Credit

In running an IT consulting business, do not be too quick to give new clients credit. Even when you give them credit, keep their lines of credit relatively low until they’ve built up some history with you.

Provide Low Lines of Credit

If you have new IT consulting clients, it may make sense to start them out, even if you get a credit application and send out some credit reference letters, with a $500 or $1,000 line of credit. Don’t go allowing them to hang you up on a $5,000 or $10,000 leash before they’ve proven they’re able to pay small invoices.

If they need a lot of work before that, it makes sense to get larger deposits and be able to accept credit cards, but do not be too quick to give new IT consulting clients credit. It’s a way to get yourself in big financial trouble really fast.

Require Written Agreements

It’s even worse if you’re selling products like hardware, software and peripherals. Always insist on written agreements for your IT consulting business. Verbal promises are for amateurs and belong in an era of time that disappeared decades ago.

State what you’re going to do, how you’re going to do it, when you’re going to do it, what it’s going to cost and the payment schedule, in four to six sentences. Of course, on larger IT consulting projects you will need multi page proposals.

The Bottom Line about IT Consulting

Always insist on written agreements, even if it’s a very small job. Just type up a couple sentences, a letter of understanding, to ensure you and the client are on the same page.

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If you are studying a common academic subject (Math,
English, or History, for example), your best bet is to make
sure that your school is accredited by one of the six
regional accrediting agencies recognized by the National
Board of Education.

These are the same agencies that grant regular public and
private universities their accreditation. Find out which
state your online program is operating from, and then look
to see what regional agency grants accreditation to that
state. The following agencies are recognized as being
legitimate:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Accredits schools in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Europe, Africa, Asia, and
the Middle East

North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA)
Accredits schools in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Navajo Nation, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming

Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA)
Accredits schools in Delaware, District of Columbia,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico,
US Virgin Islands, Central America, Europe, and the Middle
East

Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS)
Accredits schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Latin America

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Accredits schools in California, Hawaii, Guam, American
Samoa, Palau, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Marshall
Islands, and other Australasian locations

Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU)
Accredits schools in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, and Washington

If you earn a degree from an online school that is
accredited by one of these associations, you can be assured
that it will be as valid as a degree from any regular
university. Most employers will automatically accept your
degree.

If you are pursing a degree in an academic subject and the
school of your choice is not accredited by one of these
institutions, you may want to consider switching schools.

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A lot of classified ads promote quick and easy weight-loss products and programs. They cannot deliver what they promise. Another hot area in the classifieds Ads are “business opportunities.” Work at home schemes, such as making arts and crafts or stuffing envelopes, have been replaced by offers to “use your home PC to make fast money in your spare time.” Other ads encourage customers to invest in communications technologies, such as telephone 900″ numbers and telephone services, with promises of low-risk and high returns and The attraction of “900″ number pay per call services is that high profit can be made of 25% or more from the fees of $3 to$5 per minute charged to callers by the 900 service providers. The company’s promises on these investments are likely not to be true.

Disguised advertising:

“Disguised advertising,” may be hard to recognize. Bulletin boards and chat forums may include areas where comments about the quality or performance of products or services may be disguised ads.

The Internet and online services provide bulletin boards where interested parties can exchange information in general topic areas. Individuals contributing to the bulletin board may have financial ties to companies or businesses that sell those products or services related to the bulletin board subject area. This may not be clear to the online user. What may seem to be an open discussion could be disguised sales pitches. Since the identities or affiliations of online bulletin board operators and participants may not be known, it could be hard to detect disguised advertising.

Some commercial online services also provide chat rooms or chat forums. Service subscribers can enter the rooms or forums for an online conversation by typing what they want to say. These forums provide discussions on a variety of subjects, including products and services. Some companies have used these chat forums to promote their products without claiming their interests.

Tip-offs to fraud:

Read online ads and conversations with a healthy dose of skepticism. The same things that tip you off to some scams and frauds in print and on television also appear in cyberspace.

Here are some signs of questionable online advertising:

Hyped up claims of product effectiveness. Use of the word “hot”
to describe an investment opportunity can indicate a scam.

Claims of potential high earnings or profit.

Claims of “Inside” information.

Company makes promises of cheap stocks making high returns

Exotic investments promotions such as ostrich farming, gold
mining, or wireless cable TV.

When you make any decisions about products or investments, be careful. Check references and a variety of sources and before you buy.

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