Automation and Autopilot and How They Can Skyrocket Your Small Business to the Next Level

in smallbusiness •  4 years ago 

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We all know how amazing it is to start and run your own business… even more amazing when the business begins to grow. However, starting and growing a business into a successful brand isn’t an easy task and there are a lot of factors that come into play to make that happen especially for online businesses. The powers of Automation and Autopilot and what they can do for your business cannot be over emphasized as they can massively skyrocket a small business from where they are to a whole new level in a short time. While Automation is an easier term to understand when it comes to business by many, autopilot is a term not everyone understands especially when it concerns business.

We all know that automation is basically when you allow the computer or software to do things with little or no human input with the help of scripts and programming. Autopilot on the other hand, is similar and works with the same principle of automation. However, autopilot is more of automating the process of specific tasks with the help of AI and specialized scripting, logic and programming.


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In the world of online business, these two are very powerful in ensuring the scalability of the business and increase in sales. What does this mean? – Well, it means that you can set up a fully functioning system that does all the work for you in the sales process, from start to finish. Like the name autopilot, it basically means that the sales process is automatic. This can get really complicated quickly especially if your business has more complex sales funnels and processes. So how can automation and autopilot skyrocket your business?…

I am pretty sure you have encountered this autopilot in action. When you visit an online store or a website and sign up, and you begin to receive emails at set intervals. Or you visit a website and suddenly, your social media sites begins to show you targeted ads on the products you searched for. This is basically what automation and autopilot is all about and like I said, it can become extremely complex for a regular business person to fully understand that is why a lot of small businesses aren’t utilizing these systems yet because of its complexities. As an online business owner, implementing automation and utilizing autopilot can transform your business to a whole new level and massively increase your sales. The benefits cannot be overemphasized. Whether you run a strictly online business or a business with an online presence, automation and autopilot is very important.


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Like I mentioned above, you can set up a system that sends out target emails to specific target customers that visits your website or subscribes to your business. You can show targeted adverts to individuals who visits your websites… these can even become as complex as showing different ads to different visitors based on certain factors and conditions. You can automate the sales process of your business from the point where the customer visits your website to the point where the customer makes the purchase. It can even go as complex as making recurring sales in the future even after the customer have already bought from you or failed to make a purchase due to unforeseen circumstances. The possibilities are endless on what automation and autopilot can do for any business.

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