Here’s a quick tip, which could save you a stack of time and money.
I have just endured three of the most frustrating days since starting my business, around 15 years ago. However, there’s a great lesson here for you and your business.
So, what happened Jim?
The problem
I discovered that the company that was handling my blogs and email hosting, was just about to cease trading! I quickly needed to move my blogs onto new servers. As I had not researched an alternative hosting company, I had to drop what I was doing and spend time searching for a new host.
Thankfully, after a ton of; phone calls, Tweets and emails, I found a great new host. However, I lost the best part of a day finding them.
Then, there were a few additional hitches. This meant that instead of working on my business, I lost hours trying to get the blogs and email working again. As a result, I needlessly ended up working two, sixteen hour days. I also worked all day today (Saturday) to catch up; instead of taking my 4 year old son on a pre-arranged trip (to see Thomas The Tank Engine.)
The lesson
If you have an website or blog, which is important to your business, you need a strong contingency plan. You need the name of a reliable hosting company and the name of a reliable tech person; who you can call on to handle the switch over. I had a tech guy in place and have no idea how long this would all have taken, if I needed to find him as well. By the way, I will publish the name of my new hosting company for you, if their service remains this good over a longer period.
The bottom line is that the time to get these providers in place is now – Not when disaster strikes.
That’s it! Time for me to go and get our family trip rebooked...
IMPORTANT: If you want to make more sales, boost your profits and grow an amazing business, this will help you!