{"id":2873,"date":"2011-04-11T21:40:50","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2011-04-11T21:40:50","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T21:40:50","slug":"spring-cleaning-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/spring-cleaning-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning for Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Spring-cleaning-e1301538423865.jpg\" title=\"sponge\" class=\"alignleft\" width=\"205\" height=\"306\" \/>Spring cleaning isn\u2019t just for your house. It\u2019s for your business too.<\/p>\n<p>And no, I\u2019m not talking about organizing files or cleaning the dust  bunnies behind your desk (though that\u2019s helpful too). I\u2019m talking about  clearing the clutter off of your plate and spending some time  re-focusing on your goals.<\/p>\n<p>Are you on track to end the year where you want to be? \u00a0If not, now  is a good time to revisit your goals and look at what you can do to move  the needle for your business.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to dust off the ideas you have for growing your business  and move them up from the bottom of your to-do list. Stop  procrastinating and carve out some time to get these things done.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let the clutter get in the way.<\/p>\n<p>Let your blog sit.<\/p>\n<p>Turn off your email.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid hopping on Twitter or Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Your networks won\u2019t die from a few days of silence. Promise.<\/p>\n<p>Take some time to re-focus your energy and do some work that matters.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not just preaching it. We\u2019re doing it at Blue Kite Marketing too.<\/p>\n<p>For us that means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Re-examining our website to make some improvements, write new copy and develop new pages to describe and sell our services.<\/li>\n<li>Wrapping up our new FREE e-book (details coming soon).<\/li>\n<li>Launching some new products and services to better help you build your business.<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing the results from our reader survey to see what we can do to improve our blog and monthly email tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, a lot more!<\/p>\n<p>So, we\u2019re taking our own advice and going dark on the blog for  several days. We promise it won\u2019t be long before we\u2019ll have some juicy  goodness back on the blog.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, here are a few things you can do\u2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look at your <a href=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.com\/2010\/12\/31\/5-simple-steps-to-creating-a-sticky-2011-marketing-plan\/\">strategic marketing plan <\/a>and see what adjustments need to be made.<\/li>\n<li>Re-examine your guiding principles for the year. Are you sticking with them? <a href=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.com\/2011\/01\/03\/3-guiding-principles-for-2011\/\">Here my mine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Take our <a href=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.com\/2011\/03\/23\/we-want-your-feedback\/\">reader survey<\/a> (and enter to win a Amazon gift card!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=21be43db26efbed33ea94e9ea&amp;id=f266a6e316\">Sign up to get our blog posts by email <\/a>so you don\u2019t miss the exciting things we have coming up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ll be back soon.\u00a0Until then, happy spring cleaning!<\/p>\n<p>Laura Click<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alancleaver\/4386718885\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Cleaver<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring cleaning isn\u2019t just for your house. It\u2019s for your business too. And no, I\u2019m not talking about organizing files or cleaning the dust bunnies behind your desk (though that\u2019s helpful too). I\u2019m talking about clearing the clutter off of your plate and spending some time re-focusing on your goals. 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