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Here's the math — and how to close the gaps before downtime finds them first.");const t=document.querySelector('meta[name="robots"]')||document.createElement("meta");t.setAttribute("name","robots"),t.setAttribute("content","noindex, nofollow"),document.querySelector('meta[name="robots"]')||document.head.appendChild(t)},[]),e.jsxs(e.Fragment,{children:[e.jsx(i,{}),e.jsxs("main",{className:"pt-20",children:[e.jsx("section",{className:"py-12 md:py-16 bg-gradient-to-br from-primary-50 to-secondary-50",children:e.jsxs("div",{className:"container max-w-4xl",children:[e.jsxs(s,{to:"/blog",className:"flex w-fit items-center text-primary-600 hover:text-primary-700 mb-10 transition-colors",children:[e.jsx(c,{size:16,className:"mr-2"}),"Back to Blog"]}),e.jsx("span",{className:"inline-block uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-1 rounded-full mb-4",style:{backgroundColor:"#7FB069",color:"#0F1B24"},children:"Blog Series — Mid-Year Checkup"}),e.jsx("h1",{className:"text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold mb-4 text-primary-700",children:"The True Cost of an Hour of Downtime"}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-xl italic text-neutral-700 mb-6",children:"The math most owners skip — and why one hour rarely costs just one hour."}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4 text-sm text-neutral-600",children:[e.jsxs("div",{className:"flex items-center",children:[e.jsx(m,{size:16,className:"mr-2 text-secondary-500"}),e.jsx("span",{children:"July 2026"})]}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"flex items-center",children:[e.jsx(d,{size:16,className:"mr-2 text-secondary-500"}),e.jsx("span",{children:"Blog Series - Mid-Year Checkup"})]})]})]})}),e.jsx("article",{className:"py-12 bg-white",children:e.jsxs("div",{className:"container max-w-3xl",children:[e.jsxs("div",{className:"prose prose-lg max-w-none",children:[e.jsx("p",{className:"text-lg text-neutral-700 mb-6 leading-relaxed",children:"Most business owners dramatically underestimate what an hour of downtime costs. The calculation is straightforward but often skipped. Start with your lost revenue per hour (annual revenue divided by roughly 2,000 working hours). Then add the cost of employees who sit idle because they cannot do their jobs without working systems. The part most people miss is recovery time. A one-hour outage does not cost just one hour. There is catch-up work, re-entered data and delayed client responses. A conservative estimate adds 50 percent to the subtotal."}),e.jsx("h2",{className:"text-2xl font-bold text-primary-700 mt-10 mb-4",children:"Run the numbers for your business"}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-lg text-neutral-700 mb-6 leading-relaxed",children:"On top of that, consider the customer side. Missed calls, failed transactions and prospects who reach out at a decision point and get silence. That customer may not come back, and their lifetime value can be significant. For a 20-person firm bringing in $3 million a year, one hour of downtime can exceed $12,000 before factoring in a single lost relationship. Run the numbers for your own business, then ask yourself how many hours of downtime it would take to cost more than a full year of prevention. 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