My business has been in business now for one full month, and I could not be happier. I actually woke up this morning thinking, "I love my job". I haven't had that feeling in a long, long time.
It has been a tough six weeks. Getting a new business up and running in only a few short weeks was unbelievably challenging and stressful. I don't think I got more than a few hours sleep for an entire month, the two weeks before the business started, and the first two weeks of business; but it was worth it. I now have a legal, functioning business; contracted customers, a working help desk complete with customer portals and invoices, and a management console from where I can keep an eye on servers and desktops located all over the world.
My next goal: learning how to build a sustainable social network. I know how to build the computer-kind, that's easy for a nerd like me. The social stuff I find very intimidating. A classic introvert, I always feel like "reaching out" is way too close to "bothering". Yes, I am proud of the work I do. But then it of course follows (says the little voice inside my head), that people who know me, know that I am a perfectionist, and I will do anything short of killing myself to get things to work properly. So, since everyone already knows that I love to excel in what I do, what is the point of me actually announcing that fact? I need to learn how to follow the advice my customer gave me, and "toot my own horn".
My customers are amazing. They have been supportive, understanding, and enthusiastic. I've even gained some new customers, and I feel already that the quality of service provided by my new business far surpasses what we were able to provide before, with my previous employer. I am proud of what we have to offer, and so from now on, this blog is going to be mostly about how my business can help your business. I am going to try to toot my horn by showing off what I know, and am learning, about cool ways IT can make your life easier, and how my business can help make your IT work better for your business. Don't understand what offsite backups are? Want to know why you should start looking at "the Cloud"? Need a quick, effective anti-virus program that protects your work without getting in your way?
I can answer those questions for you, and more. Toot, toot!
--Indigo Brude is the owner of "Brude Consulting", with over 20 years hard experience managing IT systems large and small. Have an IT question that you would like to see addresses in a future blog? Send it here: indigo@brudeconsulting.com.
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