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When Your Website Goes on Vacation!
Does your website ever go on vacation? One of the benefits of
having a website is the fact that it is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. But if the person managing your website
goes on vacation, your website may appear to take a vacation
as well.
Planning for vacation time is a common task that most managers
don't look forward to. Juggling schedules, maintaining work
flow, and assigning tasks to others who may be less prepared
or qualified to fulfill them are just a few of the struggles
management faces during a scheduled vacation. Imagine the
impact of a family emergency, an employee cannot clock in and
management has had no time to arrange for others to cover
their duties.
The impact of planned vacations or unplanned leaves of absence
can be doubled if the person missing manages your website.
Emails may go unanswered, updates aren't completed, schedules
and calendars are not kept up to date. All of these things may
make your website appear either out of date or at worst
abandoned. An outdated or unresponsive website can harm your
business image, cost you leads and diminish income.
Plan ahead and your website will never appear to go on
vacation again. Train an alternate employee to take over the
basic tasks involved in managing the website, forward website
email to someone who can respond in a timely fashion. Fully
update your website before a planned vacation and keep in mind
whether or not the information will still be current when the
site can be updated again. With careful planning very minor
updates can keep your site fresh and appealing for visitors.
If training an additional employee is not an option, contact
the designer of your site and see if they can update your site
while an employee is unavailable.
One of the number one complaints on the internet is unanswered
emails; a prompt response can win over visitors and display
your professionalism. Auto responders can be helpful if they
are handled correctly. Forget to change your auto responder
and one of your visitors may receive an "I am out of the
office until July 31" message in the middle of January. Create
contingency plans for when an emergency occurs; treat your
website like you would a bricks and mortar store or office.
You wouldn’t consider closing your store or office unless a
catastrophe struck, your website should be treated the same
way.
Vacations, leaves of absence and unplanned illnesses can all
pose a threat to the image you have worked so hard to create.
People see your website as a reflection of your business. Take
the time to plan ahead and your website will keep on working
even while you’re on vacation.
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New Gadgets
PhotoTrackrTM for Digital Camera
This little gadget allows you to track exactly where and when
each of your digital photos were taken. Integrated with
Google Maps
, the PhotoTrackrTM allows you to
record your trip so you know exactly where you have been. The
PhotoTrackrTM is capable of
writing GPS info to your pictures it can also export GPS log
files and pictures to Google Earth format.
The The PhotoTrackrTM costs about
$100.
Databreaker
The longer our computers are online without human monitoring
the more likely it is that a hacker can break through and
utilize our valuable data. The new Databreaker connects to
your system and detects long periods of inactivity and shuts
down the network or broadband connection.
Databreaker is available for around $40.
TiFinity™ Toothbrush
In the "What Will They Think Of Next" category we have a
Titanium toothbrush!
The TiFinity™ Toothbrush will stay in brand new condition over the life
span of more than 10 nylon brushes. This is due to the amazing
properties of the bristles which are made of titanium alloy.
The bristles are water resistant and does not induce bacteria
growth like nylon.
We are currently working on a couple of complete renovations
that are nearing completion and beginning two new and exciting
projects...stay tuned. |
