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Can You Have a Profitable Business with Small Clients?

  • Hosted Network August 21, 2023
  • Hosted Network James Davis
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
MSP - Profitability with small clients

I constantly see MSP owners jumping into forums, asking question at events or webinars about how they should deal with a small client (Small clients are 1 to 20 employees). Every time without failure all the other MSP owners just directly answering without asking questions or context – “Sack the client!”. Now it may be […]
 
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MSP bundling: Are simplified sales really worth the admin complexity?

  • Hosted Network August 08, 2023
  • Hosted Network Adam Ross
  • Hosted Network 5 mins
MSP Bundling Guest Blog

THE PITFALLS OF BUNDLING & HOW TO DECIDE WHETHER IT COULD WORK FOR YOUR MSP. If you’ve ever tried, or found yourself toying with the idea of bundling your managed services & IT products but are unsure of the profit & admin repercussions, this article is for you. Firstly, what exactly is a bundle in […]
 
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Is your fear of what is next holding back the sale of your MSP?

  • Hosted Network July 24, 2023
  • Hosted Network James Davis
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
James Davis Guest blog - Merger and Acquisitions

It’s one of the best times to sell an MSP, there are far more buyers than sellers and the valuations are higher than they ever have been, so why aren’t more owners taking advantage while they can? This is a question I have been asking many MSP owners, and while legitimately there are those that […]
 
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The trivial detail that will either future-proof or sabotage your PSA.

  • Hosted Network July 10, 2023
  • Hosted Network Adam Ross
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
MSP PSA naming convention

The sneakiest lesson that working inside hundreds of MSP systems has taught me. Every implementation I run for MSPs holds something fascinating: a secret. Unravelling a PSA (Professional Services Automation) set up is like gradually learning the story of an MSP; how they think, and how they’ve translated their own unique business processes into an […]
 
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MSPeer Insights: Streamlining your MSP for maximum profitability

  • Hosted Network July 07, 2023
  • Hosted Network Madeleane Abejero
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
MSP
Streamlining operations for improved MSP profitability

New financial year, new opportunities! What better way to kick things off than by giving your MSP’s profitability a boost? Trends may come and go, but improving your MSP is a timeless pursuit. The business landscape has changed a lot, and what worked before might not cut it anymore. We’ve gathered real-life insights and advice […]
 
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Think a QBR is the sales shortcut to success? It’s not….

  • Hosted Network June 23, 2023
  • Hosted Network James Davis
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
Quarterly Business Review to Business Technology Review - Featured image

Whenever I talk with MSP Owners or Sales People about their challenges in sales, the topic of QBRs almost always immediately comes up. Typically that they aren’t doing them and if they just implement a tool it’ll magically solve all their problems. Having been an Account Manager in an MSP who successfully converted clients from […]
 
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Why your MSP shouldn’t be reselling without “multi-vendor reconciliation”

  • Hosted Network June 08, 2023
  • Hosted Network Adam Ross
  • Hosted Network 2 mins
Why your MSP shouldn’t be reselling “multi-vendor reconciliation”

Reselling cloud resources, SaaS licenses and other online services is nothing new. In fact, on average every MSP does it across approximately 10-20 different vendors, every month. You’d think it should be easy then, right? The problem It’s purely a margin game. Take Microsoft for instance; everyone under the sun resells it, and unless you […]
 
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What’s new on Hosted Network Partner Portal

  • Hosted Network May 18, 2023
  • Hosted Network Madeleane Abejero
  • Hosted Network 2 mins
Hosted Network Partner Portal updates

Our team has been hard at work, making enhancements to our partner portal! If you missed our previous updates, here’s a list of  the latest improvements we’ve done, including new security features, tools to streamline your work , new API capabilities and a lot more! Free FTTP upgrade with new API from nbn® Our Service […]
 
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Preparing your MSP for mergers and acquisitions

  • Hosted Network April 20, 2023
  • Hosted Network Madeleane Abejero
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
MSP
MSP merger and acquisition

With the IT services market’s projected growth of $48 billion this year, and volume of $64 billion by 2027, MSPs battle to get the lion’s share of the market. For MSPs who are always looking for ways to expand their business and generate more revenue, M&A is typically a part of their growth playbook. Whether […]
 
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Proven MSP marketing tips from industry experts

  • Hosted Network February 10, 2023
  • Hosted Network Madeleane Abejero
  • Hosted Network 3 mins
Proven MSP marketing tips from industry experts

Getting and retaining clients remains to be one of the toughest challenges MSPs go through, yet most service providers don’t have a sales or marketing game plan as it gets left behind when they are fighting other fires in their business.   In MSP marketing, you don’t really need to go big quickly – this […]
 
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