Customer referrals are a powerful way for managed service providers (MSPs) to bring in new business. In fact, a potential customer is four times more likely to make a purchase when referred by a friend or colleague.
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Top 5 SMB Pain Points Solved by MSPs
Small and medium businesses routinely don’t spend money on IT issues until there is a pain point that can no longer be avoided. They are focused on finding new customers, delivering services and keeping the lights on. For some, the world of software, servers, and networking is far from their comfort zone, or their interests. Continue reading
5 Tips for Choosing Your Vertical
For many MSPs, it doesn't make sense to try to be all things to all people. Instead, MSPs often choose a certain vertical (or multiple verticals) to specialize in. For instance, an MSP might choose to focus on the automotive, healthcare or real estate industries, to name just a few example verticals. Continue reading
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MSP Voice Episode 57 – “Residential and Commercial” with Nate Sheen
This week I am joined by Nate Sheen out of the greater Cleveland, OH area. Nate has owned his own MSP, DataCom Technologies, for over 4 years now and having great success by focusing both on residential and commercial customers. Continue reading
The Top Events and Conferences for MSPs
It goes without saying that a problem shared is a problem halved. Additionally, it’s been proven that two heads working together are better than one.
These, fundamentally, are the reasons why we persistently seek to learn from our peers and the MSP community at large. As a result, you get to expand your technical knowledge, as well as improve your overall service delivery and business development. Continue reading
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MSP Voice Episode 56 – “MSP360 and Sales” with Brian Helwig
This week I’m happy to be joined by Brian Helwig, the CEO of MSP360 (formerly CloudBerry Lab). In case you haven’t heard, CloudBerry Lab is now MSP360. Brian and I previously worked together at Veeam where we had an office next to each other. When I heard Brian was joining MSP360 I was excited to work with him again. Continue reading
Think You’re Ready To Hire Your First Employee?
Running a one-man shop is stressful. You have to serve as head of sales, support, accounts payable and accounts receivable and more, all at once. And if the business runs solely on you, when you’re not working, you’re not making money. Even taking a sick day can set you back for the month. Continue reading
Why Are Cybercriminals Targeting MSPs?
Whether you're an MSP or an MSSP, prioritizing security is essential — especially today, when cybercriminals are increasingly targeting MSPs as a way to get into IT systems. Indeed, despite efforts by IT security professionals to mitigate threats, more than 33 billion records are expected to be stolen by cybercriminals in 2023 alone, according to a report by Juniper Research. Continue reading
MSP Voice Episode 55 – “Commit to CoMITS” with Bob Coppedge
Bob Coppedge is back and he has a new book. You may remember Bob from episode 33, Monthly Recurring Relationships where we talked about his MSP, Simplex-IT, and he also mentioned that he was writing a book about Co-Managed IT. Continue reading
MSP Voice Episode 54 – “What’s in a Brand?” with Dave Davenport
MotherG started out in 2006 as a pure play MSP serving the Chicago area (and now expanding to Milwaukee). Over time they’ve gone through several changes, including rebranding to what they’re known as now, MotherG. Dave shares the story of how they picked the name and what it means to them. Continue reading
MSP Voice Episode 53 – “SECURITY” with John Kulas
This week is a special episode where I have a security expert, John Kulas, join me to talk about security. John has spent a lot of time on the security side working for different companies. While he doesn’t work for an MSP he does have some great tips for MSPs (and others) when it comes to security. Continue reading
MSP Voice Episode 52 – “Diversity in Hiring” with Dawn Sizer
Dawn owns and runs 3rd Element Consulting in central Pennsylvania and she’s expecting some big growth this year. Some of the verticals they focus on are law enforcement and legal. Having spent time in the male-dominated tech industry, Dawn decided that it was time for her to start her own company almost 14 years ago. Continue reading
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