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September 22, 2020

How to Automate Your Business to See Improved Results This Year



2020 has been hard on all of us, especially those of us who run small to medium-sized businesses. If the going has been tough, then you might be sitting there thinking what you can do to increase your business’ chances of doing better in the last quarter of this year. While the year is almost over, it’s not over until the fat lady sings, right?



Technology plays an increasingly important role in the way that businesses are run, and it wasn't that long ago that only big corporations were able to automate processes so that they could make more money in less time. However, the landscape is changing, and automation is becoming more available to smaller companies. Let's take a look at how to automate your business this year so that you can see improved results.

1.   Monitor Your Employees

If you’ve recently had to deal with asking most of your employees to work from home, then you will be up against a very different environment when it comes to managing them. It can be difficult to manage employees in person at the best of times, let alone when they’re remote and hard to get a hold of.

If you're finding the 'new normal' to be a challenge with your employees so far away, consider implementing employee monitoring software. This is just one of many ways that you can automate the management process so that you can keep on top of how they're doing and their production levels. This way, you don't have to spend all day worrying about them.

2.   Sales

When it comes to business, marketing and sales go hand in hand. This means that if you haven't already automated the process of coming up with the best marketing solution for your business, then you should. The good news is that you can automate the sales process as well, as the two are so similar.

Make sure that you are finding ways to promote your business online through social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook (News - Alert). Instagram has a paid ad program that allows you to pay for posts to be put in front of your target audience. This is a great way to increase your sales online and bring more people to your website where they can find your product or service. Automation of the sales side of things will free up your time for other important aspects of your business, like quality control.

3.   Inventory

Speaking of quality control, there is one aspect of this part of the manufacturing process that you can automate with ease. When was the last time that you asked someone on your team to do an inventory of your products? If it’s been a while, then it might be time to do this again. However, taking an inventory of all of your stock is a time-consuming process, even for a small business.

Instead, try automating the inventory process. Software can easily add, delete, and edit any information that you have already logged about your products so that you can keep up with what's going out and what's coming in. Being able to update your inventory in real-time is also going to help you avoid making common mistakes.

4.   Use an Automation Specialist

If you’re not quite sure at this point what automating your business looks like, or where you should put your efforts, then you could consider hiring an automation specialist for a short period of time. Specialists like this come with invaluable advice and guidance around when and where you should automate, which can end up saving you time, money, and making potential errors.

The more you can learn from someone like this, the better you can set up your business for success this year.

Thinking about automation aspects of your business might be a headache. However, it doesn’t have to be this way, and with everything out there available to you, it could end up helping your brand in the long run.

About The Author:

Aqib Ijaz is a digital marketing guru at eyesonsolution.com. He is adept in IT as well. He loves to write on different topics. In his free time, he likes to travel and explore different parts of the world. You can read more of his blogs at eyesonsolution.



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