Category Archives for Starting A Computer Repair Business
Getting Sued
When things go wrong in business, one of the sentences you can expect from a customer is “im going to sue you”. I have personally been threatened once before in the past which you can read
VIEW POSTSpotting Advertising Opportunities
Last year a friend of mine brought an internet/lan-gaming cafe in a nearby suburb; this year it went bust. A few months before it went bust I asked him “hows business?” and he said “slow”.
VIEW POSTRecruiting staff the freelance way – Subcontracting
If you’ve come to the conclusion that you really need to have someone help you in some areas of your freelance work, recruitment of a new member of staff may be for you…or you may want to subcontract
VIEW POSTBranding – How to be at the forefront of your customers minds
If you’ve decided you are going to take the plunge, and set up on your own as a freelance technician, before going out and buying a set of mini tools and an anti-static wristband, spend a little
VIEW POSTChecklist for Being Reachable
When you started out as a freelance, I bet you had all sorts of good ideas about how your customers would be able to reach you. Just in case that was a while ago, follow our reminder guide on how to ensure
VIEW POSTFinding your Niche
In the IT industry, especially in the big nasty world of doing it for yourself (or Freelancing, as we optimistically call it), there are many, many people that can do what we do, who can do it better (they
VIEW POSTNetworking – People not Computers – Do We have the Technology?
(People) Networking is passing out information about yourself and your services to people you meet, and should result, eventually, in referrals for business from the people you have come into contact with
VIEW POSTMarketing and Self Promotion – for Beginners and Techies!
Marketing. The domain of the used car and double glazing salesman? Afraid not. Marketing is the only way to get new business, and to build up a thriving, (even if small but perfectly formed) business.
VIEW POSTHow to Advertise your Computer Business
So you know nearly everything there is to know about fixing computers. You can build a computer in your sleep and have all the BIOS beep codes committed to memory. Great! Now we need to get some clients.
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