Small Business WIFI
When WIFI stops, business stops!
When it comes to run a small business today, and especially one that regularly hosts customers in its space, it’s critical to understand the importance of having customer WIFI in your small business. How your WIFI is set up is just as important. Focus on what you can do to ensure that the experience is optimized, both for you and your customers.
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These days, simply meeting consumers expectations, very often isn’t enough. To establish long-term loyalty, you need to exceed expectations and create a memorable experience. For many consumers, WIFI has become a critical part of that customer experience.
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Many small business owners have experience setting up their own at-home network and may think setting up a small business network is not much different. However, a business network has different requirements and equipment. You have to account for not only your team but also contractors, guests, and, depending on your industry, your customers. You need to make sure that everyone gets what they want and need. For customers, a strong connection makes them more likely to come back. For your team and vendors, it helps them get more work done faster.
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WIFI is electricity for business. When it doesn’t work as expected, business stops and customer satisfaction goes down.
SMART SOLUTION
Upgrading Your Network
One other thing to keep in mind about WiFi for small business is that what works today might not be the optimal solution tomorrow. Technology evolves at a rapid pace, and the WiFi setup that worked great even a year ago may not meet your business needs today.
As your business grows, you need a network that is designed to grow with you and scale to your changing needs.
Separate Network Configuration
Depending on what your foot traffic situation looks like, it might be a good idea to separate your network into two separate public-facing and private-facing systems. Your business network needs to be able to operate independently of whatever is going on with your public-facing WIFI
Secure your WIFI network
When it comes to security, the main question you have to ask yourself is pretty simple: what do I have that’s worth stealing? The answer might surprise you: tax records, payroll, health information, data on your customers