There are many ways you can improve your business this year, but if you are ready to take your business to the next level, then you need to look into utilizing technology more. This is a broad subject and can be a little confusing, so here are some simple ways to implement more technology in your business to save you time and money. 

The Cloud

Business comes with a lot of paperwork. One way you can use technology to your advantage is to store all of this paperwork on The Cloud. The Cloud takes your problems and fixes them with complete document solutions. Files can be stored, backed-up, organized, and secure on The Cloud. This also means that they are accessible to everyone in the business, no matter where they are located. 

Social Media

Social media is a critical way to stay connected to your audience and market your business to new customers. Different social media platforms reach different audiences, so there is something for every type of business. Having a social media strategy and posting frequently on that site is essential. You are also not utilizing social media appropriately if you are not using it to engage with your audience.

Email Marketing

People sometimes think of email as an old way of communicating, but email marketing is still very relevant in today’s business world. Having software to collect emails from visitors to your site if they opt-in, is a great way to build your list. A lot of places will also have some incentive to sign up like a free download or discount on a purchase. Then you can send promotions, informational articles, or surveys to your audience. 

SEO

Being found on search engines is essential. Most people will search for what they are looking for in a search engine, and if you aren’t showing up on the first page of results, then you are not being found at all. 

There are a lot of ways to increase SEO, and most of them have to do with your website. Getting rid of dead links, backlinking to your site, linking out to other reputable sites, using keywords strategically in articles, and having alternate text on your photos are all great ways to get your SEO numbers up. 

Time Tracking Software

To be more time-efficient, you first need to know where time is being spent at your business. This includes you! Sometimes we spend more time doing menial tasks like email or scheduling than we realize.

Time tracking software enables you to see where you are spending the most time and may open up more opportunities to automate or streamline your workday. Using time well can often mean feeling like there is more time in the day than there was before. 

Automation

Taking menial tasks like creating invoices for purchases made online and automating them will save vast amounts of time. There are many ways that you can automate your current processes in order to make time for more pressing tasks for you and your employees.

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