Business Advice by Houzz
AVOID ADMIN TASKS TAKING OVER WITH THESE TIME-SAVING TIPS Creating quotes, sending invoices and building accurate estimates are all important elements of running a renovation/ installation business, but they can easily feel overwhelming and take you away from designing and building beautiful projects for your clients. So how do you stay on top of these tasks while making sure you have the time to do what you do best? Houzz. co.uk, the platform for home renovation and design, shares tips its community of professionals employ to reduce the overhead from admin tasks.
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Structure your time
When you’re faced with a long to-do list, it can be tricky to know where to start. And trying to juggle multiple things at the same time is not the most efficient way of working through your day. Professionals on Houzz suggest organising how you structure your time. “I find it easier to allocate a specific time each week to prepare quotes and invoices, as it can very easily eat up most of the day,” Chantel Elshout of Chantel Elshout Design Consultancy, a design practice on Houzz says. “I also prefer blocking out a few hours each week for design work and try to switch off my phone or email in order to focus on the project in hand.”
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Automate actions
Studies show that responding to enquiries within one hour significantly increases your chances of having a meaningful conversation with the decision-maker. However, we know it’s not always realistic to respond in detail right away. So consider setting up automatic responses to messages or enquiries that come in after hours to satisfy the potential client’s need to know that their message was received while giving you time to wrap up what you’re doing.
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