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One Month of Official Business

October 5th, 2007 by Kevin

Praise Jebus!
BrightMix has officially existed for one entire month.It was an exciting month, and it went by lightning quick.
Accomplishments for Month #1
Here are some of our major accomplishments during our first month of operation.
Set Up of Basic Office Services

Service
Our Solution
Cost

Email / Calendar
Gmail tied to BrightMix.com domain
Free!

Phone
GrandCentral.com number tied to our cell phones
Free!

Document storage
Google Docs
Free!

Source Control
SVN [...]


Why You Should Give Out Free Advice

August 24th, 2007 by Kevin

Say you’re an experienced accountant, hungrily looking for new clients. Sure, you can start cold-calling people out of the phone book or asking current clients for referrals, but these methodologies are so… bleh!.
How about this: Try giving free advice to potential clients.
A real-life example:
Our company accountant, Dave, informed us that he gained some of his [...]


Why You Should Refer Business

August 1st, 2007 by Kevin

Not everyone on the planet understands the differences between technologies in the computer realm: programming, hardware, networking, graphic design, project management, etc. To the technically un-savvy, computer work can really be lumped into one big domain labeled “Computer Stuff.”
Assume you run a software development company (hint hint). What do you do when a client asks you to do [...]

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