Computer Consulting business

[jwolf6589]

I may relaunch my computer consulting practice. Its been a while since I did it last. Back then I ordered business cards, made flyers and advertised that one. These days I may just advertise on CraigsList and build a client or two before I get fancy. What LOW COST ideas would you suggests to get me started and how should I market myself? Not sure if the city I live is large enough for a Mac consultant to survive. Thanks..

 

[miles01110]

Start a website. If you do it yourself ad just have a static page yuo could probably run it for as little as $25/year, and most of that cost would be buying the domain.

 

[maflynn]

Craigslist is probably the best way to get your business flowing. Certainly a website is needed but I think CL is the place to start.

 

[velocityg4]

Craigslist is pretty useless for leads in computer repair. Unless you are looking to charge ridiculously low prices. Mostly you get worthless phone calls from people looking to spend $20 for a repair.

Flyers listing your hourly rate and services work better.

 

[steve2112]

Craigslist is pretty useless for leads in computer repair. Unless you are looking to charge ridiculously low prices. Mostly you get worthless phone calls from people looking to spend $20 for a repair.

Flyers listing your hourly rate and services work better.

This is my experience. Advertise with flyers and word of mouth. Maybe even do a freebie job if the customer agrees to tell everyone. Also, if you do any other type of work, such as graphics/web design, you may have to rely on that rather than just Mac stuff.