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301. | IT Specialists: Are Non-Profits a Viable Market?
Yes, non-profits are viable. But there are certainly more financially rewarding sectors for IT specialists. Let's first take a look at the pros of non-profits.
o It's easy to reach non-profits because they belong to trade groups and you can get your hands on ...
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302. | IT Marketing: Finding Prospect Lists
After you write your long sales letter, you need to know who to send it to. In this article, you'll learn where to find an advertising list and trade organization listings to help with your IT marketing efforts.
Advertising Lists
For list selection, ...
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303. | IT Specialists: Branding Your Company
As IT specialists, a big way to differentiate yourself is to make sure that you're branding your company. Focus on selling your company name with its new industry twist. In this article, you'll learn why branding your company is so important for IT specialists.
Don't go ...
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304. | IT Marketing: Benefits Focused Sales Letter
No matter what niche you're in, you should write a benefits-focused sales letter. In this article you'll learn how this letter can improve your IT marketing.
Your high school English teacher probably told you that when you're writing a business letter, keep ...
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305. | IT Specialist: Why Narrow It Down?
If you're trying to grow your business, why would you turn away potential clients? In this article, you'll learn that as an IT specialist, your marketing efforts are less about turning away other clients and instead about finding if you have enough prospects ...
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306. | IT Specialists: Finding Your Niche
Finding a niche is an important step in becoming an IT specialist. In this article, you'll learn about how to develop your niche.
A Horizontal Niche
Instead of all your ideal clients being in the same industry (a vertical niche), maybe you ...
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307. | IT Specialist: Replicating Your Client Successes
Often, the best way to be unique as an IT specialist is to narrow down your industry focus. Though it may sound like a daunting task, this article will show you how it can be ...
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308. | Consulting Contracts with National Service Organizations- Good idea?
Don't do it. Why not? You'll spend a lot of money and a lot of time getting certified and learning all the latest platforms and technologies. But the reality is that hardware repair is a commodity - a low margin business. And it's ...
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309. | Computer Consulting: A Business of Time and Sweat Equity
Building a computer consulting business requires a lot of time. It involves going out to meetings and it's shaking a lot of hands. You'll need to make a lot of follow-up phone calls. Display ads and ...
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310. | Computer Consulting: Should You Buy a Franchise?
You can approach the decision whether or not to buy a franchise in many different ways. There are many pros and many cons with franchise organizations. In this article, we'll explore the pros and cons with franchise organizations in computer consulting.
The Pros
o You get ...
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311. | Technical Staff: Challenge Them
Encourage your technical staff to learn about higher-end networking solutions. Remember, higher-end solutions are generally worth more per hour. Most of your technical staff will have the skills to set up small LANs, do troubleshooting, cleanup ...
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312. | Computer skills: Which ones do your competitors have?
Computer skills are important for your virtual IT business. But with so many possible skills, which ones do you really need in your business? In this article, we'll address which computer skills your competitors may have so you know what you're up ...
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313. | IT Certifications: What Types of Support Do Your Clients Need?
Sweet spot small businesses have distinct support needs-strong desktop support skills and light LAN skills. In this article, you'll learn what skills and certifications are most important to your sweet spot business clients.
What Specific Tasks Will Your Clients Need Help With?
These sweet spot clients are ...
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314. | IT Certifications: Are They Important?
Most of your sweet spot small business clients are just starting to gain awareness of the value of certifications. But most sweet spot clients don't know enough about IT to appreciate and pay for the differences in different levels of certification. In this article, you'll learn what your clients ...
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315. | Computer Skills: Which Ones Your Staff Needs
Don't worry too much if you lack advanced technical computer skills. A lot of that can be remedied by just putting in a little bit of time each week in doing some self-study. In this article, ...
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316. | IT Support: What Expertise Do You Need?
When it comes to small business IT support, expertise is relative and exists at all different levels. In this article, you'll learn more about expertise within your IT support business and what other skills are desirable for you and your employees.
You'll find experts at every level of ...
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317. | IT support: Areas of Responsibility with your Clients
Many different responsibilities are included in providing IT support to your clients. In this article, you'll learn which areas need to be a part of your comprehensive services.
Coordinating Telecommunications Solutions
With sweet spot clients, you'll probably end up coordinating your IT support ...
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318. | Small Business Computer Consulting: Additional Qualifications for the Sweet Spot
To find the ideal clientele for your small business computer consulting, you want to target small businesses by their number of PC's, (10 to 50) as well as their revenue. Generally, companies that have anywhere from 1 million to ...
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319. | Computer Business: Provide Services to Other Businesses
To make your computer business more profitable, you need to start providing service to businesses, not consumers. This article will show you why providing service to businesses is more profitable than providing service to consumers in your computer business.
Retail-oriented customers need service once ...
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320. | Small Business Computer Consulting: the Sweet Spot
Small Business Computer Consulting: the Sweet Spot
If you've previously delivered your service B2C (Business to Consumer) and now want to switch to B2B (Business to Business), you may think that you're ready to run out there and just get some small business ...
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321. | Virtual IT: Grow your business by providing ongoing service
Virtual IT: How It Can Benefit Your Business
Most successful small business computer consultants position their companies as virtual IT departments? Why? Because providing virtual IT to your customers gives you steady business. In this article, you'll learn why providing virtual IT to ...
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322. | Small Business Computer Consulting Freeloaders... and How to Avoid Them
If you've been in the small business computer consulting industry for more than 10 minutes, you've probably already encountered a fair amount of freeloaders.
Regardless of whether you call these folks moochers, tightwads, cheapskates, tire-kickers, cherry-pickers, or time vampires, left unchecked these vultures can wreak financial and ...
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323. | Computer Consulting Profit Secrets
Do you own or manage a computer consulting company? Are you having trouble growing your computer consulting company's profits?
If so, then you must learn how to focus on your computer consulting firm's profit ...
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324. | How a Computer Consulting Business Can Help Your Company
While many small companies only call in a local computer consulting business when something computer-related breaks, there's a lot to be gained by forging a proactive, long-term relationship with a local computer consulting business in your area.
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325. | Computer Consulting and Virtual IT
Do you own or manage a computer consulting company? Would you like to achieve greater small business success? If so, then get ready to learn why most computer consulting companies get IT (Information Technology) wrong and what ...
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326. | How to Become a Computer Consultant
Have you ever wanted to become a computer consultant, but you weren't sure if you could cut it? Do you have a basic understanding of computer-systems, strong problem-solving skills, and a desire to help other people? If so, then you already possess the main abilities and traits that you need ...
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327. | Small Business Server Business Tips
Top 3 Ways to Maximize Your Small Business Server Consulting Profits
Over the past 7 years, Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) has gained traction as a widely-respected Small Business Server networking suite.
As a result, many ...
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328. | Computer Data Backups: Test Now or Cry Later
If you're like most small business owners, your computer data backups are one of those things that you rarely pay attention to. Computer data backups are kind of like flossing your teeth and eating low-fat, high-fiber foods… ...
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329. | More Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 2 of 2)
Does your company need to retain the services of a competent
computer consulting firm, but you have no idea how to really
evaluate "competence"?
In the first part of this two-part series on Computer
Consulting 101 hiring tips, we looked at why ...
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330. | Computer Consulting 101 Hiring Tips (Part 1 of 2)
Does your business need the services of a computer
consulting firm? Before you rush out and hire the first
techie or slick-salesperson that knocks on your door, be
sure to consider these favorite Computer Consulting 101 ...
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