Looking to ease your technology pain? Or are you interested in having your own blog for yourself or your company? Maybe your ready to dive head first into the web 2.0 cloud everyone is talking about? Or it could just be social media marketing that's got your attention? Whatever the case may be, I can help you.

"What I appriciate the most about John is his honest and direct approach he took with us" Martha Luthor, Client, October 2009

Many people are put off by technology, and who can blame them? The developers and creaters of the very technology and services we use everyday don't extactly excell at making it understandable right out of the box. But they don't need to understand it, they've spent their entire lives with technology and nothing else. Technology is the most important aspect in their lives and they aren't like you, they don't have to worry about a business to run, kids to pick up, a boss to impress, birthday parties to plan or clients to contact. They spend their entire days studying technology, so of course to them this all seems user friendly... when in actuality it's far from that. It doens't have to be this way though...

The Secret To Understanding

There's a secret to understanding technology. It doens't have to be the "realm of the geeks". It doesn't have to be understood only by people who are unemployed and having nothing but time on their hands. Nor do you have to be a young kid to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and happenings of all things tech. You don't need to be a Fortune 500 company to be using the latest and greatest tech either. You can understand technology or utilize it to its fullest potential without having to sacrifice time with your kids or tee time on the green. This is where I come in.

So, What Can I Do For You?

That's the million dollar question, right? I mean your either as just a visitor (a follower of my other web sites, friend, colleague or here just out of curiosity) or your here because I may be able to help you in some way. So, what exactly can I do for you? Or better yet, let's step back and ask a more important question. Not what I can do for you, but what can I do for you differently? Because after all, every service I offer is bound to be offered by a slew of other companies hungry for your money. I recommend all my clients, and especially my friends and family, to do your research on what services your getting.

I'm going to show you a sign of my good faith by telling you reasons not to go with me. I'm a one person technology consultant, not a compnay. When you call or receive a call, I don't have a receiptionist, it will always be from me. I don't do any advertising, so you won't be able to look me up and find a big yellow pages ad in the phone book, all my business is from referrals or from people I actually reach out to engage with. I'm one person, so any work to be done will all be done by me, I afford to be the face of my busniess while others do the work for me (I choose not to do that). If you want a service that can send out a team of tech people to work on your project, I'm not for you.

But what I can offer you is not only dedicated, one-on-one service, whether it's working directly with you or whether it's speaking and interacting at a company seminar. But being one person vesus a company full of employees isn't what makes me different or extraordinarily unique.

How Am I Extraordinarily Unique?

It's simple... I'm not a geek. I know what your thinking, your thinking "Wow, that's your answer?". It's true. Think about it for a second... I'm a skilled, self-educated, extremely versatile technology consultant (aka "IT person") who isn't a geek. Wait... how is that even possible? That goes against all preconcieved notions of technology and people who work with technology. People who know everything about technolgy are a gee

"John is always on time, wears a suite and really makes our business look professional each time he visits." Mike Smith, Client, August 2009

But no, I'm not a geek and that's what makes me unique. I don't look at problems and solutions the way geeks do, I look at it the same way everyone else does (which is almost always simpler and more direct). I understand why you and the rest of my clients have trouble grasping certain aspects of technology... it's because they don't make sense! A geek will setup the most direct, easiest path to be "A to C to D to B", while you will be frustrated and asking yourself "Why can't I just go from A to B??". I'm here to tell you that I think exactly like you and yes, you can go directly from A to B.

I'm here to burst your bubble slightly by telling you technology doesn't always make sense. "There has to be a way to do this..." sometimes is the wrong answer. Sometimes there isn't a way to do it and your just spinning your tires with a piece of technology or service. If you ask the geek, the geek will try to sugarcoat the very thing they love, technology, by telling you what your trying to do doesn't make sense or that it can easily be done, it just involves 15 different steps (which, of course, involves you paying that person to do it). I understand technology in and out, but I'm not a geek and I'll always tell people the truth about technology, even if it's something I happen to love myself and even if it means I'll miss out on gettting paid, I always tell people the truth about technology.

What Now Then?

"He helped our 50+ organization learn how social media marketing works." Jessica B., Client, September 2009

Now onto the fun stuff... just explore the site. I tried to make this web site as user-friendly as possible, so look around, feel free to click on anything and everything. I recommend getting to know me a little better. Check out the About John B. Baird links at the top and bottom of the site. If you wanna' know what some of my clients have said about me, check out Testimonials links at the top and bottom. At the top menu and at different places around the site, you'll find pages where I talk about some of the services I can offer to you. But let's be honest, one web site really can't list every single service I can offer to you, and it especailly can't tell you how unique I can tailor those services to fit your needs, so feel free to Contact me. Don't worry, my contact page doesn't contain some annoying "email form" junk like most web sites do. I'm real with my clients, so on the page you'll find my Google Voice number, as well as social media links to get in touch with me. And after this web site, head on over to aintageek.com where I talk about a little bit of everything regarding technology, small business and general things going on with me.