Can Remote Email Make for Happy Holidays?
Can Remote Email Make for Happy Holidays?
The future and outlook of small business is changing with remote email technologies
that let you stay connected over the holidays, on vacation, or whenever you step
away from the office. It’s conundrum that every owner of a small business faces.
How can you take time away from your business without losing business? From Christmas
to schools vacations to family events there are times when you really need to get
away. How can you do that without leaving angry customers or unfilled orders on
your gift list? Luckily, the new generation of anywhere email technologies offer
some solutions for staying in touch over the holidays.
What if I go away and I need to access my files or business email?
Imagine this scenario. You’ve decided to take a week off for a holiday or your kid’s
school vacation. You’re only a phone call away. What could go wrong? I know that
everyone of you who owns a small business is picturing the imminent disaster that
will strike when you get the phone call that requires you to locate the details
of the Henson project- now! Or what if you miss that critical email detailing a
time change of “the big client meeting”? This is where anywhere email solutions
are becoming the life saving tools of small businesses. Imagine a remote email device
that would allow you to tell at a glance if you have any new emails, and check them
immediately. (No need to plug in the laptop!) Just think how freeing it would be
to know that you can use your PDA, cell phone, or an Internet café to stay in touch
with your office, and be able to
access any files you need? Not only that, the current business email technologies
on the market today can help you with scheduling multiple calendars and sharing
information with your staff.
Can I afford anywhere email software on my budget?
Here’s the best thing that I am noticing the Internet is offering to small business
owners. Professional email solutions that were once for the business elite have
come way down in price. Now that Software as a Service (SaaS) options are available,
small business owners are able to share the cost of pricey server and IT departments.
This opens up an exciting new realm of possibilities. Can you imagine the power
of walking away from your office without the fear of being out of touch? A stress-free
holiday? (OK- low stress. You’ve still got in-laws.) Now that’s what I call work-life
balance.
Is it safe to access my files with a remote email program?
Many anywhere email solutions on the market today are actually teamed with industry
leaders like Microsoft and will offer the same security and protection. Make sure
that you search for a service that offers virus and spam protection along with the
ability to remotely wipe your files if you phone is lost or damaged. This way, all
your files are stored by that company and can immediately be restored for you. Keep
watching. The anywhere email solutions and Software as a Service (SaaS) options
are going to result an amazing change in the way small business owners run their
businesses and live their lives.
Rodney Alison has served as Systems Architect on many international projects
for over a decade before turning his expertise in engineering, physics and technology
into the development of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the Quincerto Group. To
find out more about the mobile technologies that Rodney and his team offer
small business owners across Australia and New Zealand go to
www.teamanywhere.com.au.