Businesses in SK23, in the High Peak, in Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Chinley are all improving their online presence...
Why?
Just a cursory glance at national news will show where spending is heading - online. We no longer queue at banks to deposit cheques (Google them if you’re 18 or under!), or check our balance or make a transfer. The financial and travel industries have embraced apps and retail is now following suit.
We all know of Amazon and, love it or hate it, we are all aware of its power and ubiquity. It doesn't have an Amazon corner shop in Buxton or indeed Manchester. Instead, it has lockers dotted everywhere for easy collection and returns. Amazon is unlikely to fold.
Companies like ASOS are attempting to emulating its success with the acquisition of Top Man and Top Shop, with an online outlet only via browser and apps. Gap has recently done the same.
The High Peak may be geographically remote but it has residents who rely on the internet to buy products and services, engage on social media and discover information.
Companies of all sizes are realising that if the future is digital, they need to invest in it. The costs for a giant like John Lewis running stores across the northwest are huge compared with the development and maintenance of their website, which now accounts for 70% of all their sales.
You and I may mourn the decline of the high street, the fact that town and city centres are having to reinvent themselves as consumer habits change, but digital presents massive commercial opportunities for people and businesses in SK23, in the High Peak, in Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Chinley.
I used to run a web design company in Manchester and commute daily along with thousands of others. I now work from home in Chinley, with fast broadband, coffee and tea on a drip and a commute of seconds.
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We’ve all seen the images of Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates holed up in garages at the start of their journeys with Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. You don’t have to have a dilapidated garage to begin - just imagination, drive and a plan.
You need a website too that people can find online. The website needs to be attractive, reliable, fast to load and informative.
Now I’m not suggesting that Chinley or Buxton will be the home to the next Amazon. Though, let’s remember, Buxton Water, owned by Nestlé, is a huge commercial success, with its first bottled water produced and advertised in the Morning Advertiser in London on 17th April 1855!
Buxton is not short of entrepreneurial spirit in current times either - look at this business directory here to see what I mean.
Finally, if you’re running a business in the High Peak, Buxton, SK23 and need advice on making a greater impact online, contact me.
Or, if you have a big idea for a new venture, let’s talk, I'll tell you why people are doing it!
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