Category Archives: SMB

What makes businesses fail or stagnate?

SMB
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Pretty simple question: What dooms certain businesses to fail or never grow beyond where they are at right now and presumably have been for years? If you ask the business owner, it’s always the same answer: money. Except it’s not … Continue reading

Orlando ITPRO BYOB Meeting

IT Culture, SMB
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We’re trying this Orlando ITPRO thing again. At some point last year I got so disheartened by the collective disinterest that I handed the ball off to someone I was hoping was dumber than me and would break his back … Continue reading

The End of Profitable SMB Infrastructure Business

SMB
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The fact that its harder and harder to make money in SMB infrastructure support is nothing new, you’ve read about it here over and over. But now some of you are starting to see it and I’m glad I’m not … Continue reading

The Support Superman

IT Business, OwnWebNow, SMB
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This is how I actually talk to my clients: Vlad Mazek, Direct CEO Line As you may remember from our last newsletter, we have put in a lot of effort into the communications, support and documentation of all Own Web … Continue reading

How can you get people to read your corporate blog?

IT Business, IT Culture, SMB, Web 2.0
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Got this one in the email today: Hi Vlad, Love your blog! I don’t believe in the community stuff but you always brighten up my day and I would appreciate your advice. I started a blog for my business but … Continue reading

SMB VARs Guide To Overcoming The Lonely 13 Year Old Girl Syndrome

IT Business, SMB
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I am not going to claim that I am, ever have been or ever will be a lonely 13 year old girl. However, I am rapidly becoming more and more familiar with grown men and women that act like 13 … Continue reading

Sign up for the Vladville Newsletter!!!

IT Business, IT Culture, SMB, Uncategorized, Vladville
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Lot’s of people want to keep track of what I am up to but do not have the time to read every word, every day. I also get plenty of items that people would like to bring attention to, but … Continue reading

The K.I.T. Challenge: Pursuing Leads

IT Business, SMB
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Remember your senior year of high school and all the K.I.T.’s in your yearbook? Keep in touch, a promise you probably live up to every 5-10 years around reunions. That may work for friends, but that does not work for … Continue reading

Blogging Advice for Karl

Friends, SMB
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Anyone that has ever met Karl will certainly claim he is one of the nicest people out there. He is. But when you blog, a lot gets lost in translation. Perhaps the reason most people don’t blog. I can tell … Continue reading

The SMB Microsoft Partner Challenge: Understanding Competition

Microsoft, SMB
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Earlier today I had a chance to have lunch with one of my local partners. We sat around and chatted about Karl’s latest posts and he remarked how much Karl is starting to sound like me. Poor Karl. I laughed … Continue reading