3 Ways to Create the Time and Space to Grow Your Business FasterBy Olivia Mariani, vice president of marketing for Curbio
Take one meeting with an experienced REALTOR® as a buyer or a seller and you’re likely to hear about the many resources they have for you—from a lender to get you pre-qualified to a painter and a handyman who can help you get ready for market.
As an agent, having these connections and resources is key to ensuring a great customer experience from end to end. It’s important, however, not to become so comfortable with what’s working for you that you forget to optimize your business for future growth. If you feel like a hamster on a wheel going nowhere fast, take this as a sign to slow down, zoom out, and think bigger. Thinking bigger doesn’t mean thinking about how you can add a few listings and a few dollars, but rather how you can build repeatable, scalable processes that enable you to help more home buyers and sellers. It’s important to assess what’s working (and what’s not) then eliminate, automate and delegate tasks to set your business up for faster growth and give yourself the time to grow it. Eliminate Eliminate anything that’s not working or not important—as well as any distractions that keep you from optimizing your work time. It’s impossible to remove all distractions from your day-to-day. After all, who can ignore a sweet nudge from your pup or the sunny weather beckoning you outside for a quick walk? Don’t beat yourself up for being human but do try to find ways to focus more on what matters. From closing extra tabs on your computer to the Pomodoro Technique, find something that works for you to strengthen your focus time. Automate Have you ever gone through a process manually because it was faster than setting up an automation—then realized after 20 times that you should have just taken the time to automate it at the start? Don’t worry—you’re not alone, and the good news is that a bit of forethought can save you a ton of time. Your specific automations will depend on your workflow, but here are two that can help pretty much any agent:
Delegation is the easiest way to handle important and urgent tasks that don’t require your specific expertise. Not every agent has a full-time assistant, but there are other ways to delegate! Here are two:
Curbio enables every agent to provide a pay-at-closing home improvement solution to their clients without lifting a finger. Your Home Improvement Consultant will work with you and your seller to determine the best updates to sell faster and for more. From there, we’ll:
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