We Can Never Go Back

The internet is arguably the most influential invention since the telephone, maybe even more so. Over time, the internet has grown and developed into everybody's daily lives. Some use it for purely recreation, a lot use it for business, whether it be banking, advertising or selling.


The internet has become such a powerful tool for businesses, and it will become ever more vital in the future as the rest of the world becomes more accessible and mobile. Double glazing companies aren't exempt from this either. We booked our first appointment which came from a mobile online search using a BlackBerry handset! 


Now that the internet has become such an embedded feature in our way of life and how we do business, could businesses ever cope without it? Could they survive without having a presence on Google searches? Could they gain the same number of leads without access to email facilities? Could they show their product ranges as easy? Would payments suffer?


Simply, business relies on the internet completely. Not that I'm saying it's a bad thing. The internet has made the business world much more streamlined, efficient and much quicker. And it's had a very positive impact on a lot of company's profits. One thing to watch out for however is cyber-attacks. One thing the internet is vulnerable is hacking. And once a hacker makes their way in, it is possible for them to cause havoc on a very large scale, especially if their vocation is cyber-terrorism - it can have massive knock-on effects. Expert believe that a cyber-terrorist attack on this country could cost it tens of billions!


But lets not focus on that too much!