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ransomware
Ask an MSP Expert: How do I recover a customer after a CryptoWall 4.0 attack?

Ask an MSP Expert: How do I recover a customer after a CryptoWall 4.0 attack?

  Q: My team has been dealing with a worst-case scenario. One of our customers was hit with CryptoWall 4.0, and their systems need to be restored. We’ve paid the ransom, and the ordeal is over, but none of us...

/ January 25, 2016
customer onboarding
Ask an MSP Expert: How do I set up an onboarding process for new customers?

Ask an MSP Expert: How do I set up an onboarding process for new customers?

  Q: I want to create a standard process for conducting customer onboarding sessions at my MSP to make it simpler for any member of my team to run one. This would help us offer onboarding to all of our...

/ January 11, 2016
social media marketing
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I make it easier to manage social media for my MSP business?

Ask an MSP Expert: How can I make it easier to manage social media for my MSP business?

  Q: The MSP business I work for is using social media marketing to promote our IT services, but nobody on my team comes from a marketing background. We get the basics of how social media works, but it can...

/ January 4, 2016
fixed pricing model
Ask an MSP Expert: How can a fixed-pricing model help grow my MSP business?

Ask an MSP Expert: How can a fixed-pricing model help grow my MSP business?

  Q: I’m currently selling managed services using a per-gigabyte model, and at a conference I went to recently I heard other MSPs talking about how  the fixed pricing model works well for their business. It sounds interesting, but I...

/ December 14, 2015
msp lead generation
Ask an MSP Expert: What are some ways to find new prospects in my market?

Ask an MSP Expert: What are some ways to find new prospects in my market?

Q: I’ve recently started working in sales and marketing for a local MSP company. Right now, besides the business owner, I’m the only person focused on bringing in new business. With limited resources, how can I reach new prospects in...

/ December 7, 2015 / 1 Comment
annual review process
Ask an MSP Expert: How do I start a meaningful annual review process?

Ask an MSP Expert: How do I start a meaningful annual review process?

Q: As the end of the year approaches, I want to set 2016 goals for my 10 employees (administrators and technicians) and outline plans for their career development. We don’t have an HR presence, and I don’t have the budget...

/ November 30, 2015
ask an MSP expert
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I thank my customers without breaking the bank?

Ask an MSP Expert: How can I thank my customers without breaking the bank?

  Q: Earlier this week I received a thank you card in the mail from a vendor I partner with at my MSP business. I really liked the fact that they took the time to think of me and my...

/ November 23, 2015
social media marketing
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I use social media to help my MSP business?

Ask an MSP Expert: How can I use social media to help my MSP business?

  Q: I’m not very active on social media, but I’ve noticed that a few of my competitors are using it to promote their business. I understand how social media works, but I’m just not sure how to use it...

/ November 9, 2015
cloud backup
Ask an MSP Expert: Ensure customers are backing up their data

Ask an MSP Expert: Ensure customers are backing up their data

  Q: I guess I’ve been watching too many scary movies lately (it’s Halloween after all) because I had a nightmare that my customers weren’t backing up their data! In the dream, one of my customers insisted that they’d backed...

/ October 26, 2015
cloud operations
Ask an MSP Expert: How can I convince my customers to move to the cloud?

Ask an MSP Expert: How can I convince my customers to move to the cloud?

Q: I have a customer with aging IT infrastructure, and it’s time-consuming for my technicians to keep their systems running properly. I know moving to the cloud will be a better option for their business and make things more manageable...

/ October 19, 2015