25 Things to do in your business and for yourself during the shutdown
- A thorough inventory. Count everything. Adjust your inventory management system (implement an inventory management system).
- Create your order for when you re-open and submit it to Cool Beauty. Place a future ship date (that can be adjusted if needed). You won’t be charged until it ships, and you’ll have a major re-opening task complete.
- Reach out to your teammates. Personal texts instead of group. Check in. Send love.
- Turn off Netflix – it isn’t growing your business.
- Turn Netflix back on – sometimes it’s okay to give yourself permission to unwind.
- Clean up your customer database. You know those clients that accidently have duplicate accounts, email addresses that are obviously incorrect, inconsistencies in date entry, etc. Tedious work, but you’ll love working in the cleanliness when the salon is back and booming!
- De-clutter. THROW IT AWAY! If you don’t need it, get rid of it.
- Clean Everything. Including your email inbox.
- Run ranking reports on all products you sell. Keep tight inventory on bottom items – stock big on top items! You will want to take advantage of every profit (sales) opportunity when you re-open.
- Put down the snacks. You aren’t hungry. You are bored.
- Eat a treat – it’s ok.
- Go through some old photos – spend mental time on happy memories!
- And if you find any from when you were a younger hairdresser, in cosmetology school, when you salon first opened, etc – share them on social media with your clients. They will love it, and it’ll be great for engagement.
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Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc. Like, follow and subscribe to your brands! Here is a checklist for Cool Beauty to make it easy!
Youtube:
25 Things to do in your business and for yourself during the shutdown
Facebook:
25 Things to do in your business and for yourself during the shutdown
Instagram:
25 Things to do in your business and for yourself during the shutdown
https://www.instagram.com/coolbeautyconsulting/
https://www.instagram.com/paulaisqueen/
https://www.instagram.com/benniepollard/
https://www.instagram.com/petro.jeff/
https://www.instagram.com/euforainternational/
https://www.instagram.com/ecrunewyork/
https://www.instagram.com/lakmeusa/
https://www.instagram.com/refstockholm/
https://www.instagram.com/sachajuan/
https://www.instagram.com/cotehair/
LinkedIn:
25 Things to do in your business and for yourself during the shutdown
Remember as you visit these social media accounts, it is important to
SUBSCRIBE, SEE FIRST, LIKE, FOLLOW, ETC!
- Take a long bath. Exfoliate your elbows and knees.
- Post on your business pages. Don’t go dark on your customers.
- Hair tutorial – video or image
- Product info
- Promo info
- Instructions on how and when customers can re-schedule for when you re-open
- Announce when you’ll re-open (once you know)
- Do a Give-Away (they can pick it up later) Increase engagement
- Go LIVE – please have a plan. No babbling. : )
- Call your accountant – have a virtual meeting – get that P&L in order!
- Paula, Bennie, and Jeff are all available to schedule a zoom call with you. 30-45 minutes of personal business consulting!
- Clean everything. Open every drawer: organize and sanitize!
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READ A BUSINESS BOOK!! Comment on this blog with your favorite business book so we can inspire each other!
- Fine tune elements of your training program.
- Schedule time to speak at local hair schools.
- Talk (via phone and email) to all the local businesses and set up ways to promote each other’s business!
- Take time to learn more about your salon’s software program. They all have free online universities. (FYI: NOVA Salons use Meevo 2)
- Take all the classes on Cool Beauty’s online university!
- Get some exercise.
Bennie – the photographer
26. Lay on the floor. Cover yourself with skittles. Have Bennie take a picture.
*EDIT: Additions
Thanks to a conversation with Natalie Sikori (and her inspiration from Eufora) – Work on your Mission and Vision for you business!!
*additional idea: Make sure all of your business’s digital assets are current and easy for your client to navigate. I have a blog about it here: Digital Makeover
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Another idea is to clean out your emails so you can have an empty inbox and a fresh start when you return back to work!
Really love that idea Brenda!!
I love all of these! You can also send your top clients a personal video text and let them know you are thinking of them!
Fun and smart!
This list made me smile and also motivated me! Thanks for the inspo! 🙂
So glad you’re smiling and motivated!! #goals
Thank you so much. The list made me laugh and inspired me even more. It gave me more ideas to keep busy