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Becoming an IT Consultant? Ask Your Prospects These 4 Key Questions [New YouTube Video]
Are you becoming an IT consultant? Congratulations! It’s a great business and career, with lots of fun and excitement. However a few words of advice… make sure that you pay attention to the business side of the responsibilities, and not just the technology. This new YouTube video shows you how to get more great clients [...]
Computer Repair Business Forms That Every IT Business Needs
Do you use computer repair business forms? You need to learn how to use forms efficiently to build relationships with your clients and run your business efficiently. This article presents 3 computer repair business forms you need to build a stable company.
Network Consultant Career-Building Tips
If you want to really make a decent living as a network consultant, you need to narrow down your marketing focus and develop very keen business development intuition. In order to build a successful and viable network consultant business you also have to get really good at spotting the best small business accounts. But how do [...]
How to Start a Computer Business
Want to learn how to start a computer business? If you are like many others trying to get into computer consulting, you might be wondering, “Can I cut it?” The truth is, if you have a basic understanding of computers, great problem-solving skills and a true desire to help others, you already have the ingredients [...]
Is an IT Franchise a Good Idea?
When you are deciding how to set up your IT consulting business, one of your options is to build an IT franchise. Many consultants wonder, “Is an IT franchise a good idea?”The Benefits of an IT Franchise 1. You get the perks of being part of a larger company; 2. You get a built-in organizational [...]
Tips to Help You Build Your IT Business with Micro Small Clients
While the sweet spot of computer consulting is best for most that want to run a profitable small business IT business, many consultants have to start small and build. Micro small businesses can often be a jumping off point for those with an IT business. Tip 1: Know What "Micro Small Businesses" Are Micro small [...]
Becoming an IT Consultant: Skills You Need
When you’re thinking about becoming an IT consultant, remember – it really doesn’t matter if you lack advanced technical computer skills. This can be remedied through self study … and many business and social skills are going to be a lot more important to building the relationships you need to sustain your business anyway! To [...]
Why Can an IT Franchise Be Good for You?
You need to think carefully about the pros and cons of IT franchise ownership before you decide to buy one. The Pros of an IT Franchise 1. You get the benefit of being part of a larger company; 2. You get a strong peer support network as part of the organization; 3. You get [...]
Your IT Company: How Much Time Will it Take?
When you are starting your IT company, you have to prepare to put in a lot of time and effort. You’re going to have to go out and really meet people and make a lot of follow-up phone calls and send personalized notes and e-mails. Your main goal with your IT company in the beginning [...]
Which Type of Computer Repair Business Do You Want to Start?
People starting their own computer repair businesses make the decision to open many different types of companies for a variety of reasons. But how do you decide? The decision really depends on whether you want to build a business from the ground, up or take some shortcuts by opening a franchise. What are the pros [...]
Starting Your Computer Consultant Business is Hard Work
When you are starting your own computer consultant business, you will need to spend a lot of time going to meetings and shaking hands. You will have to make plenty of follow-up calls and use display ads and direct mail campaigns to establish connections. Because you need plenty of hands-on time to start your computer [...]
What Are the Pros for Computer Consultants of Being Self Employed?
Computer consultants that work for small businesses enjoy many benefits. The following are some reasons to become self employed.Choose Your Own Work! Self-employed computer consultants have a flexible work situation with a great deal of variety. Computer consultants in business for themselves choose their favorite technologies and platforms and decide which products they will sell, [...]
Is Your IT Consultant Personality Right for the Job?
When thinking about whether or not you have the right personality to be an IT consultant, ask yourself some questions. Do you talk to strangers? Are you in a good mood most days? Are you punctual?Are You Extroverted? To be an IT consultant, you have to be a real people person. You have to be [...]
Computer Consulting: Start Planning Your Business Today
Computer consulting research has probably made you feel overloaded with information. What steps should you take when you are first starting a computer consulting business? 1. Pick a Date Pick a date for launching your computer consulting business and write it down. Writing it down is critical because it gives you a tangible goal. You [...]
Computer Consulting: Is a Franchise Right for You?
There are several ways to decide whether to buy a computer consulting franchise along with many pros and cons. The Pros of Buying a Computer Consulting Franchise There are quite a few benefits to buying a computer consulting franchise: you get the benefits that go along with being part of a larger company; you have [...]
A Computer Consulting Template to Help Get You Started
You can’t open a computer consulting business without a clear, written-down plan. Writing down a plan for your computer consulting business will make you most likely to accomplish your desired goals. The First Step for a Computer Consulting Business Before startup, you need to prioritize and write down all the tasks you will have [...]
Computer Consulting: Tips for Finding Quality Sweet Spot Clients
When you are starting out in the computer consulting business, you may wonder how you might find regular clients willing to spend from $1,000 to $2,000 per month on your outsourced services. The key to finding clients is to evaluate each one of them carefully. Ask yourself if a client needs a real server, firewall [...]
Finance Credit: How and What to Extend
Finance credit should be extended very cautiously to your clients. Even after you have built up a solid history with a client, you should still be strict about your practice of credit finance.
Billable Hours and Your Hourly Rate
Billable hours and your hourly rate are tied together and will largely determine your degree of profitability. You need to set your hourly rate high enough to remain profitable after considering a reasonable number of weekly billable hours.
Consulting Fees Must Sustain Your Business
Consulting fees must be set in order to sustain your business. When you first start out you do not want to be the cheapest in your market because you won’t be able to sustain those low consulting fees.