Hi,
I know a bit about computer hardware. I'm not A+ certified. I don't care for troubleshooting. I just want to build computers for people. Anyone know how I can get my foot in the door?
Brian
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Print out flyers offering your services.
You can put an ad in the phone book also
place your ad at local newspaper
Advertise your services in autosurf programs
I meant like is there anything that will teach me how to do this business, like an ebook or something. I don't want to just jump in, there's probably a lot more to it than just building the computers.
Do I shop for the parts also, and if I do I have to make sure I get good parts. Thanks, Brian Wouldn't it be best to become certified first? QUOTE(insight @ Jul 27 2005, 01:23 PM) Wouldn't it be best to become certified first? [right][snapback]341478[/snapback][/right] Nah  Cost too much to take the test. Edit: Also the test includes troubleshooting. I do not like doing this. Basically my answer to everything is format the hard drive. Someone gets a virus, "Format the hard drive". Thats why I always keep two partitions. One for windows and one for the rest of my files, incase i have to format the windows partition, everything else is unharmed.
You would have to shop for parts yourself I would take imagine.
If you are serious and want to make a good profit you really need to buy parts at wholesale prices, which would involve buying large quantity's so you would need some capital to start with, and a place to store it all.
I love building computers myself and have often wanted to set up a business, but unless you can buy at wholesale the profit is not really enough to make it worthwhile. Its much easier to set up a troubleshooting business 
QUOTE(Joey85 @ Jul 27 2005, 08:35 PM) If you are serious and want to make a good profit you really need to buy parts at wholesale prices, which would involve buying large quantity's so you would need some capital to start with, and a place to store it all. I love building computers myself and have often wanted to set up a business, but unless you can buy at wholesale the profit is not really enough to make it worthwhile. Its much easier to set up a troubleshooting business [right][snapback]341945[/snapback][/right] How do you buy at wholesale?
One way is to search around for a while until you find what your looking for at the cheapest price I used http://www.pricewatch.com/ and http://www.pricegrabber.com/ when I made my computer and ended up making a computer at the time would have been 1500 or just about and I made it for 800
QUOTE(Heywood U. Cuddleme @ Jul 28 2005, 11:45 AM) How do you buy at wholesale? [right][snapback]341978[/snapback][/right] Look around for some computer parts wholesalers, google it or look in the yellow pages.
I just figured buy everything from newegg.com and tigerdirect.com then charge $100 for building plus parts. Then offer some kind of warranty where i'd replace the part for free if it went bad.
I'd also like to offer an upgrade service and possibly a repair service if I was able to hire someone to do it.
My brother just built a computer for someone by ordering parts of newegg and charging for installtion etc..
If you don't like and won't do troubleshooting, forget about building computers. It's not 100% that everything will work together once it is built. Your customers are going to expect to get an OS with the computer and that means troubleshooting drivers and why the hell there is no sound sometimes.
I'd suggest getting a job in some level of PC support and learning more about computers before trying to sell a few PC's to friends. A+ certification meant more some years ago when DOS was still king and Windows was buggy as hell. Now, it's just another piece of paper that doesn't mean a whole lot. Employers may like it but they aren't going to pay a premium for it, nor should they. NUK QUOTE(Heywood U. Cuddleme @ Jul 27 2005, 06:56 PM) Also the test includes troubleshooting. I do not like doing this. Basically my answer to everything is format the hard drive. [right][snapback]341539[/snapback][/right]  If you think so, then please try to find different job.  HDD format is unnecessary in most cases. QUOTE(moneyman @ Jul 28 2005, 08:50 AM) If you think so, then please try to find different job. HDD format is unnecessary in most cases. [right][snapback]343030[/snapback][/right] Everybody knows the first answer is REBOOT NUK QUOTE(nuk @ Jul 28 2005, 05:05 PM) Everybody knows the first answer is REBOOT NUK [right][snapback]343051[/snapback][/right]   .gif)
QUOTE(nuk @ Jul 28 2005, 10:34 AM) If you don't like and won't do troubleshooting, forget about building computers. It's not 100% that everything will work together once it is built. Your customers are going to expect to get an OS with the computer and that means troubleshooting drivers and why the hell there is no sound sometimes. I'd suggest getting a job in some level of PC support and learning more about computers before trying to sell a few PC's to friends. A+ certification meant more some years ago when DOS was still king and Windows was buggy as hell. Now, it's just another piece of paper that doesn't mean a whole lot. Employers may like it but they aren't going to pay a premium for it, nor should they. NUK [right][snapback]342944[/snapback][/right] Well, i figured that kind of went along with building them. I always say format the hard drive because the only problems i seem to have had are spyware, and its easier for me to just format the windows partition than it is to go sifting through hijackthis and the registry.
I bought my entire computer through Newegg.com. Came out to 1400 shipped, even with a 19" Samsung LCD with .08 millisecond response time!
Put it together with the help of a computer guru, and then he did his thing installing all the windows and dos ****, or whatever that stuff is... LOL QUOTE(calculator @ Jul 28 2005, 07:51 PM) I bought my entire computer through Newegg.com. Came out to 1400 shipped, even with a 19" Samsung LCD with .08 millisecond response time! Put it together with the help of a computer guru, and then he did his thing installing all the windows and dos ****, or whatever that stuff is... LOL [right][snapback]343620[/snapback][/right] Are you a gamer? If so how's the monitor working out for you (ie. any ghosting)? |
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