blind spots

 

Running a business is one of the most exhilarating things in the world. It gives you a chance to take charge and guide it in the right direction. But in order to do that, you’ve definitely got to be the kind of person who works well under pressure. For all the excitement that comes with running a business, it can also be an extremely intense and stressful experience. Even for the kinds of people who thrive in that kind of atmosphere, it always comes with the risk that you’re not going to be able to divide your attention evenly between every part of the business. After all, you’re just one person, and there’s no way you’d ever been able to be in multiple places at once. The problem with this is that it leads to things getting missed, or only being half finished. To help you avoid this problem, here are some aspects of your business that you might be neglecting.

 

Health and safety

 

It’s frankly ridiculous how many business owners just seem to forget about health and safety when it comes to the day to day running of their business. Not only does an unsafe work environment put your employees at risk but if something happens to them, then you’re going to liable for it. Make sure that your office space is safe for your employees to move around in and be sure that your first aid kids are properly stocked with bandages, plasters, aeroburn gel and anything else that you need. You should also make sure that all staff receive adequate health and safety training. All of the procedures in the world aren’t going to make any difference if your employees aren’t able to follow them correctly.

 

SEO

 

The major issue with SEO is less that business owners are neglecting it entirely, but rather that they are neglecting to update it. SEO used to be incredibly simple. All you had to do was to make sure that your website was filled with as many keywords as possible and that was it. Then you could just watch your search engine rankings go up. But things have changed a lot over the last few years. Search engines no longer respond well to that kind of SEO. In fact, sites that use this technique are often blacklisted by sites like Google. Instead, the key is to create well thought out, engaging content, and to integrate your SEO seamlessly into it. Not only do search engines prefer this style, but your customers are going to be far more likely to return to your site again and again.

 

Social media

 

A lot of businesses don’t realize just how much of an incredible tool social media really is. The modern marketing landscape is practically built on sites like Facebook and Twitter at this point. They’ve revolutionized the idea of word-of-mouth advertising, offering you free marketing as long as you’re able to produce interesting and shareable content. You won’t want to ignore your other marketing methods solely in favour of focussing on social media, but to ignore it completely is to miss out on a fantastic weapon in your business’s arsenal.