Earlier this week I blogged about how computer consulting business owners are being sold a “bill of goods” when it comes to the profitability of managed services for the typical small computer consulting firm.
In other words… managed services, at least in my eyes, represents little more than a stupid catchphrase and HUGE potential distraction for the impressionable small business computer consultant.
That said, if you’re hell-bent on trashing your existing computer consulting business and just about starting over from scratch in a much more competitive space, be my guest and read this article on the profit potential of managed services.
“New Year Holds Promise for Managed Services” by Pedro Pereira on the The Channel Insider Web site. (Web site URL above)
Now granted, Mr. Pereira makes some excellent points about managed services.
But you need to understand the built-in bias of The Channel Insider Web site, which is owned by eWeek and Ziff Davis Holdings.
Ziff Davis Holdings' revenue model is largely based on vendor advertising. The same kinds of vendors that want to cram managed services down your throat. So there’ an inherent conflict of interest.
Computer Consulting 101 on the other hand does NOT accept any outside advertisements from 3rd party vendors (just some extremely tiny Google AdSense ads, which barely cover free monthly hosting expenses). Computer Consulting 101’s revenue model is 110% focused on computer consulting business owners and looking out for their interests.
So don’t allow yourself to get sidetracked into managed services by the typical mainstream channel press and PR cheerleaders. Computer Consulting 101 is the one who's REALLY watching your back.
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