Oily Grind: Daily Tasks To Grow Your Business
Daily tasks & IPAs broken down by minutes of work (5, 15, 30, 60, & varied) & labeled into 4 categories:
I - Introduce: Prospecting activities
C - Connect: Relationship building
E - Educate: Educating your team
D - Develop: Developing yourself & your leaders
For some IPAS, follow up is key for best results!
5 Minute Daily Tasks
Message your new Enrollers and ask them what they haven’t used yet and why. (E)
Text 3 friends or family members and ask them to host a class. Let them know your schedule is filling up fast and you would love to put together an amazing class for their friends/family. Ask them for 2-3 dates that would work for them. (I)
Use the reverse of your business card to write an encouraging note. Leave it with an extra generous tip at a restaurant or salon. (C)
Take 5 minutes to intentionally visualize scenarios where people approach you to join your team. Be thankful in advance. (D)
Post a picture from your everyday oily life with a brief personal story in the caption. Tip: DON’T write contact me for more details - it feels salesy. (I)
Text a picture of an IPA from this deck to your BP’s with a message “first one to reply ‘done’ gets an oily prize from me. (E,D)
Find a quiet place,take a deep breathe, and say this out loud “I am so thankful that this is a month of explosive growth for me! New members and Brand Partners come to me wherever I go.” (D)
Create a post or go live for 5 minutes on social media to talk about how a particular product saved your life today in a real and/or funny way. Again, don’t be salesy - DON’T say “contact me.” (I)
Plan a coffee/tea/ice cream/play date with a non-oily friend. (I,C)
Tag 5 friends on social media stories or posts that are relatable to where they are right now. Let them know “This reminded me of you.” (I,C)
Connect with one of your upline leaders today in a meaningful way. Encourage them and let them know you are here to support them. (I)
Invest in a flip kit. Keep on flippin.’ (I)
Do a “what’s in my bag” post. Take a photo of some of the oils/products you carry around with you. Caption the photos with the ways you use it. (I)
Ask 3 members or prospects to “test” a product for you. Follow up to see how they liked it. (I,E)
Snap candid photos of your oily lifestyle throughout the week and create a library of shareable pics. Save them in an album on your phone. (I,E)
15 Minute Daily Tasks
Message 5 non-oily friends and ask if you can send them a sample. Package them up with a personal note. (I)
Message 10 members of your team to let them know you have been thinking of them and you appreciate them. Make it personal and ask them about their life and family. (C)
Do a live unboxing on social media. Teach about how you use each product and share your excitement about the promos you earned. ( C )
Contact customer service and make things right for a team member who needs assistance. (C )
See who on your team and prospect list has a birthday this week. Use a fun or silly filter to make a HBD video and send it in a message. (I, C)
Think of a leadership resource that has impacted you. Message your team and let them know that resource. Offer an incentive if they read or watch it by a deadline. (D)
Run a report of people who are ordering but not on Loyalty Rewards. Script a simple message to send them to let them know they are missing out and ask how you can help. (E)
Make 5 samples and attach them to your business/let’s be friends card. Keep them in your bag before you head out and set a goal to give them all away before you return home. (I)
Offer a time-sensitive new member incentive and send it to all your prospects who are on the fence. (I)
Checked for skipped Loyalty Reward orders. Contact anyone whose order didn’t process and make sure they know and check that everything is okay. (E)
Check for people who will miss a paycheck unless their CV meets requirements before the end of the month. Contact them and let them know they are missing out on income. (E)
Congratulate everyone on your team who enrolled someone. Tell them you are so glad they love their oils enough to share them with friends & family. (C )
Build a library of free leadership business podcasts or audio books. You can listen while you drive. (D)
Post the current months GWP to your social media groups. Write a post detailing why each product is amazing and useful. (E)
Identify all the members of your team that are about to go inactive. Write them a postcard or note to say you miss them. Let them know how to keep their account active. (C )
Identify everyone on your team who is close to ranking up. Message them and let them know how excited you are for them. Consider offering an incentive if they reach their goal rank before a deadline. ( C )
Teach your people how to find and share their referral link. Educate about referral payouts. ( E)
Pull up lasts months stats and brag on your team members. ( C,D)
Go live on social media and tease/promote about your upcoming class. (E)
Write down four “If I…, would you” statements (example - If I loaned you my diffuser for a week, would you try it out and see if you love it?). Practice your statements until you are comfortable with them. Text each one to one prospect. (I)
Add five people to your prospect list. If you don’t have a prospect list - start one today. Scroll thru social media for people you are connected with but haven’t reached out to about oils yet and add them to your list. (I)
Script several affirmations in your notes app and refer to them on a daily basis. “People contact me all the time to enroll on my team.”
30 Minute Daily Tasks
Have separate 15 minute goal-setting sessions with 2 different brand partners. Brainstorm practical steps toward their goals this month. Tell them you will follow up with them on a particular date. (D)
Set a 30 minute timer and make care calls the three members. Try to keep each call under 10 minutes. Remember to talk F.O.R.M. - Family, Occupation, Recreation, Message. Make it about them, not you. (C,E)
Schedule 3-4 classes for the upcoming month. (E)
Brush up on the compensation plan. aSearch through the Share & Grow Together blog or ask your upline if you need help finding the information. (E)
Strategize. Look at your downline and list what you need to happen for you to rank up. Break this into weekly tasks by leg. Decide on targeted incentives to motivate your team to accomplish these tasks. (D)
Connect on social media with the people you want to see your posts. Even if you are just saying “hi.” Doing so will increase the chance they will see your posts in the future. (I, C)
Identify 3 new or untapped groups of people you are connected with in some way. Write them down and make one contact in each group today. (I)
Follow up on everyone you sent a sample to over the last month. Message them and ask what they thought and how they used it. (I)
Check for scheduled orders that fall just under promo thresholds. If there is time to change their order, reach out to them. If it is too late - message them anyway for a teachable moment - then offer a freebie to say you are sorry they missed out this time. (E)
Follow up with anyone who attended one of your classes last month but took no further action. Ask them what they thought of the class and where they stand on becoming a customer. (I)
Make 3 lists and make one contact on each list. Ask questions to learn where they stand, offer to help if/when they want to take the next step (I,C,E,D)
1. Prospects
2. Members not on Loyalty Rewards
3. Loyalty Rewards members not pursuing the business
Send Happy Mail to your Brand Partners. Affirm and educate them. (C )
Appreciate your faithful customers. Choose 10 people who regularly order and write a brief, heartfelt thank you for being part of your team. (C )
Start a care club. Message 3-5 team members who are not on Loyalty Rewards. Ask them if they would like to be in a 3 month care club. Each month mail them 3 samples of 3 different products. At the end of the club - offer an incentive for 3 months of Loyalty Rewards participation. (C,E)
Contact all of your personally enrolled customers and let them know you appreciate them. Ask them if they have any questions or need any resources. (C)
Make a bowl of samples attached to your card for a break room or common area at a local business. Leave a sign in sheet for your next class. (I)
Search Facebook or Google for Essentials Oils Class and look for idea.s (I, E)
Keep informed and build your knowledge by reading 2 articles or studies on essential oils. (D)
60 Minute Daily Tasks
Do a 1 hour IPA blitz. Set a timer for 60 minutes and complete as many 5 minute IPAs as you can do in that time. Bonus - do an IPA blitz competition for your brand partners and reward participants. (I,D)
Have an oily “table talk” - think EO101 class content, but over coffee/tea/ice cream with 3-5 friends. Bring your oils and go over the basics. Then let them sniff and sample your oils. (I,D)
Teach an on-line or an in-person class on Loyalty Rewards. Educate your members/prospects on the benefits. (E)
Host a virtual book club that meets regularly for one hour to discuss a leadership book. (C,D)
Host or teach a 101 class, next steps or a make & take. (I,E)
Huddle with your leaders and plan the upcoming month, schedule classes, discuss promos and create incentives. (E,D)
Time Varied Tasks
Plan a virtual or in-person event where you call out your team members for their accomplishments - big and small. Make inexpensive trophies or award ribbons and celebrate. Make it a quarterly or annual event they look forward to. (I)
Think about a non-oily friend with a particular need. Find an oil to compliment that need and loan them a diffuser and a sample of the oil. (I)
Promote a particular product with a monthly challenge. Get your team involved in using the product for a month, check in with results and award winners. (E)
Create a vision board. Add your goals for the upcoming year, and keep your board somewhere you will see it regularly. (E)
Time block your social media. Decide on the time of the day when you will access your accounts. Strategically connect with friends, post content - then put it away till the next time. (I,D)
Send an encouraging note to everyone you have personally enrolled. Let them know you thought of them today, you appreciate them, and you hope they are well. (I,C)
Identify what time(s) of day you focus the most. Keep a log about your follow up activities. Evaluate where you need to make changes. (D)