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Kill the Employee Mindset or your Business is Doomed
Guest Post by Ronn Hanley: On paper my business is three years old. In reality, it began more than 30 years ago. The desire to own my own business isn’t new. I’ve always known that I have less control
VIEW POSTWhy You Need to Patch More Than Just the Operating System
Guest Post by Ronn Hanley: Applying security patches to the Operating System of your computer can save you a ton of trouble when fighting viruses and malware. The problem is, as technicians we don’t
VIEW POSTAutomating Your Computer Business For Profit
You are sitting up late at night working to finish up the computers on your bench. You’ve been running around all day, and you are exhausted. How do you create more hours in the day? Through automation!
VIEW POSTPricing In Your Computer Business – Why Margin Matters
Author: Chris Michalec How do you measure success in your computer business? Is it the number of customers you have? Maybe how much profit you make each month? Or maybe you go by the revenue you bring
VIEW POSTWhat Computer Repair Techs Need to Know About Migration of Data and Programs on Windows Operating Systems
Guest Post by Micah Lahren: The old computer just won’t perform anymore, and your client needs a new machine. Thankfully, they followed your advice about backing up all their data, in case it failed
VIEW POSTWhy Have Everything in Writing When it Comes to Invoicing?
I’m sure we’ve all been there before. We’re called in to migrate applications and data from an old machine to a new one, which may or may not include proprietary software from obscure
VIEW POSTMarketing a Computer Business In A Small Town
Guest Post by Adam Sewell: Let me introduce myself. My name is Adam Sewell, and I run a technology services business in a small town of 20,000. MyGeek Computer Services has been around for a little over
VIEW POST6 Reasons Why I Hesitate to Make Recommendations to Clients
Guest Post by Ronn Hanley: I have never refused to answer a direct question from a client, but I have been known to cringe a bit when I’m asked for recommendations about specific computer equipment,
VIEW POSTAre We Completely Wiping That Hard Disk?
Guest Post by Micah Lahren: "I’ll just run DBAN on it and that will be good enough." Is that really good enough? What if the individual or business in question is required by law to complete
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