Take It Personally

#76: How to Handle Slow Seasons in Business


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If you’ve been in business for a while, you have experienced a slow season. Sometimes slow seasons are expected (like planning to work less in the summer, for example), and sometimes they happen when we aren’t expecting them (like a global pandemic). Either way, they happen and are a normal part of business.

I want to share how we can use slow seasons to our advantage and tips for how to handle them when they come. Here are the main items discussed in this episode:

  • Figuring out what a typical year looks like for you
  • Getting 'intimate' with your numbers
  • The right way to compare seasons of business, and what you might be doing wrong
  • Prioritizing rest during a slow season
  • Tackling backend work (finding an editor, finding a VA, tax stuff, setting up automations, scheduling out social media, client workflows, etc.)
  • Do something creative (and it doesn’t have to be something that makes you money!)
  • Starting conversations when you are ready for things to pick back up
  • Using social media to get things rolling again
  • Stay open to possibilities, even when things look and feel slow

Remember that slow seasons happen and are a part of business! And I hope this episode encourages you that slow seasons can still be a beneficial time to your business.

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