Here are 5 ways that entrepreneurs can use mobile technology to improve their small business.
Slick mobile solutions have made it affordable and easy for small businesses to accept card and mobile payments. Many of these new-age mobile payments solutions have no hidden costs or monthly fees, and most do not require a landline. The additional hardware they require apart from a smartphone is usually cheap and easy to use. Whether you’re a plumber or a merchant at a flea market, it’s easy to get paid via one of these platforms rather than accept to take cash or wait for an EFT.
Social media is a powerful tool for any small business, giving you a platform to interact with customers, promote products and services, and create a community. You can use social media automation apps to create content, schedule, plan, publish, monitor, and engage with people right from your phone. There are multiple apps that make it easy to manage multiple social media accounts wherever you are.
Keeping on top of quoting, invoicing, payments, and other financial tasks from your smartphone has become really quick and painless thanks to mobile apps. Business owners no longer need to return to a desk to generate a quote or approve a payment – they can do it straight from an app, keeping business flowing at all times.
Communicating effectively and collaborating with colleagues is critical to business success. As many of us have discovered as a result of working from home during the pandemic, there is no shortage of powerful mobile apps and tools to ease sharing information and communicating with others – from collaboration platforms to file sharing apps and project management tools.
Not only does every small business need a website, it needs a website that looks amazing on a smartphone screen. Luckily, you can even build a mobile optimised website from your phone. Once your site is up-and-running, you can manage your business’s Google My Business profile from your smartphone or use Google Analytics to monitor your online metrics.
