Internet and Computer Glossary
When you use computers and the Internet in your business, it's
all too easy to start feeling like you're drowning in a sea of
nonsense. Computer-related things tend to have a language all
their own, and while you don't need to know all of it,...
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Computer Consulting and Virtual IT
Do you own or manage a computerconsulting company? Would you like to achieve greater small business success? If so, then get ready to learn why most computerconsulting companies get IT (Information Technology) wrong and what you can do about IT.
The Problem: Why Most Computer Consulting Companies Get IT Wrong
Most owners of computerconsulting companies make their jobs much harder than need be. Why? Because these computerconsulting business owners fall in love with the technology? and view their small business clients as a distant second priority.
However, if you get this part of ?IT? wrong, you will doom your computerconsulting company to ?clueless geek? status. It?s crucial that you understand one extremely important principle here: Recruiting and retaining small business clients is your #1 computerconsulting priority. Keeping up with IT should never get in the way of the mission of your computerconsulting company.
In other words, don?t get seduced by the hardware, operating systems or applications. Fall-in-love with the business opportunities surrounding how you solve your clients? biggest business problems with your recommended IT solutions. That?s the real mission of a computerconsulting company.
The Solution: Blend Computer Consulting and Virtual IT
To put this all in perspective with your computerconsulting company, you need to understand and embrace the concept of virtual IT.
Virtual IT is what allows your computerconsulting company to function as an extension of your small business clients? companies. Your computerconsulting company essentially becomes the outsourced IT department for your small business clients.
As owner or manager of a computerconsulting company in this role, you will most likely become the de facto CIO (chief information officer), CTO (chief technology officer), or IT manager for your small business clients.
And just like any well-rounded internal IT department, your virtual IT computerconsulting 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 asset management? because anything short of the complete virtual IT solution will leave valuable computerconsulting money on the table.
The Bottom Line
Most computerconsulting companies are making a huge mistake when it comes to their small business engagements? because these computerconsulting business owners fall-in-love with the technology, at the expense of the business opportunities. In order for your computerconsulting company to flourish, make sure that you understand the concept of virtual IT and build virtual IT into every major business decision for your computerconsulting company. To continue learning more about how you can use virtual IT to grow your computerconsulting company, go sign-up right now for the one-hour free training seminar on 5 Easy Ways to Grow Your Computer Consulting Business at http://www.ComputerConsultingBusiness.com
About the Author
Joshua Feinberg is a 15-year veteran computer consultant and an internationally recognized expert on small business computer consulting. He has appeared in dozens of business and IT trade publications including CRN, VARBusiness, Microsoft Direct Access, TechRepublic, American Express OPEN Platinum Ventures, Entrepreneur, Inc, SCORE, Small Business Computing, and USA Today. To learn more about Joshua?s proven strategies that can help you use virtual IT to grow your computerconsulting company, visit his Web site and sign up for the freecomputerconsulting training recording at http://www.ComputerConsultingBusiness.com
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