This is a document that lists the questions you need to ask *before* going technology shopping.

1. with Phyllis Khare
Three-Headed World
Consulting Service

2. Best First - answer these questions:
1. Will your site be mainly used for selling your services, or
Website education?
2. Do you prefer people reading or hearing about your work –
System or do you want to talk to them right away?
3. Do you have a virtual assistant or system for your clients
for You
to make appointments – by phone or online?
4. Do you have any experience with website work, or will you
need someone to make changes on the site for you?
5. Do you run specials or have sales?
Suggested Systems
depending on your answers:
Templates inside your Domain
Name Provider (godaddy)
Robust systems (Full Partner)
Joomla

3. Best First - answer these questions:
Phone
1. Do you like having the
phone ring in your space?
2. Do you have an in-house
System assistant?
3. Do you like having a quiet
for You work space?
4. Do you work in an office –
Suggested Systems
depending on your answers:
or are you out traveling
most of the time? GotVMail
5. Do you like having a time Virtual Assistant
set aside for returning Dell Sight-Speed Video Calls
calls?
Skype Video or Voice Calls
6. Or is your job talking on the
phone most of the day? Regular Phone Systems
7. Do you prefer to see people Advanced Cell Phone Systems
as they talk to you – or just
Blackberry Systems
hear their voice?

4. Best
First - answer these questions:
1. Do you need LIVE webcasts
Webcast or can they be pre-recorded?
2. Do you need to share
Suggested Systems
depending on your answers:
System
documents or just talk?
3. Do you need to have Xiosoft
audience participation?
for You 4. Do you have products to sell
or services?
GoToMeeting System
WebEx System
5. Do you anticipate large or Dell Video System
small audiences? ConnectNow System
6. Will the webcasts be put on Instant Presenter
your website or will they be
products themselves to sell? Camcorder Recordings
7. Do you mind how you look Professional Studio
on video?
8. Are you interesting on video?

5. Best
First - answer these questions:
1. Do you meet with people physically or virtually?
Organizing 2. Do you need to share documents or just talk?
3. Do you meet with one person at a time or in
a Meeting medium to large groups?
4. Do you have an assistant?
System 5. Do you use Outlook or Google Calendar?
6. Are you comfortable with the computer? If yes,
for you would the people you need to meet with answer
that same way?
Suggested Systems
depending on your answers:
TimeBridge System
Virtual Assistant
LiveOffice System

6. Best
First - answer these questions:
1. Do you spend most of your time in your office or traveling?
Computer 2. Do you have a real or virtual assistant?
3. Do you need to make presentations with your computer
System when you travel?
4. Do you need to write when you travel?
for you 5. Do you like computers? Do computers like you?
6. Do you want or need all the internet has to offer?
7. Do work with mostly text, or video and audio?
Suggested Systems
depending on your answers:
Dell Laptop
Mac
Desktop with Travel Laptop

7. Best Video
First - answer these questions:
1. Do you need to record yourself or others?
Recording 2. Do you have a real or virtual assistant to help with
this, or will you need to record things yourself?
System 3. Will these recordings go on a website or be
presented in a conference setting?
for you 4. Will the recordings be short (up to a few minutes)
or long (up to an hour)?
5. Do the recordings need to look ultra-professional
or more informal?
Suggested Systems
depending on your answers: 6. Will your videos need to have split screens with
you and text?
Dell Sight-Speed 7. Do you need PowerPoint Presentations with
Camtasia embedded video?
Physical Video System
Professional Studio

8. Best Audio
First - answer these questions:
1. Do you need to record yourself or
Recording others?
2. Do you have a real or virtual assistant to
System
help with this, or will you need to record
things yourself?
3. Will these recordings go on a website or
for you be presented in a conference setting?
4. Will the recordings be short (up to a few
minutes) or long (up to an hour)?
Suggested Systems
5. Do the recordings need to sound ultra-
depending on your answers:
professional (with music intros etc..) or
more informal?
Audio Acrobat System
6. Will you want to send your audios in
Free Computer Programs email or place on your website?
Physical Audio Recording System 7. Do you have a clear voice?
Professional Studio 8. Do you need to be the person talking for
the audio recording?

9. Best Email
First - answer these questions:
1. Do you use email as your main way of
System communicating with your clients?
2. Do you have a real or virtual assistant to
for you
help with email communication or do
you manage your own email?
3. Do you like to delete email, or do you
like to keep it?
4. Do you generally have back and forth
conversations?
Suggested Systems
5. Do you have a branded look to your
depending on your answers:
business?
Outlook 6. Do you need to share your calendar with
clients?
Gmail

10. Best
Marketing First - answer these questions:
1. Do you have a small group of clients, or a
Newsletter large list of customers?
2. Do you have new products or services to
System sell each month, or do you only offer the
same service?
for you 3. Do you need to build a large email list of
potential customers?
4. Do you like to promote other people’s
Suggested Systems products (affiliate marketing)?
depending on your answers: 5. Do you advertise outside of the
internet?
Mail Chimp
6. Do you have a VA or know who to
Constant Comment outsource this to?
iContact
Website Systems

11. Technology Shopping
Call 561-628-8896
phylliskhare@gmail.com