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How To Avoid Time Wasters In Small Business Computer Consulting

When starting up a business, you may be overwhelmed by all the things that need to be done to get you off on the right foot. From setting up your computer, protecting it, setting up a method to take (and give) payments, your website, learning accounting s... Read >
Author: Pat Plank

IT Sales: Beyond the Initial Call

The IT sales call should be mainly about making sure your prospect is well-suited for and in need of your services. If you don't use this call for that purpose, you can waste time with a prospect that does not actually want to hire you, rather simply wan... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Follow Up Tips for Computer Services Part 2

Follow up, as we said last time, is a critical component of your marketing system. You need to stay in touch with your contacts. The tricky part is making sure your follow up doesn't cross over into pestering. This is where creative follow up comes in.... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Sales Pipeline - Know Where Your Contacts Are At

Sales pipelines are an important concept in business marketing. At any one point you will have different people in different phases of the buying process: your sales pipeline. How you market to these people varies. When you know who, and how many, you... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Starting A New Business In IT and Getting Clients

Starting a new business is difficult. Customers don't typically come calling on you right away. Everyone starts somewhere and not all of your first clients will be long term, sweet spot clients. Starting a new business means you don't have your bus... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Computer Service Repair Business and Providing Customer Service During All Aspects of a Sale

Customer service is a crucial part of the computer service repair business, because computer service repair is about working with customers to solve problems. All aspects of computer repair should be focused on the customer and his problem. There are th... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

IT Audits: How to Use Current Events

Worms and viruses can actually help you market your services, and in particular your IT audits. As soon as you hear about them in the news, you can expect that many of the small businesses you work with will encounter problems with them. Events like w... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

How to Plan for IT Emergencies

IT emergencies are inevitabilities in today's technological world. Handling them will be critical to your IT business and maintaining a strong and loyal customer base. You have to achieve a delicate staff balance that allows you to meet the needs of exi... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Payroll Management - Start Planning Now

Payroll management is an issue that is never too early to start considering. Obviously, in the early stages of your business, your payroll management will consist of paying yourself. As your business grows you will have to concern yourself with compensa... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Marketing Tests - Sample Before You Commit

Marketing tests are an important component of your overall marketing strategy. When you first start out you will be on shoe string budget. You need to save money everywhere. Marketing tests will help you determine whether you should spend a large part ... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Unique Selling Proposition - What's Yours?

Unique selling proposition is a marketing concept that refers to the one element that sets a firm apart form its competition. Your unique selling proposition is what differentiates you in the market place . Every business needs to have a unique selling ... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Contingency Plans - Can You Handle Curve Balls?

Contingency plans are absolutely critical for first year business success. A contingency plan is what will help you deal with the curve balls that get thrown at you. Despite your best research and planning, you will encounter surprises: good and bad. ... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Business Support Systems - Your Family is Key

Business support systems are critical to your business success. The most important business support system is your family. The spousal relationship is particularly key to your ability to launch and operate a successful business. If your spouse or sig... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Potential Clients - Evaluation Criteria

Potential clients need to be evaluated for their ability to become steady clients. It's ok to pick up clients who you will see once or twice a year. When you are starting out, however, you need to build up a clientele of steady customers. These steady c... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

Small Business Networking: Overcoming More Client Objections

In dealing with apathy toward small business networking, discontinued technical support is another powerful counterforce, especially when you're talking about vertical, industry-specific software, such as niche applications designed for accountants, attor... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course

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