Archive for December, 2009

Starting a small business as an Independent Computer Consultant can provide the progressive and determined IT Professional with 7 Major Perks that would be difficult to come by as an “employee” at most any other IT Job.

Major Perk #1: Excellent Income Potential – An Independent Computer Consultant operating under the correct model of Proactive Network Monitoring, Remote Computer Support and Flat-Fee Billing, can:

• Make more than the average salary of working for someone else, while working far fewer hours!

• Know in advance how much revenue will be collected each month… as opposed to hunting for billable hours and battling slow months.
• Choose EXACTLY WHEN to GET paid each month… as opposed to waiting for (or hounding) slow paying clients.

Major Perk #2: Benefits – Such as Health, Retirement and Financial

• As a self employed Computer Consultant, you’ll be able to PICK the benefits that are BEST FOR YOU (not settle on WHATEVER an employer would offer… IF THEY EVEN OFFER BENEFITS!)

• Do you prefer low-cost benefits instead? No Problem! You CHOOSE THE PLAN YOU LIKE and you can pay potentially LESS than what you would contribute to a company plan.
• As an owner of your own company, you’ll have MORE savings, investment and tax benefits available to you that are far greater than you could obtain as an employee

Major Perk #3: Unmatched Job Security – LET’S FACE IT: In today’s job market (or any other time in history for that matter), just how secure can your position be when you’re working for someone else?

As an employee, there are a whole host of reasons why you can lose your job:

• Over 80% of terminations are a result of a poor boss/employee relationship.

• The company may need to cut costs and eliminates your position
• The company decided to outsource your position
• The company changes management or merges with another company, who decides to remove you from your position
• The company is going out of business

But when YOU’RE the BOSS, the only one who can fire you – is YOU.

Of course, as an Independent Computer Consultant, it’s possible that you can lose a client for some of the very same reasons you could lose your job as an employee.

BUT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE LOSES THEIR JOB, THEY LOSE 100% OF THEIR INCOME.

However, the Flat-Fee, Proactive Support Business Model is built SO YOU NEVER RELY ON ANY ONE CLIENT BECAUSE no one client should EVER comprise of a majority of your income!
If you were to lose a client, your remaining client base will CONTINUE TO MAKE YOU MONEY until you ADD a new client.
As your own boss, you’ll have the power to temporarily increase your billings and boost your income by adding more projects or work across your remaining client base.

That covers Part 1 of this 2-part article on the 7 Major Perks of Being an Independent Computer Consultant. Look for Part-2 for the rest of the great opportunities that await you when starting a small business of your own as an Independent Computer Consultant.