E-mail marketing has clearly overtaken traditional paper-based efforts as far as cost-effectiveness, response rate and flexibility are concerned. In addition, e-mail promises quicker response — often the same day — compared to a week or more for direct mail. Continue reading
Category Archives: IT services
Make Sure That Sensitive Data Doesn’t Leave With Departing Employees
It’s unfortunate but true: Employees who’ve been given a bad performance review or terminated often seek revenge via IT systems. They may try to delete data files, steal valuable customer lists or trade secrets, or simply wreak general havoc on your IT systems. Continue reading
Three Things You Need To Know About Selling Online Before You Commit
Making the decision to sell your products or services online is more complex than it might appear. There are many moving parts to online success. Any “web marketing for novices” type of book can provide the basics: selecting and registering an appropriate domain name (your internet address), what to look for in web hosting, putting together a credible website, and then…the phone rings with the first order, right? Continue reading
Want To Install A Network But Nervous About Upkeep? You Have Options
Computer networks can be tricky things – all those layers of software, networking protocols, boxes of hardware, all of them interacting with each other in ways that can be difficult to predict or understand. Continue reading
Give Your Network A Checkup — Before Trouble Hits
These days, just about every small business using more than a single PC has a local area network, or LAN, in place. This is the network that enables the office’s desktop computers to send each other files, to share printers and disk drives and to connect to the Internet for the purpose of sending and receiving email, surfing the Web and using a growing variety of so-called cloud-based information services. Continue reading
Did It Yourself And Didn’t Like It? Why Free Website Design Is Free
Today, more than ever, your website is your company’s public image. As such, it needs to make a statement, inform the reader and present you as the company that they need. Your website design needs to be right. Continue reading
Is A Virtual Private Network Really Private? Do You Need One?
Providing remote access to business computer systems has become a standard IT services offering for almost every organization today. For many, providing access using a virtual private network–also known as a VPN–is a preferred option. These systems use the Internet to bring far-flung employees into the company’s internal network. Continue reading
Client/Server? Wireless? What Are My Network Options?
It’s a world of networks we live in these days, from the globe-spanning Internet to something as small as Bluetooth, which can connect your cellphone to that headphone in your ear. But when it comes to networks in the office, there’s more than one option. In addition, installation and maintenance can be complex and time-consuming. You’d be wise to consult with an IT services company to make the most of this technology. Continue reading
3 Ways Managed IT Services Can Help
The phone rings again. From the caller ID display, it’s easy to tell that this time it’s an executive officer who is calling. The network is down again, and now the boss wants to know what’s going on.
Unfortunately, far too many IT leaders get this call. Despite their best efforts, the inhouse IT services staff often cannot handle the volume of requests for new installations, let alone network upgrades, broken device troubleshooting and routine maintenance. Staggered shifts and six-day work weeks just do not seem to resolve the growing volume of requests. And before you know it, a catastrophic failure occurs on a network switch and you are in hot water. Continue reading