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How online businesses are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

Partner Contributor by Partner Contributor
April 17, 2020 - Updated on June 21, 2020
in Business & Lifestyle, Business News, Consumer Alerts, Consumer Watchdogs, Financial News, Technology News
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There are many businesses being forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some businesses may never recover while some are thriving more than ever. Amazon has taken the biggest boost and is making millions upon millions through online shopping. As the high streets close down, the second best and only way to receive goods is through online retailers.

Businesses should also be aware despite their struggle in terms of sales. However, it is vital that their online business remains a well-oiled operation. If you are an e-commerce site, it’s important to remember that you will need some backup plans. Ensuring adequate cybersecurity is important. This is to ensure there is no compromising of your systems or crash unexpectedly from heavy traffic volume. Look into backing up information to the cloud, using VPS platforms like TurnKey Internet or MikroTik VPS, which can be really helpful. 

No one prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic

Most of us never thought we would have to make preparations for a pandemic. It isn’t something we have fully experienced in this generation, at least not to such a mass scale. While most businesses are preparing, they are discovering that a pandemic is wildly different from other threats. As a result of preparing well too late, every facet of their business is undergoing trials and tests.

Some companies are unable to get their products to their warehouses, including the importation of products. Most companies have undergone preparations for emergency events such as fires, riots, earthquakes, and hurricanes. However, as a result, these businesses never made appropriate preparations for a public health pandemic.

Businesses are struggling

With travel restrictions prevalent, many cities relying on tourism dollars are suffering economically. This has disastrous implications for many businesses that rely on tourists who come to their city.

Those able to perform remote and online operations effectively are lucky. Meanwhile, local businesses may have to wait for business to pick up.

Will it ever return to normal?

Things will undoubtedly return to normal. However, it will take time while the pandemic drives many changes to the business world. This includes methods of business conduction and how consumers choose to shop once the pandemic is over.

There lies one huge underlying question: “Will we feel as if shops are not safe anymore?”

While many will return to things, as usual, feeling the threat is over, it may be different for others. For other people, after the pandemic has passed, they may feel as if things could never truly return to normal, but rather a new normal. 

More businesses will likely begin restructuring their work operations and change and adapting how they perform their work. This includes changes as to how to continue making consumers’ lives easier while keeping everyone safe.

World governments are stating the pandemic might not end until 2022, with physical distancing implementations to help ease the spread. This will continue to negatively impact business owners, conference organizers and huge events, which are being forced to hold their events online. 

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