Impact Of Coronavirus On Business: COVID-19 Proof Your Business

What Is The Impact Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Business:?

From the get-go, a lot of businesses seemed unphased by COVID-19.  After learning more about the coronavirus it became apparent that a lot of people would struggle. Countries started to shut borders, flights canceled, delayed, etc. We have all seen the news reports. Early this morning, we heard from a couple of business owners who were in a difficult situation. They are in the list of businesses that have to shut down until further notice. Unfortunately, we know this is just the beginning of a challenging period for almost every business.

There is a great sign of hope and spirit in our community which is great. We know that there are a lot who don’t know what to do. Those of you who are in this category, don’t think you are the only ones.

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How Should Businesses React At This Time?

There is a lot of people who believe that there isn’t much that they can do. The belief is that since no business is getting customers, there is no way for them to make money or even attract new customers. Thanks to the internet, there is actually one thing they can do. Utilize this time to not only rebuild or redesign your website but also create some content that is well structured and more than 500 words. By creating new content for your website and posting regularly, you will be able to help build some momentum to your website again.

Building a new website will help you not only refocus your business, more importantly, though it will tell your existing customers that you are still open for business. It will also show potential new clients that you have remained open during these tougher times. As for creating new content for your website, let us be a little more specific. It is now a great time to establish a blog where customers can be educated, engaged, and encourage to interact with you.

Marketing will be re-budgeted to the point where a lot of businesses won’t advertise their business. This will be a costly mistake for a lot of people. Educating, engaging, and interacting will help customers find you. Sharing your website content both externally and internally can make a difference.

Where Can You Get Help With Marketing Online?

Believe it or not, there are literally thousands of Facebook Groups, internet marketing experts and companies out there that can help you. It is not necessarily going to get you ahead right away. Most websites will do well after a couple of months of solid marketing online. Don’t stop though, it will only mean that your competitors who have just as much time on their hands as you do will catch up.

While Facebook Groups, Youtube and other great online resources may seem like a difficult choice. They may even sound too hard to do, they really aren’t. There are also companies that will be generating more content around how you can market your website with minimal amounts of effort.

During this time we know people will choose to cut costs, curve their overall spending. Some will even shrink the size of their business just to stay afloat. These are all normal activities for businesses in uncertain times. We have also created articles on how to market your business online. One of our most recent articles was on doing 20 minutes of digital marketing each day.

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What Should I Do If My Business Traditionally Hasn’t Focused Online?

For a lot of Australian businesses, in particular, the focus on online has been minimal for the most part. While the culture has a big part to do with it, the sense of community always seems to be a factor. The great news is you can bring your traditional business online. You can even have your personal contact over the internet. This is by using technologies like Zoom, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Telegram, and many more.

If delivering content face to face has been a big part of your business, unfortunately, you will have to make the change to survive. Do not discount online meetings, emails will be more important to some. Work out whether it is suitable for your business to function online. If you cannot see how to ask industry insiders like us. Unlike many industries out there, the people who we work with all have skills and ideas on how you can drag your traditional business online.

Take the opportunity to read an e-book or two about marketing your business online. One was written a couple of years ago by Neil, the founder of Suncoast Web Solutions. You can download a copy of it for free. This book, it covers many different options when it comes to internet marketing. More importantly, though, it can help you understand what are the online versions of your offline marketing techniques. It doesn’t cover them all but the key ones are.

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Neil McNulty is the founder and owner of Suncoast Web Solutions. He has over 20 years of experience working with business owners and organizations of various sizes. The areas of Neils experience and expertise include Digital Marketing, Website Development, Website Design, and Website Hosting.