Streamline Activity for Focused Results
Many times, entrepreneurs and job seekers find themselves running a million miles, but in multiple directions. Doing so removes the possibility of going as far as one truly desires. In order to reach the million-mile mark, so to speak, is to focus on the top activities that are more likely to help you succeed, and to eliminate those that won’t.
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Ideas to help you push forward:
1. Clean up accounts
Should you be inactive on some sites, you might consider removing your profile. Is your profile up to date on the sites where you are active such as, having all of your awards, recognition, and latest work posted?
Both sides of cleanup should be explored. For example, if you are an active Twitter user, consider using Tweepi to “un-follow” people who have not been active on Twitter for a long time. Rather than removing their accounts, more people than you realize have created accounts but have not used in years or have never used Twitter. It does not help one’s reputation to leave the account in this manner. Your best strategy is to be matched with other active people or else your activity is in fact pointless.
2. Clean up email
Email has become a burden with so much junk mail. It seems blacklisting, setting rules, and whatever other techie ideas come forth, there seems to always be a way for junk email to advance into the inbox. Arrange your in-box so that you can quickly scan the subject line to know whether to delete or not, and then permanently delete.
Saving email is sometimes important in the case you will forget an important one to which you may need to respond later on. Create file folders for those to easily find.
3. Database backup
This is important on many levels. Without it, and should your computer go haywire, you will lose everything. But at the same time backup allows you to eliminate extra file folders, email, and documents on your computer. However, at any time and with the right system in place, you are able to retrieve any portion when needed.
All of the above leads to increased efficiencies and allows you to focus on the better-qualified contacts, as well as pursue prospective clients and companies seeking to hire. The communication efficiencies become an underlying marketing message that you are professional and reliable. This is the type of personal brand that demonstrate others may count on you.
Following these guidelines will lead you to the Smooth Sale!
Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results, Sourcebooks
HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews, Career Press
