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What Is PSA Software? A Guide For Small MSPs And IT Teams

PSA software runs service delivery: intake, time, contracts and billing. How it works for MSPs and IT teams, how it differs from RMM, and what it costs.

Patrick ClementsOct 15, 202616 min read
Streamlining IT Support for MSPs: The Power of an Advanced IT Ticketing System

An advanced ticketing system does more than log requests. How the right one shortens response times and shows where work is stuck.

Nick SaraevNov 15, 20235 min read
Ask Our CEO: Creating A Winning Sales Strategy For Your Tech Startup

Our CEO on why tech startups fail - and why the answer is usually sales, not product design, funding or market timing.

Patrick ClementsOct 5, 20235 min read
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7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Boost Your IT Career

Feeling stuck or burnt out in IT? Seven concrete things you can do this week to move your career forward - no career change required.

Carrie DagenhardAug 30, 20235 min read
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How Much Should Your MSP's Service Desk Software Cost?

How Much Should a Good Service Desk Software Cost?

Jordie BlackJul 27, 20236 min read
How To Refine Your MSP Target Audiences

Selling to everyone means competing on price. How to narrow your MSP target audience until your pitch starts landing on its own.

Nick SaraevJul 19, 20235 min read
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Useful Online IT Skill-Building Resources

Free and low-cost places to build real IT skills online - courses, labs and communities worth the hours you put into them.

Jordie BlackJun 21, 20237 min read
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How To End Micromanagement To Improve Your MSP Team

How To End Micromanagement To Improve Your IT Helpdesk Team

Jordie BlackMay 31, 20236 min read
UI/UX Design For Customer Self-Service Success

SherpaDesk PSA Software for IT Managers & MSPs:UI/UX Design For Customer Self-Service Success

Florin R. FerrsMay 18, 20235 min read
Mobile Barcode Scanning for Assets

SherpaDesk Update: Mobile Barcode Scanning for Assets

Patrick ClementsMay 9, 20232 min read
How To Differentiate Your MSP In A Crowded Market

Every MSP in your market claims the same things. How to find a position that is genuinely yours and say it in a way buyers notice.

Nick SaraevApr 13, 20235 min read
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Help Desk SOP: How To Write One, With Templates You Can Copy

A help desk SOP tells a technician how to run one recurring job the same way every time. How to write one, plus templates for seven common jobs.

Patrick ClementsMar 29, 202315 min read
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MSP Marketing: A Plan A Small MSP Can Run

MSP marketing for a small MSP: pick a niche, earn referrals, set up Google Business Profile, email within the rules, and track what a client costs to win.

Patrick ClementsMar 8, 202314 min read