You need to be the voice of reason when it comes to the IT spending habits of your clients. You may encounter a "use it or lose it" mentality, or your clients may want compress all of their PC-related purchases into a brief window.

This usually happens when the owner of the company may be in a good mood and approachable about technology spending.

Whimsical IT Spending is Not a Good Idea.

Experienced computer consultants know that cost-effective use of small business technology comes about through detailed planning and execution.

Heading down to the warehouse club or local office supply superstore and splurging impulsively on a $20,000 computer shopping spree with a corporate credit card may feel good.

But without proper planning, these sudden tech asset IT spending binges may actually increase your clients