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Branding – 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 POSTDebt Collections: Show Give me the money!
As a freelancer, working in the world of I.T., you may find yourself, depending on your chosen specialism or client base, working for FREE. There are two real types of working for free – neither
VIEW POSTThe Ten Commandments of a Freelance Techie
For this week’s offering, geeks and geekettes, we are going to examine the ten commandments of staying in business when running the gauntlet that is being a freelance IT technician, and the seven
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 POSTComputer Technicians 204: RAID Guide
Last time on TNCT 301 we discussed approaches to constructing computers for different roles. One of the buzzwords that appeared while explaining a server setup was RAID. Originally called Redundant Arrays
VIEW POSTLooking Successful: Faking it to get ahead!
Freelance working – you get to be your own boss, go to work when you like, answer the phone how you like, dress how you like – right? Wrong! If you want to get work, that is.
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