We all know the feeling. You’re knee-deep in work, barely keeping your head above water, when you realize there are a hundred little things you have to do every day just to keep your work going. It’s enough to drive you insane!
But what if I told you that there are many daily business tasks that can be easily automated? In this blog post, we’ll show you some of the most common business tasks that can be automated so you can save time and energy for the things that really matter. Let’s get started!
Automating social media updates – schedule your posts in advance
Automating your social media updates is like having a personal assistant that never calls in sick – and even better, it’s totally free! Scheduling posts in advance puts your content into hyperdrive: no more making last-minute scrambles to get something posted or scrambling for ideas. With one click of the mouse, you can have your content batch-processed like a Wall Street trader. Imagine the time savings! Your ideas will be on their way to an appreciative audience before you can say “social media automation.”
Customer support – set up auto-responses to common questions so you can focus on other tasks
Automating customer support with auto-responses can be a real lifesaver! It allows you to spend the majority of your time focusing on the tasks that really need your personal attention. You can finally put those “Frequently Asked Questions” out of their misery. One less thing that has to be answered over and over again saves not just time, but also energy for responding in an ever-growingly creatively witty way. Once your automated responses are up and running, rest assured that your customers will get the answers they need faster than anything you could have written.
Data entry – automate repetitive copy paste actions
Data entry is not the most glamorous task out there. But wouldn’t you rather have a robot do all the hefty lifting so that you don’t have to? Automating repetitive copy-paste actions like filling up a form in an accounting software such as Quickbooks allows us precious extra hours in our busy day that we would otherwise lose in clicking and typing. Now, isn’t that worth considering? Take it easy, let technology carry the load so you have time for what matters most.
Report Generation
Report generation can be a total drag, but they don’t have to be! Imagine being able to get all the information you need at the click of a button. That’s right, report generation can be automated with a few simple clicks – so you never have to dread them ever again. For example, why manually download a report from LinkedIn when you could just hit a few buttons and voila! You’ve got all the insights you need and can quickly move on to larger projects. Put your business problems in the past and conquer report generation with the power of automation.
Email marketing
Email marketing is an easy way to stay connected with clients and customers, without having to do a thing! Setting up a campaign in an ESP (email service provider) allows you to personalize messages without the time-consuming task of writing each email manually. Automation makes things even easier – just set up how you want it sent, when you want it sent, and you have got instant connection with your loyal. Get your automated email marketing campaign on track and make communication easy-peasy!
Employee onboarding
Employee onboarding is as important in making new employee feel special as it is manual – same process with new employees. Whether you have new hires coming onboard, or an existing employee starting a new role, your company can now set everyone up for success with instantly created documents detailing all the necessary policies and procedures. Additionally, automating training with in-app walkthrough built inside your HR software, allows for a seamless transition into their new jobs. You can be rest assured that employee onboarding can be what you always imagined it to be – effortless!
Automation is a game-changer for business users. It can save you time and energy so you can dedicate it towards more critical areas of creativity and innovation. Automating social media updates, customer support requests, data entry, report generation, email marketing and employee onboarding are just some of the many ways to benefit from this technology. It gives you back the time usually spent on mundane tasks so you can focus on growing your business. So now the one million dollar question remaining is: which tasks are you most looking forward to automate? Start your automation journey and see how much value it adds to your business. Automate away!