pull out the disinfectant and clean your devices from top to bottom. Do you know what kinds of germs are lurking?
What’s your desk look like? Why not spend a few minutes to get that in order, too. It’s amazing what a clean desktop can do for the mind.
Difficulty Level – Very Easy
We saved the easiest for last. Pull out the disinfectant and clean your devices from top to bottom. Do you know what kinds of germs are lurking?
What’s your desk look like? Why not spend a few minutes to get that in order, too. It’s amazing what a clean desktop can do for the mind.
Difficulty Level – Very Easy
Spring is in the air, and if you’re like most people you’re ready for a fresh start this time of year. So what does that mean at work? It’s time to spring clean your business.
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