Kim Kiel

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19: 3 tips to prepare your business for a holiday break

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Now that Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday promos are complete, you’re probably turning your mind to the end of December. For many of us who are entrepreneurs, that means lining up as much business as we can in the remaining weeks of the year and preparing to take a few days or even a few weeks away from our businesses over the holidays.

It’s so important to build in time away from our businesses so that we can spend precious time with our loved ones or just give ourselves a much-needed break to relax and restore our energy.

If you are planning to take a little time off during the holidays, I thought you could use a few tips to help you set yourself up to take a wee break from your business - guilt-free. In this episode of ill communication, I’m sharing three tips to help you prepare your business to take a holiday.


Topics We Cover in This Episode:

  • Why you need to set up an autoresponder

  • Ways to add some joy and personality to your autoresponder

  • Why you should consider pre-writing emails

  • Planning what business you’re willing to do during the holidays


So there you have it! Three tips to prepare your business for a holiday break. Remember, the first step is deciding what taking a break means to you. Then set up an autoresponder with some personality. Lastly, pre-write some emails in advance to send out while you’re away.

If you’re listening to this episode in December of 2022, I am hosting a free holiday writing session. Come put your head down with me for two hours on Monday, December 12th at 11 a.m. Mountain Time. You’ll get four writing prompt ideas and a template for writing your autoresponder. Register here!


Resources Mentioned

Register for the 2022 holiday writing workshop

Listen to episode 14

Check out Lauren Goldstein’s Biz Doctor Podcast


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