10 Ways to Turbo Charge your Startup.

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1.     Create a website to reach more customers

4.8 Trillion USD. That is how much is expected to be generated through e-retail stores in 2021. Get your startup a website in order to reach more customers, which in return will help you gain popularity in the market, as well as becoming 'real' to a lot of potential customers.

2.    Spread the word on social media

3.5 Billion People use social media. If you are not active on social media yet, move quickly and get setup. Spread the word to the world about your startup on social media to establish your startup efficiently and get an organic boost from friends and colleges that love your products and or services.

3.    SEO

Having just a website is only half the battle, if a search engines’ crawler cannot easily discover your website you won’t show up in searches. It is very important for your web pages’ content to be well researched and configured with SEO in order to make them appear in search engines’ search results. The better the configuration, the faster your page will load and the higher on the search results it will appear.

4.    Targeted advertising campaigns

Investing in advertisement campaigns is something that most business does at some point or another. Investing some money in well targeted areas advertising is always a booster for the sale of products and services offered by your startup. Targeting the right people can be tricky though. Someone that specializes in social engineering can help you target the right people at the right time.

5.    Create softwares and mobile apps to enter the digital world

Having software or mobile apps linking back to your startup is something that delights customers. It can be very important for engaging customers and most organizations do it nowadays. An engaged customer is a happy customer, is a customer that will spend money.  App’s don’t have to cost huge amounts to develop anymore either. The average app has come down from over 500k to a price of around 140k. 

6.    Get professional help to manage your budget efficiently

Managing your startups’ budget is never easy and it would be a disaster if they are not managed properly, hence it is always advisable to take help of professionals who can help you manage your technology budget efficiently so that your startup can achieve more in the same budget.

7.    Staffing the right people

Having the right person for the right job is critical with small teams. Finding specialists to perform limited functions can help turbo charge your startup. A trusted and transparent technology partner can help put you in touch with the right resource for the work that needs to be done.

8.    Smart Infrastructure

Setting up a smart infrastructure is a great step in the planting of a firm foundation.  Software that integrates well allowing for the smart transfer of data can make your organization exponentially more efficient. When customer success and delight is paired with organic leads the result can be explosive.

9.    Opt for IT audit service to examine your IT infrastructure

Startups have to be lean, mean, cost saving machines. When you are small and just starting out costs can easily spiral out of control. Unused or misused software accounts for over $30 Billion USD in US businesses. An audit will make sure you are using ONLY what you need to. 

10. Have CTO or CIO take a look

Startup’s often can’t afford a CTO/CIO. Hiring one on a fractional (part time) basis can easily provide a return on investment. An experienced CTO/CIO technology leader will bring many different experiences to the table allowing you to gain insight into areas of your business you probably never thought about. In addition, they can help set the direction that will be help you monetize on your endeavor.