This week I interviewed Jim Cochran from TechInsurance.com who focus on finding the right insurance for computer technicians. I asked him what sort of insurance should a computer technician have, what does it cover and what is the worst thing that can happen to an uninsured technician.
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Just recently Steve Cherubino invited me on his show Podnutz to talk about the computer repair business. We covered a range to topics such as setting prices, best forms of advertising and more. The show runs of one hour and you can listen to it here.

I was recently interviewed on the tech podcast “Geekazine”. We covered alot of information about our Computer Business Kit and the computer repair business. The show runs for around 20 minutes and is definitely worth a listen.

You can download the MP3 here or stream it from Geekazines web player here.

Earlier this week I posted an article called Questions and Answers #2 requested members to ask me a question about the computer business that has been on their mind. We got some great questions and here are the answers.
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In the past few weeks I have had many readers ask me computer related questions through comments, forum private messages or direct emails. When I was first starting out, I was lucky enough to have my parents who are both self employed to bounce business questions off of.

Today, you guys can ask me almost any question you want in regards to the computer business and I will have the answers in Fridays post.

These can be “what would you do if…” type questions. Questions about brands, competition, marketing, whatever!

Please refrain from commenting on other peoples comments as it makes it easier to answer questions.

To ask a question, just click the “Comment” link below this text. As always, you don’t have to sign up to comment and you can even post anonymously.

Fire away.

I was recently interviewed on the Podnutz podcast which is a DIY Computer Repair Podcast. We covered alot of information about the computer repair business such as how I started my own business, advertising, the inspiration behind Technibble, techie tools, finding parts, my views on Vista and more. The show runs for 1 hour and is definitely worth a listen.

You can download the MP3 HERE.

Some of you may already know what “The Force Field” is but for those who dont, “The Force Field” is a podcast aimed at IT service professionals. For the first part of the show they talk about current tech news and for the second part they interview guests to talk about certain topics. This week, I was the guest and we’ll talk about the Technibble website and a little bit about the computer industry.

You can download the mp3 here (27mb)

Or stream it using The Force Fields player here.

As you have probably noticed from our last few posts I was interviewed for an hour with Computer America. We now have the podcast which you can download and listen to.

In the interview we talk about:

• Dealing with Time Wasters
• Dealing with Homes and Businesses
• Setting Prices
• When does a hobby become a business & overheads.
• Advertising and Effectiveness
• Good Paperwork
• Dealing with Family

Listen Now! (to download, right click and “Save As..”)

We at Technibble.com have decided to open up a new section for interviews which we believe will be useful to our members. There are many IT courses out there with many acronyms that all have different levels of value and desirability for employers. It is sometimes hard to know which ones to go for and to know which ones are actually used in the industry so this is why Technibble has decided to interview those actually in the industry dealing with this sort of thing everyday. For our first interview we have decided to interview Robert Gail, age 44, who is a IT Helpdesk Supervisor for the Albuquerque Public School system and a friend of ours.
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