What ever you circumstances may be, whether you are a traditional bricks and mortar business selling products and services and have had to transition to working from home, or perhaps you have been recently been laid off here are some hints and tips to get you through these troubling times.
I will first cover traditional businesses that bricks and mortar, i.e shops and offices.
I covered 5 out of the how to in 7 easy steps in another blog I run: https://ukdomainbrokers.ukwebsitedesigners.co.uk/?p=866
I spoke about setting up an office in your home and how to enable chat online a must for businesses that want to interact with their customers on demand and how to set up online appointment scheduling a video meetings. I also mentioned about e-commerce and payment gateways.
If you are a shop or an office you should follow my 7 easy steps.
- Set up an office space in your home where you will not be disturbed
- Set up online chat www.talk.to (free)
- Set up online appointment scheduling www.reservio.com (free)
- Set up video conference calls www.8×8.com (free)
- Set up payment gateways www.stripe.com www.gocardless.com www.esrow.com (all free).
- Work the same hours as if you would do normally and speak to your staff and teams by having morning meetings.
- Sort out your finances look to see about Government grants to help you pay your staff.
Unemployed or Redundant
For people who have been made redundant or about to loose their jobs I have listed some ideas you can start to do freelancing, obviously most businesses need websites so that people can find you. You can also list your work with directories but for immediate effect a website/blog is the fast way of generating traffic. If you just lost your job the most important things you need to do is 1) Sign On. 2) Contact all your creditors and inform them of late payments or ask to have your payments deferred. Most Creditors are going to be very understanding including banks.
- Article Writing
- Graphic Design
- Proofreading
- Editing
- Online Research
- Programming
- Copywriting
- Transcription
- Translation
- Data Entry
- Spreadsheet Work
- Virtual Personal Assistant
- Data Analysis
If you are stuck for ideas just send me a message and I will send you a full list of work you can do with little or no contact with other people.
I wiill aslo be covering how businesses such as electricians, driving instructors etc can get through these difficult times in another post. I believe that staying positive and optimistic will help us conquer this economic disaster.
If however you are out of work and do not want to set up your own business and would rather work for someone then this will be slightly more difficult considering the current climate we are in.
How about if you volunteer your services, businesses will be crying out for people to help them bring in business. You will stand a better chance of being hired and your position to be made permanent.
If you have not got a CV I would recommend downloading free templates from www.cvtemplatemaster.com then upload your completed CV to job directories such as www.indeed.co.uk or www.monster.co.uk
Finally if your stuck at home and boredom is setting in, why not turn your hobby into a business, if your arty you can sell your stuff on www.etsy.com or start writing a book (everyone has a story to tell) or make a photobook of all your cherished memories. There are dozens upon dozens of ideas you can do with your free time.
Remember people with low self esteems, as long as you stay safe and follow the rules and keep yourself busy we will all get through this and if any of my readers just want to have a chat or advice of any kind just message me in the comments below. It does not have to be about business.
***I will only respond to people the genuinely need to have a chat and not anything of the adult nature or dating as your comments will be deleted.
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