Helping Small Businesses with Tech Needs
It’s not big news that teens are often much more tech-savvy than many adults. Truth is, many small business owners don’t even know where to begin and therefore will not be advertising that they need help in this department. Why not check out some of the local businesses in your town? You can begin by doing a search to see if they even have a web presence. Grab your home-town newspaper and see who is advertising. Read local articles featuring small businesses in your area.
Start with a local restaurant - perhaps your favorite pizza joint. Does it have a website? Was it easy to find? Can you easily get a phone number, hours, directions, and a menu? Does your town have it’s own website? If so, is there a listing of local businesses? Is it listed there? If not, you may have a golden opportunity awaiting you.
Web designers can charge thousands of dollars to create a website, but with today’s technology, spending that much money may not be necessary. Buying a domain, inexpensive web-hosting, and creating a simple site or blog can be well-worth the investment.
You don’t have to know everything to begin, but you do have to have some basic skills. If you’ve never done a blog or site before, summer is the perfect time to try! Remember, starting a business is going to take some work on your end but if you put in a little work up front, you won’t have to be fighting for the few-and-far between camp jobs that every other teen in town is applying for.
