| Who says it's only the men who can mess with | | | | growing fast. |
| gadgets..... Many moms are now turning to this business | | | | Apart from the 'job security', this occupation gives you |
| idea when they choose to work at home. In this article, | | | | immense satisfaction because your work will be |
| we will try to understand why this occupation is | | | | appreciated. Offices report that defunct computers |
| currently popular among the self employed and what | | | | lead to a high level of stress and sometimes even |
| you need to do if you want to start this business. | | | | panic. So by repairing man's new best friend, you'll not |
| Today, we just can't do without computers. Even if | | | | only heal the machine but its owner/operator as well. |
| they can't replace the human psyche, computers have | | | | You'll have to decide whether you want to go out to |
| an overwhelming presence in our daily work lives, | | | | clients' homes or officer with your tools or get them to |
| whether it's in an office environment or in a | | | | come to you. The former will definitely get you more |
| manufacturing plant. But the computer is manmade, | | | | clients because time is one thing busy people will gladly |
| let's not forget. To err is human, so it's no surprise that | | | | pay for. Whether it's repair or maintenance, you will |
| computers also go bust every now and then. When it | | | | earn a good pay, because as far as people see it, |
| comes to business people, a malfunctioning computer | | | | your work is indispensable. Preventive maintenance, |
| can spell disaster. Quick solutions are a must, so that | | | | such as dusting and cleaning disk drives can earn you |
| deadlines are met and clients (and bosses!) are kept | | | | a tidy sum on a biannual or quarterly basis, as per your |
| happy. Need we say more why computer repair and | | | | work schedule. |
| maintenance ranks as one of the best home based | | | | To get your name around, print out tech-friendly |
| business ideas? | | | | business cards and leave them at computer retailers. |
| Do you speak the language of computers? Are you | | | | You may want to make some friends with software |
| comfortable with motherboards, hard drives and | | | | retailers too. Ask a friend (whose computer you have |
| memory chips? Do you understand computers better | | | | fixed) to write a review and send it to the local |
| than you do humans sometimes? Then this is right up | | | | newspaper. You can offer to do a few free test fixes |
| your road. The demand for computer repair personnel | | | | before pricing your services. |
| will never wane-not in the foreseeable future anyway. | | | | Make sure your tools are in good order. Apart from a |
| The startup costs can be between $ 2500 to about $ | | | | computer, you need to have screwdrivers to open up |
| 10,000, depending on the depth of the business. If you | | | | hard drives, disc cleaning material, diagnostic software, |
| want to take it part time, there's no need to spend a | | | | spare parts and some fix-it-yourself manuals. Your |
| lot of money but if you want to get serious and put a | | | | state law may dictate the need for a license or permit |
| maximum effort, some extra investing can't hurt. The | | | | for starting a computer repair and maintenance |
| market for computers and their peripheral cousins is | | | | business, so check those particulars first of all. |