KEEPING TRACK

The boom in technology means there is now a large variety of software and apps to use in your business. It can feel overwhelming managing these many tools so it is important not to get distracted by new tools. Over time you can learn to assess a tool for it’s effectiveness to your business. You can also keep track of your so that you can assess how useful they are for you and your business.

SECURITY

Conducting business online comes with security concerns about your personal and professional information as well as your clients. You should feel confident that your data is securely stored with the appropriate privacy conditions applied.

STAYING UPDATED

Technology is always improving and discovering new ways to conduct business online and offline. This includes using tools and resources that help you provide your Reiki services as well as tools that help you market and manage your business operations.

FINDING IMPROVEMENTS

All of your business tools and resources should be kept up to date. This is important as technology discovers possible security flaws that may expose your business information. Many programs are always improving security measures that are essential to keeping your business data secure and private.

TIPS & TRICKS 

Using resources and tools can sometimes require an investment of time in learning how to use the new tool in your business. For the majority of the time, the most useful parts of a resource only require an introductory level of time and effort to use the basic features that you need. As your time is limited it is best to find tips and tricks to help you more efficiently learn the best way to use these tools in your business.

ECOURSES

Developers of business tools understand helping you improve your confidence in their program will influence how regularly you use their program which is important if their program requires an ongoing financial commitment. For that reason a lot of developers or industry experts will provide short ecourses to help you get the most out of their program for your business.

BATCHING

To help improve your productivity there are a variety of resources to help you manage administrative and marketing tasks for your business. The best way to improve your productivity involves batching your tasks. Batching your tasks takes advantage of replicating content as well as put you in a mental flow where your attention can be focused on producing similar types of content in a productive way.

DUPLICATION AND AUTOMATION

Duplication enables you to streamline tasks that are similar so that you can have more effective work hours . The process of duplicating and automating tasks can be implemented in many aspects of your Reiki business including administrative management of your client work, your marketing efforts and your financial reporting.

DUPLICATION

Technology tools can communicate with each other to help reduce manual effort through duplication and automation. You can make a post on Instagram and automate the post so that it appears on your Facebook and Twitter accounts without any manual effort. You can integrate the process of communicating with your clients without manually duplicating standard information such as contact details. Integration reduces manual effort by managing automation and duplication.

AUDIT

It is helpful to audit how you use your tools and resources to assess that business tasks are done efficiently and securely across various platforms. An audit can help you determine the most useful method of completing your administrative tasks and determine an effective method of delivering your marketing message.

USEFUL TOOLS

After your audit is complete you will be able to effectively evaluate whether the resources and tools you are using are delivering tangible benefits to your business. You can decide whether to eliminate the resources that are not adding any significant value to your business and source alternative resources if necessary.

CREATING GOALS

The goals you initially set for your business will determine the resources and tools that you need. If you want to improve your time management in your Reiki business, then you can source the most appropriate resources to meet that goal. This also applies to other aspects of your business including customer service, product development, marketing and financial management.