COVID-19 Guidelines June 3, 2020 By Editor OMA Comp is closely monitoring new developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as companies are re-opening. We meet regularly and review the most current guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Michigan’s state and local authorities. Our team has worked through this pandemic, utilizing proper PPE and following the required guidelines to maintain a safe environment for our employees and clients. We are being proactive and making continuous adjustments to our preparedness and response plans. We have heightened our cleaning and disinfecting standards to adhere to CDC guidelines. Our top priority is the health and safety of our employee’s and our clients. We ask our clients to be equally responsible and to alert our team of any of the following: Fever or above normal temperature Flu-like symptoms: dry cough, runny nose, loss of sense of smell or taste, sore throat Notifying us before our visit if you have been outside of the U.S. or in contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 Informing us if you are being tested for COVID-19 and awaiting results Our team has proper gear and training to handle any situation if we are aware prior to an in-person contact. We service essential businesses during this pandemic crisis and will continue to stay by your side. With proper information, we have the tools and are able to remedy most of your technology needs. We appreciate your patronage and trust in OMA Comp’s ability to cater to your organizational, technology and marketing needs. We are available to consult to help your business navigate through and make sense of the changing guidelines. Contact us for an appointment.
Correct Posture Month May 1, 2020 By OMA Comp Be mindful of your posture when working from home to avoid pain and problems in the future. Due to COVID-19, many of us suddenly switched our work environment from office to home creating all kinds of unusual home set-ups that can lead to poor posture. Poor posture can affect our health and well-being and can lead to chronic pain. There are ways to improve posture. TIPS TO IMPROVE POSTURE While standing, keep your head high, shoulders back and stomach tucked in. When sitting, keep legs perpendicular to the floor, with your rear end touching the back of the chair. Distribute weight evenly over both hips and keep feet flat on the floor. When sitting at a desk or table, arms and elbows should rest on the surface taking the strain off the shoulders. It is important to remember to get up at least every half hour. This will also help avoid computer eye strain. We hope these tips will help you. Take care of yourself while staying safe at home.
Happy Passover April 8, 2020 By OMA Comp We wish our clients, friends and family who celebrate a Happy Passover. The holiday season will take some creativity this year to include social distancing during Seder’s. We know some of you will make the most out of this unique Passover holiday and connect over video conferencing platforms. We hope that you and your family are and stay in good health.
OMA Comp IT Support Is Available March 25, 2020 By Editor OMA Comp IT support is considered an essential business and we will remain open during the Michigan Executive Order 2020-21 (COVID-19). We will be working as much as possible remotely. Our crew is permitted to make on-site visits ONLY if absolutely necessary to first line support and government approved companies. Beginning Friday, March 27th, 2020, we will need an approved document that you are part of the essential critical infrastructure workforce for OMA Comp to perform on-site visits. If we are needed on site, we require that businesses adhere to the CDC guidelines to implement infection prevention measures, including: Social distancing of a minimum of 6 feet from our technician and others Frequent and thorough hand washing or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol Appropriately cleaning your equipment upon our arrival; we will be wearing gloves for safety measures Follow respiratory etiquette including covering coughs and sneezes with tissue or elbow We are equipped with a laser thermometer which can measure temperature up to 20 feet away If you or an employee at your business or home are sick or have known contact with a COVID-19 patient, please adhere to and understand that we will need to reschedule our technician’s on-site visit after the two week quarantine is over for every member in the facility to secure the health and well-being of our team. If at all possible, we will complete work remotely. Thank you for your cooperation and Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives Executive Order. We will get through this faster together. Stay well. Orest Melnyk, CEO OMA Comp Contact Us
Extended Hours March 20, 2020 By OMA Comp OMA Comp has extended our hours to help you navigate the trials of changing how you do business. Our IT technicians are here to set-up systems so that you and your team are able to access your server files off-site to more easily work from home. We can provide online tools for you to communicate with your staff and customers. We also build online shopping carts and virtual classrooms. There is a lot of stress due to the novel Coronavirus pandemic; COVID-19, working from home should not be one of them. OMA Comp can relieve some of that pressure while you are changing your short-term business model. Contact us at our office at 248-616-3057 or 248-867-0711.
Stay in Business During COVID-19 Outbreak March 14, 2020 By Editor Is Your Business Ready to Work Off-site? The looming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting us all, even shaping how business will be conducted. Knowledge and preparation is key to sustain your organization’s operations. Do you have a telecommuting plan to maintain business continuity? How Do I Maintain Business Operations? You may need to change your business practices and operations during the pandemic. Mobilizing your workforce to flex how they work by working from home or off-site, permits your business to continue to function, and to continue to collaborate with clients and your team. Why Work from Home or Off-site? Reduces risk of being infected with COVID-19; social distancing Decreases the number of employee absenteeism due to illness Shrinks the chance of all employees being infected with COVID-19 at the same time Preparedness if your employees are quarantined due to COVID-19 exposure Allow employees the ability to work if they are caring for other family members or children who are ill, quarantined due to exposure, or are at home due to school closures How to Prepare Your Employees to Work from Home? Your employees need tools to perform their jobs from home, so they can access business software, emails, and meet with clients. OMA Comp has virtual IT solutions to ensure your employees have what they need for remote productivity. Remote access software so you can access your computers anytime from anywhere Screen Sharing, File Sharing, Video Conferencing, Voice, Chat & Productivity Tools Network Printing; to print documents to home Technology can help with productivity and allow you to work from home. Innovations in technology make working from home easier than ever. Contact us or call directly at 248-616-3057 if you need help in setting up remote access systems. We are also available for consultation to create a plan for your organization to ensure that you are not left vulnerable, unable to undertake a remote production work shift. CONTACT OMA COMP / SCHEDULE A TECHNICIAN At OMA Comp, we feel that it is all of our responsibility to contribute to the well-being of our employees, customers, and vendors to reduce risk of contracting COVID-19 while still maintaining productivity. For more information, read CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
It’s Leap Year! February 29, 2020 By OMA Comp 2020 has a lot of firsts including hosting a Leap Year. Do something different to celebrate and shake things up! Keeping on your toes and never getting too comfortable, helps maintain creativity in your life and propel your business forward. Need some creative web design or marketing strategies, contact OMA Comp.
SEO Friendly Websites February 19, 2020 By OMA Comp If you hope to achieve free organic traffic from search engines like Google and Microsoft Bing, then you must have a website that is SEO friendly. Paying for web traffic is great when it converts into dollars but getting free traffic that earns you money is truly a beautiful thing. When it comes to making your website SEO friendly, below are a few things you cannot overlook. Page Load Speed The slower your website loads the worse it will rank. Google and other search engines have been implementing this requirement for quite some time now so if you want your site ranked high, then you must increase your site speed. See what your website’s speed is at Google Page Insights. Valuable Relevant Content Ever heard the saying “content is king”? Well, that’s because it is. If you are looking to get your site ranked on the first page of search engines, then make sure you have quality content for your readers. This is a massive variable when it comes to rankings. Optimize Your Website for Mobile More than 60% of all web traffic now comes from mobile devices. If your website isn’t optimized for mobile, this should be fixed immediately. If more than half of your viewers leave your website because it’s not optimized, this will directly impact your earning potential, and it will also hurt your SEO score. Create Backlinks and Crosslinks Backlinks are any link that comes into your website from an external site and crosslinks are any link that goes from one site you own to another site you own. The more quality links that are used, the more it will help your SEO rankings. Crosslinking should only be used if you own two sites that complement each other. SEO can be complicated and frustrating so contact OMA Comp if you need any assistance. Once these key items are handled, you will be well on your way to improving your SEO.
Happy Valentine’s Day to You February 14, 2020 By OMA Comp Today is an ideal day to let you know that we appreciate and love doing business with you!