Starting a Small Business as an Independent Computer Consultant in 3 Easy Steps
Posted 3rd January 2010 at 10:50 PM by perryny
Starting a small business as an Independent Computer Consultant can be one of the most rewarding career choices a computer support professional can make today.
Fortunately, the path to success as a successful Independent Computer Consultant can be an easy one… IF you’re armed with the right information.
With so many wonderful perks that come with being your own boss, why do so few computer consultants ever attempt starting a small business of their own, when they likely have all of the qualifications they need to succeed?
Achieving success as an Independent Computer Consultant can actually be quite easy today, providing you know the steps to take, the pitfalls to avoid, and the tools to use to make the journey easier.
Assuming you already have the skills needed to maintain a small business network, then there ares only THREE remaining requirements for Guaranteeing your success as an Independent Computer Consultant:
1. You need to operate on the correct business model of flat-fee, proactive maintenance and remote computer support. No more waiting for things to break and billing by the hour to fix them. Build your business around preventing problems from happening in the first place.
2. Use the right tools for the job. To succeed as an Independent Computer Consultant, you’re going to need to find a few clients to support, and then you’re going to have to have to support their networks well.
To find new clients, you’ll need to use tried and proven sales and marketing materials. If you use the correct materials, you’ll be able to land new clients without hiring (or becoming) a salesman.
To support your clients, you’ll need to use the correct applications and utilities to minimize the effort you have to put in, while maximizing the performance of your client’s systems.
3. Desire! While starting a small business as an Independent Computer Consultant can be easy and with little risk if done correctly, make no mistake. Running a business of any kind requires dedication. As with any venture worth pursuing, there will be obstacles that you’ll need to figure a way around, over or through. The better equipped you are though, the fewer and smaller the obstacles you’ll run into.
For almost any computer professional that has the basic skill set to maintain a small business network, a career as an Independent Computer Consultant is well within reach.
I hope that if you have the technical skills, you consider starting a small business of your own.
Fortunately, the path to success as a successful Independent Computer Consultant can be an easy one… IF you’re armed with the right information.
With so many wonderful perks that come with being your own boss, why do so few computer consultants ever attempt starting a small business of their own, when they likely have all of the qualifications they need to succeed?
Achieving success as an Independent Computer Consultant can actually be quite easy today, providing you know the steps to take, the pitfalls to avoid, and the tools to use to make the journey easier.
Assuming you already have the skills needed to maintain a small business network, then there ares only THREE remaining requirements for Guaranteeing your success as an Independent Computer Consultant:
1. You need to operate on the correct business model of flat-fee, proactive maintenance and remote computer support. No more waiting for things to break and billing by the hour to fix them. Build your business around preventing problems from happening in the first place.
2. Use the right tools for the job. To succeed as an Independent Computer Consultant, you’re going to need to find a few clients to support, and then you’re going to have to have to support their networks well.
To find new clients, you’ll need to use tried and proven sales and marketing materials. If you use the correct materials, you’ll be able to land new clients without hiring (or becoming) a salesman.
To support your clients, you’ll need to use the correct applications and utilities to minimize the effort you have to put in, while maximizing the performance of your client’s systems.
3. Desire! While starting a small business as an Independent Computer Consultant can be easy and with little risk if done correctly, make no mistake. Running a business of any kind requires dedication. As with any venture worth pursuing, there will be obstacles that you’ll need to figure a way around, over or through. The better equipped you are though, the fewer and smaller the obstacles you’ll run into.
For almost any computer professional that has the basic skill set to maintain a small business network, a career as an Independent Computer Consultant is well within reach.
I hope that if you have the technical skills, you consider starting a small business of your own.
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