# My New Business. Please Read!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 22, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082 "2008-09-22T06:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/1 "2008-09-22T06:01:27Z")
I decided to throw a post up about my new business to anyone that may be interested. Currently we are providing professional services in the form of PC Repair, Computer Training, and Web site development. Today, Monday is our first official business day and we are looking for clients. If you need or know of anyone who needs help with their computers or designing a website please email us or give us a call. Here is our information: **Advanced Tek Solutions** [www.advancedtks.com](http://www.advancedtks.com) [valastroa@advancedtks.com](mailto:valastroa@advancedtks.com) (518)683-0458 Our start up rates are quite low. PC Repair: $50/hr, one hour minimum. Computer Training: $20/hour Web site development: Call for quote. This is based on the needs of the client. By sept. of 2009 we will be adding a few venues to our business but need to save the money for it first. They include: Hosted Operations: if you need to make a website we will provide the host/domain for you for a monthy charge ranging from $30-$50/month, depending on the size you will need. Offsite Data Backups: very important! if you have a business or even if you use your PC for important documents you should have them backed up and not just on your own PC or Server. By backing your files up to a secure, outside source, you can be pretty much worry free of losing these files in the case of a catastrophic event to your PC or Server(s). Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/2 "2008-09-22T06:22:03Z")
You should try getting into a networking group. Try a group like BNI or attending Chamber of Commerce events to help get your business out there. I’ve been a member of BNI for about a year now and it is definitely worth the investment. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/3 "2008-09-22T06:42:28Z")
Good luck with the new venture :smile ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/4 "2008-09-22T06:55:20Z")
Good luck. Very flooded industry. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/5 "2008-09-22T08:34:10Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > Good luck. Very flooded industry. Well that depends on the location… In the upstate area its extremely hard to compete with IT industry especialy with the ones that have been around for years and have an established customer relationship. This area just isnt booming with IT jobs like other states/regions are. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/6 "2008-09-22T09:01:09Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > Well that depends on the location… In the upstate area its extremely hard to compete with IT industry especialy with the ones that have been around for years and have an established customer relationship. This area just isnt booming with IT jobs like other states/regions are. Geek Squad and shit is around. 🙂 I meant the web dev stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/7 "2008-09-22T10:20:12Z")
Geek squad is a joke Although if I needed a job i’d work for them, they get paid pretty good to rape people 150 bucks to watch a windows XP installation ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/8 "2008-09-22T10:22:06Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > This area just isnt booming with IT jobs like other states/regions are. I disagree. Are you talking about IT jobs like pc repair or REAL IT jobs like programming/web developement? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/9 "2008-09-22T10:34:58Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > I disagree. Are you talking about IT jobs like pc repair or REAL IT jobs like programming/web developement? Yes there are deffinately jobs out there. Yes I could go out right now and find a programming/web developmet /Help desk etc… but most of them are temporary… finding a career IT Job is a lot harder to find , but if played right doing contract jobs could deffinately take in some serious cash. Now if we got say AMD do build there damn office here than the IT industry around here would probably be a lot bigger, because that would open up the doors for bigger companys to come into the area. and programming and web development are no more REAL IT jobs than PC repair/Maitnence ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/10 "2008-09-22T10:38:11Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > and programming and web development are no more REAL IT jobs than PC repair/Maitnence… I agree with everything you said except the above. No one gets an IT degree to do pc repair. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/11 "2008-09-22T10:42:32Z")
Doesnt make it any less and IT Job than doing web design… I’d rather work on fixing PC’s all day then sitting on my ass looking at code… ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/12 "2008-09-22T11:01:29Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > Doesnt make it any less and IT Job than doing web design… > > I’d rather work on fixing PC’s all day then sitting on my ass looking at code… I never had to take a single course or certification on pc repair, so I completely disagree. Pc repair sucks. IMO of course. ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/13 "2008-09-22T12:14:37Z")
:umm ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/14 "2008-09-22T12:25:22Z")
I’m not knocking on your business, so hopefully you don’t read into it like that. good luck with it though. Post up sites that you have done as examples ( I know Jammer was looking for work to be done, but not sure if singh landed that deal or not ) ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/15 "2008-09-22T15:59:35Z")
I have a dell laptop that needs a new screen and a new hdd, what would something like that run? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/16 "2008-09-22T18:16:23Z")
Are you hiring anyone? :ninja \<-- CIS Major. ---
**Author:** ![h82goslw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@h82goslw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/h82goslw)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/17 "2008-09-22T19:14:47Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > Now if we got say AMD do build there damn office here than the IT industry around here would probably be a lot bigger, because that would open up the doors for bigger companys to come into the area. I’d be shocked if AMD committed to building their new fab here after all the billions they’ve lost the last few quarters. The company I work for seems to think they’re going to spin off the chip fab portion of their business…so I wouldn’t hold your breath on them coming to town. Then again, you never know. It would be great for the Capital District area if they did decide to build that multi-billion dollar plant in Luther Forest. ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/18 "2008-09-22T19:49:08Z")
> [@97cavy](#): > > I have a dell laptop that needs a new screen and a new hdd, what would something like that run? PM’d ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/19 "2008-09-22T19:55:14Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > Good luck. Very flooded industry. pc repair maybe, web design… not at all as far as i am concerned ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082/20 "2008-09-22T21:19:09Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > **Geek squad is a joke** > > Although if I needed a job i’d work for them, they get paid pretty good to rape people 150 bucks to watch a windows XP installation Gross generalization FTL! I would be interested in what other PC repair shops charge for OS repair/re-install. (remember, I work @ Geek Squad) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-business-please-read/239082.md?page=2)