Network Support Contracts Can Provide Personal Help by Joshua Feinberg
Network support contracts are most commonly provided in the workplace to help maximize the efficiency of daily operations and also help professionals best keep their technology up and running. But students and others not using laptops for business purposes also need to be assured that their... The purpose of network support contracts is to keep your network running all the time, uninterrupted. ... Copyright MMI-MMVII, Computer Consulting 101 Blog. ... Personal Networks People using their computers at home often want to set up personalized networking options, but find themselves feeling...

IT Consulting: Services for Sweet Spot Customers by Joshua Feinberg
For sweet spot customers, consider the services you can provide to these IT consulting clients. In this article, you'll learn some of the more popular ones. IT Consulting: What Website Design Programs Should You Know? You should be familiar with at least basic web authoring tools to set up a... You should also be familiar with some of the more sophisticated firewall and intrusion detection software packages Copyright MMI-MMVI, Computer Consulting 101 Blog. ... The fax machine may be going away, but the concept of faxing over the network is just as important as ever.

Computer Service Agreements: Looking Beyond the First Find by Joshua Feinberg
It seems that everyone is offering computer service agreements. Most IT consulting firms are capable of telling you what you need for your company, but not so many can actually combine expertise and hands-on training with invaluable diagnostic tools and speedy service all at prices your company... A good computer consulting service offered through computer service agreements will be standing by, even in the middle of the night. ... A Firm That Believes Fully In Its Claims Anyone in business is familiar with how frustrating it can be when a computer system fails; you don't want to choose...

Network Cabling: Available Options by Joshua Feinberg
As their IT consultant, your small business prospects and clients will need you to explain the different network cabling options available to them. Traditional Wired Ethernet (Category 5) Until very recently, Category 5 data cabling was the de facto standard for both enterprise and small... The Bottom Line About Network Cabling Even if your computer consulting firm doesn’t handle Category 5 and other kinds of network cabling work, you need to be involved in the design specifications and supervision of network cabling.

Moving Business Locations And IT Considerations by John Vizaniaris
Most businesses at some point will move to a new location. Whether it is because they've outgrown their current space or for leasing purposes. It is a very stressful time and the one thing that always gets overlooked is their business network. The assumption is that the computers will get moved... Somewhere in the top 10 of that list should be consulting with your current IT company or hiring one to help in that transition. ... If the steps are followed when moving day arrives it should consist of installing the networking equipment, computers and making some minor network adjustments.

Computer Consulting and Virtual IT by Joshua Feinberg
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 you can do about IT. The Problem: Why Most Computer Consulting... And just like any well-rounded internal IT department, your virtual IT computer consulting business will need to provide, or arrange for, a complete soup-to-nuts solution that includes services like help desk, desktop support, network administration, engineering, security, training, procurement, and...

The Computer Consulting Business: Communicating the Benefit of Using Your Services by Joshua Feinberg
In the computer consulting business, dead-end solutions can be very expensive mistakes for your prospects or clients. So, start by pointing out how scalable your proposed network will be. Communicate the Options Discuss server hardware and OS/NOS selection and detail how, as you add more RAM,... The Growth Path Highlight how your computer consulting business’ proposed network solution provides a very well defined growth path to more application-rich platforms. ... Explain how your computer consulting business’ prospects and clients can get a tremendous power boost with relatively low...

What To Watch Out For When Looking For Flat Or Fixed Fee Computer Consulting by Steven Young
You have a computer networking infrastructure in place. Now you need someone who can maintain your computer networking systems. You want someone who knows Cisco, 3Com, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Firewall protection, phone systems, Novell, Windows 2003 and more. ... There are a few things to consider when entertaining the idea of fix / flat rate monthly computer consulting. ... You don't want to be surprised with your computer consulting fee. ... There should be some minimum Network Security protection.

IT Consulting: Identifying Sweet Spot Clients by Joshua Feinberg
If you want to make a decent living and have a good, strong, sustainable IT consulting business, sooner or later you are going to come to this conclusion that the sweet spot of small businesses is the place to be. You need to know where to look and how to verify that the small business you are... Copyright MMI-MMVI, Computer Consulting 101 Blog. ... Sweet spot IT consulting clients are no more than a 30-50 minute drive of your IT consulting home base. ... You want to position your consulting firm to be a trusted business advisor of theirs.

Computer Consulting 101 PC Troubleshooting Advice by Joshua Feinberg
While most small businesses really do need to find a good local computer consulting business to take care of their computer problems, there are some computer problems that are simple enough for even a technophobe to handle. At Computer Consulting 101, we’ve found there’s one very simple piece of... If you suspect your computer problem involves something hardware-related, such as with your network card, modem, mouse, keyboard or sound card, you should even go one step further, before calling your computer consulting experts.