Help Me, Help You

First, if you are receiving any content from us, it's because we believe that it's of value to you in the channel! That said, if you do not agree, just unsubscribe and we will never touch you again. Like you, I only wish to connect with like-minded people in a common interest.

We love bringing the latest tech news to the channel. This will never stop regardless if we get anything in return. After 30 years of doing this, I believe that we have proven this beyond any doubt. It's just who we are and what we do.

When the tide rise, all ships rise!

If you were to find a piece of content that helps you in some way, then that is enough of a reward for us. It literally tells us that the work we do has value in helping our channel community.

Here are 8 ways to help me to help you:

1. Check out (and bookmark) the news content on eChannelNEWS. It's free to Subscribe. If you are in the channel, it's impossible to not find some content that can help you and/or your customers. Help us by simply taking a small action of sharing the message on social media or just like, share and comment on LinkedIn. You and the vendors will obviously benefit from the business it generates from you. We benefit from a larger subscription base. That is how we all win with little effort and no-cost!
2. If you like, follow me on LinkedIn Like, share and comment on my posts as you see fit. I leverage LinkedIn as one way to connect with my community. I only connect with people in the technology industry. If you are into something else, I am NOT a fit for you. If you connect with me and try to sell me something in the next breath, then please move on.
3. Follow us on Twitter @echannelnews. This is our news media twitter account so they tweet the latest stories as it happens in real-time. TechnoPlanet/eChannelNEWS also has a LinkedIn profile and we do post some content so you can also follow there. We have never done any campaigns to add more followers here so it's small and keep on growing organically. I do NOT have a personal twitter account.
4. Attend some of our ChannelNEXT online events live or register to at least get the recordings. Attending live is best, but it does not matter to us so long as you check out the content. I do not think we have ever hosted an event in over 18 years in which we did not deliver at least 3 significant revenue-making business opportunities to every target attendee. A ton of work goes into producing these events and we love doing them. This is how we meet and network with our communities, exchange ideas and build relationships.
5. Take the best business practice assessment test for 2021. It's FREE for MSPs, VARs and ITSPs anywhere on the planet! This tool took over a year to develop in conjunction with an army of business coaches to come up with 200 core questions that every channel partner should ask themselves! With over 5 years of field-use, the AI scoring system has become mature in benchmarking the answers to give an accurate score. The goal is to help any channel partner to better understand their strengths and weaknesses so they can figure out how to improve. It does not matter how or with whom they work to improve. Just that they improve. For 50 partners with the highest scores, we give them a Top 50 Best Managed IT Companies award in their country. It's fun reason for us to meet with the brightest leaders in the channel. The mission is to help build more champion partners.
6. Explore our new online Channel Partner Alliance business building portal for MSPs. It's only $99 per month to join. Cancel anytime. Learn more or become a full CPA member of a Mastermind peer-group! We are at the ground level in building out the content for this online portal, but we are hitting the ground running. Out of the gate you will get a ton of value to more than justify the $99 per month. There is the obvious benefit for each member, but the vendors also benefit from a larger pool of stronger partners! We are constantly adding more ways to support and benefit our members and vendors. Of course, our coaches also make money from the membership dues to support the program and community. This is NOT a buying group but vendors do offer special deals to our members and we always pass-on 100% of the savings.
7. Automation of business processes is something we understand very well. If you are just not sure what to do or what you need, then start at MSP Office Suite. We know the inside scoop on over 150 tools that the most successful MSPs use to run their businesses and we can help you find the right set. All the details are on the website. For Vendors, you will want to connect with us through TechnoPlanet as we also know most of the tools that vendors leverage to manage their partners.
8. Buy and read this book "Real Results in a Digital-First Economy" by Shane Gibson and Denis Cauvier. EVERY MSP, sales rep and vendor should read this book at least once. You will instantly see how you can leverage to help you educate and sell your end-customers in this digital world. Slap on a sticker on the cover with your company logo and contact info and give it to your end-customers. When they read the book, they will understand why and how they need to transform their company in the digital-fist economy. All that's left for you to do is show them that you are the go-to partner to help them do the job. This one tool is all you need to use as your call-to-action! Want to blow this up? Hire Shane or Denis to talk to your customers in a webinar and sit back as they do the job for you! Can't afford Shane or Denis? Ask vendors for some MDF to cover costs.