Guest Blog

1. Book Review: Rules Of The Hunt By Michael Johnson
   7/9/2012

   Over the weekend I picked up the book Rules Of The Hunt from Michael Johnson, founder of SalesDog.com. It was a great weekend read.  From the book you can tell Michael has been there and done that! It is jammed full of tips, reminders, and real world stories on the topics that every entrepreneur and small business person either has faced or will face. Ken Thoreson, president, Acumen Management Group LTD

2. Backlinks: The #1 Most Fatal SEO Oversight
   6/26/2012

   Gaining plenty of backlinks into your website is a valuable part of every SEO (search engine optimization) strategy. By Scott Calonico, Web content manager, GFI MAX

3. 4 Tips For Closing Summer Business
   6/25/2012

   With a few simple tweaks, you can take steps to make this the best summer of sales yet. Ken Thoreson, president, Acumen Management Group LTD

4. Don’t Attend Another Trade Show Without Reading This
   6/20/2012

   Working a trade show is a unique opportunity that you can’t afford to waste. By Ken Thoreson, president, Acumen Management Group LTD

5. Do You Offer A Managed Workstations Service?
   5/4/2012

   Do managed workstations form part of your MSP offering? If not, you are missing out on great potential for extra revenue, as well as the opportunity to have early warning of system problems that can affect the day-to-day performance of customer’s networks. By Scott Calonico, Web content manager, GFI MAX

6. Five Tips For Faster, Simpler, Better Data Deduplication
   5/2/2012

   With nearly every network backup and storage management vendor offering a data deduplication product or option, midsized IT environments can be challenged to find appropriately featured dedupe that delivers the time, space, and cost savings they require. By William Evans, CEO, Arkeia

7. Sales Leadership: Creativity Is Critical
   4/27/2012

   In many of my sales leadership workshops and in my writings I have often spoken on the need to hire creative salespeople and the need for sales management to offer creative solutions to the many problems you face.  By Ken Thoreson, president, Acumen Management Group LTD

8. What Does Your Cloud Solution Say About You?
   9/27/2011
   If you are most like other professionals in the IT arena, you have certainly been caught up in all the hype about cloud solutions and the various cloud vendors. As alluring and thought provoking as the benefits might seem, you still need to deploy a solution that really speaks about the unique individual that you are. What should your cloud solution really say about you? Read on before you begin your cloud vendor quest. Posted by Carla Leininger, Zenith Infotech
9. SMB Compliance Requirements Create Opportunities For Solution Providers
   7/11/2011
   Posted by Scott Barlow, Reflexion Networks
10. How To Profit From Getting Your Staff Engaged In Your Business
    5/16/2011
    Posted May 16, 2011, by Stuart Selbst, President, Stuart Selbst Consulting