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Episode 8: How to Start Your Own Computer Repair Business
- Mike Petro from Petro Computer Solutions joins us. (The John C. Dvorak of the computer repair world!)
- Loyal listener Mitch Haman calls in and asks us questions.
- How to get and keep customers.
- How to start a computer business legally
Running time: 1:10:17
Added: 04/18/2008

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Show Notes:
- Starting your business legally, how to handle taxes - Recommed to start off as sole proprietor
- Keeping track of customers - use receipt books from staples or use Quickbooks or such program.
- How to advertise your business - physical world vs Online.
- Brick and mortar business or on-site work?
- Making a website for your business- Use Godaddy for domain and hosting.
- Use Google Adwords for quick traffic solution
- Make your site more search engine friendly by adding relvant content
- Mike uses UltraVNC for remote access. Mitch uses Crossloop
- Pricing - I charge $79 per jpb
- Be courteous to your customers
- Your good deeds will come back to you (usually)
- Handle the customers data gingerly, and back it up!
- Don't install pirated software on customers computers. Demand that they buy the software if they don't have it.
- You can use manfacturer copy of Windows if the COA is available and valid.
- Hardware tatooing
- Set a price and keep your structure intact.
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Episode 7: Installing Windows on a PC
- Mike Petro from Petro Computer Solutions joins us.
- Why install Windows?
- How to back up your data
- Steps to re-install
- Installing drivers
- Windows Vista
Special guest Carey Holzman from Computer America
- Great Windows optimization tools
- Acronis TrueImage
- Don't put your HD in the freezer!
- Norton and Mcafee
- Surf the Internet saftely
- Open DNS
- Tips when taking your computer in for service

- Guest Steve D'Amico from SMDComputer.net
- Repairing laptop systms
- Buying parts in bulk
- Sell in parts or whole system?
- LCD screens and inverters
- Craigslist vs Ebay
- How to get into the laptop salvage business

Episode 4: Building your Own System
- Why build your own?
- Motherboards
- Cases and Power supplies
- Hard Drives
- System Memory - RAM
- CD/DVD Drives
- OS Installation
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