How to Automate Your Business So You Can Go on Vacation
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As a business owner it’s important to take periodic vacations. That means a real vacation where you turn off all computers, disconnect from social media, and spend time with your family. Everyone needs a vacation. But business owners tend not to take very many vacations. And when they do, they usually lose money. But you can set up your business to avoid a drop in income and still be able to take a relaxing vacation.
Build a reliable team – As a small business owner, it’s imperative that you build a team. A reliable team allows you to leave for short periods of time without letting the business suffer. Offer your team members good training, a good pay rate, and responsibilities suited to their skills, and they will come through for you when you’re gone.
Use automation wisely – There are a lot of ways to automate many parts of your business. Whatever you can automate without making your business seem less human, do so. If it doesn’t directly affect a client, automate it. For instance, you can automate most of your bookkeeping duties and your computer backups. Think hard about automating any aspect of customer service, though. This would be better for a team to handle.
Bring in a partner – If you cannot afford to build an entire team, find a business owner who is in the same boat as you – someone who does the same type of work you do. Make a deal to take over work for each other while on vacation. Put it in your client contracts that your proxy will work in your place during vacations, illness, or death.
Create a schedule and be transparent – One of the best ways to control workflow is to create a schedule and deadlines that make sense. If you accommodate customers’ last-minute requests, it can be difficult to ever take a vacation. But if your customers see your open days and busy days, it will make it easier for them to make their own schedules, knowing your availability.
Build up your passive income – Passive income is money you make from affiliate income, blogging, and other activities that don’t require your immediate attention. If you build up your passive income and pre-schedule blog posts to publish while you’re on vacation, you’ll find that your income will not suffer while you’re gone.
As a small business owner, you can easily take a vacation and keep working with a laptop. You literally can work from anywhere with an Internet connection. But why not build up your business so you can go on a real vacation and completely disconnect from the craziness of life? When you follow these tips, taking a dream vacation is not as hard as you might think!
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