Intranet setup is an area that provides you many opportunities to add value to your client’s business. With an intranet setup there is very little extra cost incurred by the client, which makes it a relatively easy sell.  The extra revenue you can earn from providing intranet setup makes it an attractive option for you to pursue as well.

Here are some questions to ask yourself when determining whether your client would benefit from having an intranet setup.

Intranet Setup Considerations

  • Are you looking for some innovative ways to help your clients get greater ROI from their networking investments?
  • Do your clients have a strong need to share updated documents and information on a workgroup basis, as well as company-wide?
  • Do you want to deliver an easy and low-cost but highly effective “killer app” to your clients without spending a small fortune on software development time?
  • Does your consulting firm have the expertise to design a basic Web site?
  • Do your clients already have hardware and software to run a personal or workgroup Web server internally on their LAN?
  • If your clients have multiple locations, that each have some kind of Internet access:  Is there available space where their Web sites are hosted to set up a password protected folder for “private” files?

If your answer to many of the above questions is "yes" then exploring an intranet setup with your client is something you should definitely do.

The next issue to ponder is where exactly the client will benefit from having an intranet setup for them.  There are many specific applications and departmental opportunities to explore.  Here is a brief summary:

Intranet Setup Opportunities Per Department

  • Finance department. Guidelines on charge backs, inter-company billing, budgeting information and T&E reimbursement procedures.
  • Human resources department. Benefits information, policies, training manuals, payroll withholding, orientation materials, job openings, and employee rosters.
  • Public relations department. Media coverage, press re-leases, and communication guidelines.
  • Purchasing department. Procedures, approved vendors, backlogs, and available product lines.
  • Sales/marketing department. Tracking hot leads, major opportunities, new accounts, success stories, case studies, competitive data, and expansion into new markets.

Bottom Line on Intranet Setup
Setting up an intranet is a solution that can be deployed with almost no additional hardware or software investment on your clients’ part and very little, if any, “coding” time from you. These factors make an intranet setup an excellent opportunity for you to add value to your client’s business and generate a healthy revenue stream for yourself.

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