Aug 4, 2015
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Recorded on July 28, 2015
Jack-Daniyel Strong (aka “JD” in the ACN Community) is the
President of J-D Strong Consulting, Inc. and Strong Solutions. As a
member of the Apple Consultants Network, J-D Strong Consulting grew
over the last 12 years from a one-man consultancy to Strong
Solutions, an Apple Authorized Reseller and Service Provider for
the Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho area. Strong Solutions'
sole focus is on Mac OS and iOS solutions for Small and Medium
Business.
Twitter @SpokaneMac
Website: Strong Solutions - https://jdstrong.com
Email: jack@spokanemac.com
- Remaining Lean and Mean in a Competitive
Environment:
JD mentions some of his critical apps:
1) Munki saves him lots of time.: Getting started
with Munki by Greg Nagle - https://github.com/munki/munki/wiki
2) Watchmen Monitoring - https://www.watchmanmonitoring.com/commandcontrolpower
3) Zendesk is a beautiful, lightweight help desk
solution - http://www.zendesk.com
- JD discusses Managed Services and his recipe for a managed
service client and contract. Referencing Luis Geraldo:
010: Managed Services discussion with Luis Giraldo
- http://commandcontrolpower.com/podcast/2013/8/1/010-managed-services-discussion-with-luis-giraldo
041: Managed Services Roundtable with Allen Hancock, Luis
Giraldo, and Kevin Ginger, Part 1 & 2 - http://commandcontrolpower.com/podcast/2014/3/15/041-managed-services-roundtable-with-allen-hancock-luis-giraldo-and-kevin-ginger-part-1
- A key to success with Managed Services has also been
Gruntwork "Save yourself time and money by leaving
the “grunt work” to Gruntwork” - http://mac-msp.com/gruntwork
054: Interview with Brian Best from BestMacs and Mac-MSP
Gruntwork - http://commandcontrolpower.com/podcast/2014/6/14/054-interview-with-brian-best-from-bestmacs-and-mac-msp-gruntwork?rq=gruntwork
- JD also mentions our Sponsor Bushel -
Bushel.com/ccp
Bushel is a cloud-based tool that anyone can leverage to manage the
Apple devices in their workplace. The seamless interface can be
accessed through an intuitive web portal that can be used on any
device, at any location.
- Require your client to prepare a list of questions when you are doing on site service or they come to your location.
- A goal to adding managed service products like Watchmen, Gruntwork etc is have it cost you, about 10% of what you are charging the client on a monthly or yearly basis.
- Like Bushel? The Bushel Affiliate Program was made for you. After you sign up, we will provide you with a special link to share with others. Once someone signs up more than 3 devices from your referral, you start earning. Earning what? A percentage of their monthly Bushel bill, forever. It’s that simple. To become a Bushel affiliate, visit www.bushel.com/affiliates/ccp.