Hello,
I recently came across the Technibble website by chance. I am impressed by the breadth and scope of information available to 'techs'.
About 5 years ago I started a part-time local PC Repair/Upgrade business about 20 miles south west of London.
Business has been steady but not overwhelming, as I have only been able to give 2-3 days a week to this venture. I have advertised in local papers/magazines with limited success. In the main I have targeted residential homes rather than businesses.
For some time I have been considering widening my client base and writing to small local businesses to introduce myself - perhaps sending out 100-200 letters or so. At the moment I reluctant to work on servers. Whilst I understand the basics of a Windows Server operating system, I am no expert and damage can easily be done leaving the client with a possible server rebuild and subsequent downtime on their network which could be disastrous for their business.
Even though I am studying to gain a deeper knowledge of server operating systems, I would be interested to know if there are other small IT businesses out there who undertake work for small businesses but do not deal with servers only with client workstations and printers.
Also, I would be interested to hear how others have managed to expand their businesses.
Thank you for listening.
I recently came across the Technibble website by chance. I am impressed by the breadth and scope of information available to 'techs'.
About 5 years ago I started a part-time local PC Repair/Upgrade business about 20 miles south west of London.
Business has been steady but not overwhelming, as I have only been able to give 2-3 days a week to this venture. I have advertised in local papers/magazines with limited success. In the main I have targeted residential homes rather than businesses.
For some time I have been considering widening my client base and writing to small local businesses to introduce myself - perhaps sending out 100-200 letters or so. At the moment I reluctant to work on servers. Whilst I understand the basics of a Windows Server operating system, I am no expert and damage can easily be done leaving the client with a possible server rebuild and subsequent downtime on their network which could be disastrous for their business.
Even though I am studying to gain a deeper knowledge of server operating systems, I would be interested to know if there are other small IT businesses out there who undertake work for small businesses but do not deal with servers only with client workstations and printers.
Also, I would be interested to hear how others have managed to expand their businesses.
Thank you for listening.