20 alternatives to time on social media.

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20 alternatives to time on social media.

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1. List your top business question in each of these categories: your brand, marketing and sales.
2. List three people you’d like to ask for advice. (At least one of them must be local)
3. List three questions you’d like to ask them.
4. Write one handwritten thank you note to a current/former client.
5. Ask your questions to one of those three people you listed in #2. (via email)
6. Brainstorm five new tagline ideas.
7. Brainstorm three new blog topics.
8. Ask three people what they think of your tagline ideas.
9. Ask your questions to a local contact you listed in #2. (Invite them for coffee or lunch.)
10. Take some new bio photos. (One that fits your brand goals)
11. Review your “About” page. Is it telling your story and positioning you correctly?
12. Make a list of three publications you’d like to guest-post for.
13. List three clients you’d like to land, and the process you’ll take to make contact.
14. Offer to donate your services/expertise to one person/organization
15. Write a rough draft of one of your blogs. (Keep it to 400 words)
16. Ask your questions to the third of those three people.
17. Buy a book on an area that interests you. (Make it a print book.)
18. Update the call-to-action on your email list subscribe button. (And test your “Subscribe” and “Contact” forms to make sure they work!)
19. Offer to help promote a colleague’s business.
20. Submit your blog as a guest post.