Are you wondering if it’s time to get serious about systems and automation in your business? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. Many of the business owners I work with ask me this very question.
Knowing when to start implementing systems in your business can be a little confusing. Starting too early results in frustration and confusion and waiting too long leads to burnout and overwhelm. Neither of which sounds very appealing.
Fortunately, there are a few telltale signs that let you know it’s time to implement systems in your business.
Tasks are slipping through the cracks.
Do you forget to send contracts?
Or worse, invoices?
Fail to follow up with your clients causing delays in projects?
Miss deadlines?
If you find yourself spending too much time going through old emails, checking and rechecking to do lists and lying awake at night wondering what you’ve forgotten to do, it’s time to get serious about business systems.
Business systems are the difference between long hours, a frazzled brain, and the occasional nervous breakdown (no judgment, we’ve all been there) and a thriving business that offers flexibility and freedom.
Your service offerings are on lock.
If you are through the trial and error phase of building your service offerings and are consistently offering the same package(s) to clients, it’s time to start looking at systems.
Now is the time to start getting really efficient at delivering your offerings and begin automating aspects of it. Client onboarding, invoicing and scheduling should be the first few systems you implement.
You’re just not using your VA effectively.
Ever feel like it’d just be easier to complete the task yourself than explain to someone else how to do it? Feel frustrated because your VA always has lots of questions for every task you give them?
These are common complaints among the business owners I work with. These business owners are frustrated because even though they have hired support, it’s not saving them the time they expected.
The problem is their business is lacking…you guessed it – systems. Systems are what makes delegating possible and puts your VA dollars to good use.
If your VA isn’t saving you the time you’d hoped, that’s a sign that your business systems are lacking.
You want more automation in your business.
Do you want to experience the time-saving benefits of emails that go out without you lifting a finger? Do you want to have proposals and contracts that get delivered and deposits that get collected with the click of a button?
If you’ve got your eye on automation, then your first step is get your business systems in check.
Trying to automate BEFORE you’ve got a system in place is a bit like trying to run before you can walk.
Feeling strapped for time and searching for ways to get more efficient is a major red flag that your business is in desperate need of systems. And you will struggle to automate and get support without them.
Are you experiencing one or more of these telltale signs?
Then let’s talk.
Let me show you more about how systems and automation work together to save you time. And let me share a little about a great CRM (my absolute fave – Dubsado) that can help you create these first business systems and even begin automating them.