Tech Troubles, And How To Overcome Them

Published by Kunbi Tinuoye at April 15, 2017

Building a Website

Everyone’s familiar with the necessity of a good business website in this day and age, but many people aren’t so confident on what it takes to build a great site. Planning, building and then maintaining a professional website is a naturally intimidating prospect, and once it’s launched, a company website presents a slew of new tasks, such as performing SEO, posting content, and minimizing loading times. You can make this challenge easier on yourself by outsourcing the work to a reputable web design firm. The fees for their services can be a little heavy for a fledgling business, but this is one investment you won’t regret. Hiring inexperienced professionals to design your website will ensure that it meets all the right standards, and will free up more time that you can invest in other areas of your business.

Data Loss

A huge proportion of small businesses experience some kind of data loss at one time or another. In many cases, this can be enough to set off a chain of events that ultimately ends in bankruptcy. All modern businesses will need to invest at least some resources in data backup, management, and protection, usually through firms like http://www.micoresolutions.com/. While comprehensive solutions may not be necessary for the time being, there are still various precautions you can take to protect your all-important data, while focussing on growing your operation. Physically back up your data using an external device, copy your data onto several computers’ hard drives, or use a cloud solution to sync all your important information as you go. If you want your protection to be absolutely airtight, you can try a combination of these methods. Whatever kind of solution suits your business, make sure your backed-up data source is off-site, accessible, and secure at all times.

Social Media

Social media is another tech tool that can work wonders for a business, but it’s not without its challenges and drawbacks. The biggest obstacle for business owners using social media is time. You may want to be active on several social networks, knowing that this is essential to your marketing, but find that there’s simply not enough time to compose and send tweets, Facebook posts, visual content on Instagram, and taking part in conversations with your target market. Thankfully there are auxiliary apps and tools that will make social media management easy. https://hootsuite.com/, for example, offers a user-friendly interface where you can schedule and monitor your activities across Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other popular social platforms. These functions are also mobile-friendly, meaning that you can make tweaks and publish great post ideas no matter where you are.

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Kunbi Tinuoye

Kunbi Tinuoye is the founder and CEO of UrbanGeekz. Previously, she worked as a News Correspondent for NBC’s theGrio. Prior, she was a senior broadcast journalist for the BBC in London. Tinuoye currently sits on the SXSW Pitch Advisory Board and CES Conference Advisory Board. She is a key player in the Atlanta tech startup ecosystem and serves as a mentor for Comcast NBCUniversal’s The Farm Accelerator. Tinuoye has received several awards and accolades, including being honored with a Resolution from the Georgia Legislative.