[TechRepublic] Keep the spark in your client relationships

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Keeping the client relationship fresh In order to retain a client, you need to ensure the relationship doesn't languish. Chip Camden suggests ways to keep the spark in your client relationships. Read more Resource of the day Free White Paper: Email Archiving In The New Era Of Disaster Recovery Advance your email archiving -- and simplify disaster recovery -- with revolutionary technology that guarantees speedy retrieval of lost email. Plan client application updates and upgrades with these tips Erik Eckel discusses five best practices IT consultants should follow to ensure client application updates and upgrades complete properly. Read more Negotiating on-call and retainer arrangements Repeat clients can help you stay afloat, but they might also demand a great deal of your time. Make sure you have a retainer or an on-call agreement in place that meets their needs and yours. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   10 legal issues that consultants should know about Don't get blindsided by some legal misstep you never even heard of. Calvin Sun runs through the nitty-gritty issues all consultants should be prepared for. Read more Create a task-based issue log in Microsoft Project 2007 You can customize Microsoft Project 2007 to create an issue list at the task level. Andy Makar shows you how in this project management tutorial. Read more Five tips for managing a dispersed project team IT leaders who oversee teams of remote workers have some obstacles to overcome. Tom Mochal offers some practical advice for successfully managing a distributed workforce. Read more Five tips for easing the move from Lotus Domino Document Manager If your organization is planning to migrate content from Domino Document Manager, make sure you consider all the key issues involved in the process. Read more Investigate memory usage with Windows 7 Resource Monitor Greg Shultz shows you how to use the detailed information displayed in Windows 7 Resource Monitor to investigate memory usage. Read more How to manage hidden items in Snow Leopard Erik Eckel goes over the basics of managing hidden files in Snow Leopard Server and explains how to use some of the basic commands to hide and reveal items. Read more Featured multimedia   How to create a floppy drive image for a virtual machine It may seem odd, but every now and then we may need to have a floppy drive connected to a virtual machine. IT pro Rick Vanover shows you how to create a floppy image for VMware virtual machines. View on site Spotlight: EnhanceMySe7en performance maintenance EnhanceMySe7en solves the problem of keeping Microsoft Windows 7 maintained without having to install multiple applications for different tasks. View on site Featured Webcast Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services Join this TechRepublic Webcast to hear expert insights and experiences of using competing messaging platforms and how they made the decision to embrace the cloud. 500 Things Every IT Pro Needs to Know   If you have extra budget to spend, TR Pro's 500 Things Every Technology Professional Needs to Know is a wise investment. You'll get tips on the Windows Registry, optimizing and maintaining your PCs, and much more. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads Free White Paper: Email Archiving In The New Era Of Disaster Recovery (Sunbelt Software) Combine Double-Take Software with Virtualization Technology for Enterprise-Class Disaster Recovery (Double Take Software) Why Your Company Needs Telepresence (TANDBERG, now part of Cisco) 4 Strategies for Controlling Applications on Your Network (Sophos) Address All Your Information Archiving and Retention Needs with IBM's Solution (IBM) Perennial favorites   Sanity saving tips for newbie IT consultants Six ways IT consultants can build their reputation 10 things consultants can do to stay organized Web-based tools recommendations for IT consultants IT pros expect cloud to overtake "on-premise" computing by 2015 According to a survey of IT professionals worldwide, cloud computing will "overtake on-premise computing by 2015 as the primary way organizations acquire IT." TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Fractal art galleries Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Amazing flame fractals take your breath away Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Connect with TechRepublic

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