Comments on: Business Makeover: Are You Prepared with an Emergency Plan http://kimbeasley.com/2008/08/20/business-makeover-are-you-prepared-with-an-emergency-plan/ Social Media Coach, Social Media Speaker, Social Media Consultant, & WordPress Web Developer Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tim http://kimbeasley.com/2008/08/20/business-makeover-are-you-prepared-with-an-emergency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2687 Tim Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:09:55 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=257#comment-2687 Great practical tips Kim. I have also had some outages recently due to storms and had to resort to my cell phone. (Dial up is just not an option :) ) This has prompted me to do some things like make sure I can access mobile versions of sites like twitter, plurk, and facebook. I have my email automatically retrieve and have access to my blogs. As I pay a set monthly fee for my cell internet access this doesn't really hurt too much. One of the things I did do for a few weeks too was really spend some time working on my phone so I am use to how everything works so I'm not trying to figure it out when it is most important. Great practical tips Kim. I have also had some outages recently due to storms and had to resort to my cell phone. (Dial up is just not an option :) ) This has prompted me to do some things like make sure I can access mobile versions of sites like twitter, plurk, and facebook. I have my email automatically retrieve and have access to my blogs. As I pay a set monthly fee for my cell internet access this doesn’t really hurt too much.

One of the things I did do for a few weeks too was really spend some time working on my phone so I am use to how everything works so I’m not trying to figure it out when it is most important.

]]> By: Nancy Sutherland http://kimbeasley.com/2008/08/20/business-makeover-are-you-prepared-with-an-emergency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2686 Nancy Sutherland Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:30:02 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=257#comment-2686 I don't think that you can ever be prepared enough for those things to happen, but it's great to try. My desktop computer was down for about 5 days this past week. Although I had most of what I needed on my laptop, the passwords to all my social media was stored on the computer that was down. That is something else to consider in your plan. I already have my most crucial email account coming to my phone so if the internet is down for whatever reason, I have that to notify me. We get so used to being connected to one another online, I forget what it was like when we didn't have that communication. Nancy Sutherlands last blog post..<a href="http://www.directsalesmarketingqueen.com/direct-sales-mentoring/lessons-we-can-learn-from-michael-phelps" rel="nofollow">Lessons We Can Learn From Michael Phelps</a> I don’t think that you can ever be prepared enough for those things to happen, but it’s great to try. My desktop computer was down for about 5 days this past week. Although I had most of what I needed on my laptop, the passwords to all my social media was stored on the computer that was down. That is something else to consider in your plan. I already have my most crucial email account coming to my phone so if the internet is down for whatever reason, I have that to notify me. We get so used to being connected to one another online, I forget what it was like when we didn’t have that communication.

Nancy Sutherlands last blog post..Lessons We Can Learn From Michael Phelps

]]> By: Jenn Givler http://kimbeasley.com/2008/08/20/business-makeover-are-you-prepared-with-an-emergency-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-2685 Jenn Givler Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:14:37 +0000 http://kimbeasley.com/?p=257#comment-2685 Well that is definitely going around! We lost our wireless router in a storm a couple of weeks ago and I was without internet unexpectedly as well - I feel your pain! In my case, my in-laws, my mom and my husband's barber shop all have wireless internet that I can access if I need to. So that was ok. It was sort of a pain, but at least I could stay on top of things a bit. I also have an emergency plan in place in case I'm out of commission for any length of time. I have a document with business procedures and contact information in case someone needs to get in touch with my clients or my community. That way, people will know if they can't reach me - or if I'm not responding to e-mails and voice mails. Jenn Givlers last blog post..<a href="http://createathrivingbusiness.com/the-customer-is-not-always-right/2008/08/20/" rel="nofollow">The Customer Is Not Always Right</a> Well that is definitely going around! We lost our wireless router in a storm a couple of weeks ago and I was without internet unexpectedly as well – I feel your pain!

In my case, my in-laws, my mom and my husband’s barber shop all have wireless internet that I can access if I need to. So that was ok. It was sort of a pain, but at least I could stay on top of things a bit.

I also have an emergency plan in place in case I’m out of commission for any length of time. I have a document with business procedures and contact information in case someone needs to get in touch with my clients or my community.

That way, people will know if they can’t reach me – or if I’m not responding to e-mails and voice mails.

Jenn Givlers last blog post..The Customer Is Not Always Right

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