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Time for a Holiday: But How?
When you have been working long and hard at your home business for a while, you might feel like you need a little break. There are home business owners out there, who have not taken a real holiday since they started their business... including some who started their business as long as five years ago!
After all, how can you ever just desert your business and your customers and go bronze yourself on the beach? How can you avoid being on call 24/7 throughout your holiday? Well, everyone deserves some time to themselves at least once a year, if they want to keep being productive and avoid stress. So how do you do it?
Tell People When You are Going to Go Away.You need to let people know long in advance that you are not going to be available, and make sure that they have everything they need to manage without you while you are away. It is best to schedule your holiday not to interfere too much with the business.
However much you might want to have your holiday in the summer, it is important to remember that every business has its quiet months, and you should schedule your holiday in the period where they seem to be.
Change Your Answerphone Message.A quick and simple way to let people know that you've gone away is to change your answerphone message. This allows you to still hear what people have to say when you get back, and stops them from wondering why you never seem to answer your phone.
A good format for the message is as follows
Hi, this is [your name] at [company name].
I'm sorry I'm not in the office right now, but I will be back on [give a date].
If you leave a message, I will be sure to get back to you.
Similar to an answerphone message, but less commonly used, is the email autoresponder. Again, you don't want people to wonder why their emails are going unanswered, so your best bet is to set up your email program to automatically reply to any email you get with a message saying that you've gone away.
Example
Hello, and thank you for your email.This is an autoresponder, as I'm away on holiday until [date].
I have received your email, however, and will respond to it upon my return.
I apologise for any inconvenience to you, and I am willing to make an offer of 10% off your next order to make it up to you.
The special offer for people who get the autoresponder is a nice touch... it makes them feel lucky that they emailed you while you were away, instead of frustrated. Stay Away for a Little While Only.
Of course, when you go on holiday, you are relying on people being willing to wait for you. That means, it is best not to take the kids to Disneyworld for two weeks, or spend a month staying with a friend abroad... it is just too long to be away from your business for.
You should regard a weekend away as ideal (it avoids the whole problem for the most part), and a week as the maximum you can allow yourself. If peole make you feel bad for only taking one week holidays, forget them. After all, you could always have more than one each year.
Alternatively: Get Someone to Look After the Business.If you really want to get away for longer, or it is essential that your customers do not have any break in service, then you could consider getting someone to look after your business. This could be an existing member of staff that you make your deputy, to be in charge while you are away, or it could be someone who is related to you and has some experience running a business. You could even hand the business over to a competitor that you are friendly with and share the profits with them, if you think you can trust them enough and they could handle it.
So.... Enjoy your holiday!
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