Hello

[MDTechie]

Hows it going everyone, just introducing myself.
Full time IT Administrator and AMS Consultant(auto steering tractor systems) for a John deere dealership in KS. Starting part time computer repair buissness out of my house for some extra cash, dad used to run a store in town but went to WY for an I.T. job with the state so im picking u where he left off. Comptia A+ and Network+ certified, working on CEH and a few other Microsoft Certs. founf alot of your informaton here valuable already.

[Bryce W]

Welcome to the forums. You sound like you have plenty of certifications to get started. Which articles did you find useful? The business or technical ones? or both?

[MDTechie]

mostly the buisness, im frm a town of 5000 people, and have one major competitor, so the issue is getting people to know me, i have been getting alot of calls from people asking if ill take over where my dad left off because they dont want to give their money to a "non hometown company" (small town politics) so i belive the demand is there, the question is how exactly to get started, i have the tools and a room in my house dedicated as an office and work room, so now how do i get my name out there, word of mouth advertising? im on a small budget for this, really just whatever extra i have frm my full time job.

[tkrabec]

Use the local paper, or set up a website for the town, and let anyone use and post to it, join the chamber of commerce or ask other businesses in town about advertising in their store.

[Bryce W]

You could so use that "Home Grown Local Guy" angle to your advantage.

The Technibble front page has lots of articles about advertising, especially on a shoestring budget. Here are some to get you started:

http://www.technibble.com/blast-from-the-past-4-advertising/