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SherEPunjab

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Originally posted by: adlep
take out your welcome page. its unnecessary.
That I will do, thanks.

well, a good website can make a huge difference in promoting business. besides the welcome page, there are a lot of other things you could improve on, but to stay on topic i won't address that here. btw, i like your service status section though.
 

InverseOfNeo

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I guess I should distribute flyers to get my business going. I just dont really know what exactly to put on the flyers. Anyone care to help me?
 

adlep

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SherEPunjab YHPM,
In regards to ideas for flyer, check this one out:
My flyer It is a basic template, design. I am sure that you could improve it even more...
 

SherEPunjab

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Originally posted by: adlep
SherEPunjab YHPM,
In regards to ideas for flyer, check this one out:
My flyer It is a basic template, design. I am sure that you could improve it even more...

How about, "Your easy, low cost solution to computer upgrades and repairs"

personally, i think you have too many exclamation points. they shouldn't be used as periods. just take them all out at the end of your sentence. take out the extra dash in the phone line between ) and 6.

I think that flyer is fine for general use. You may want to mention that "We service ALL computers, Dells, Gateways, Hewlett Packards..etc. etc ... reason being a lot of people that buy these comps dont 'know jack about computers, and would need your help when their warranty period is expired."

do you service laptops? if so, mention that. You may want to consider printing these out on Astro Brite Paper. Its a cheap way to get a little more attention than white paper.

if you present your services to a large client, or business, consider making a full color business brochure. if you have a good repeat customers, ask them if they would mind writing a letter of reference. scan it in, and put it on the website. Go to the internet (you didn't hear this from me), and make a fake website saying how you are a customer of Computer Fix and they were the best make it sound real and detailed. submit that site under computer repair in your area online directories (yahoo, etc.), and submit your own site in all the major search engines.

consider using a premade logo service. your logo is okay, nothing awesome looking. it looks like clipart actually, which a lot of small companies do, but you may not want to.

there are so many things you could do. for example, maybe you could offer a free "how to build/fix (whatever you decide) workshop" at your store one weekend. advertise that in a cheap local newspaper, and put flyers around places. sometimes customers just need to know that you exist. you don't have to do this, but its what some companies do (home depot and loews do this).
 

adlep

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SherEPunjab, your comments are very, very helpfull. I will make a not on all of them and make changes accordingly.
If you have any web-site specific changes, chages to technical layout etc, etc feel free to mention them as well. I am sure that a lot of people on the forums could benefit from this thread...
Keep the ideas coming folks!
But I would ask you to be serious too.
Thanks,
Adam
 

Chunkee

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join local business groups and chamber of commerce to meet people...

do some pro bono work for the right people and you will get more business than you can handle

JC
 

Leejai

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find a rather busy message board and post on it your company info....create posts that'll bring you and your company attention! I bet you'll see a significant difference in hits.
 

SherEPunjab

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Originally posted by: Leejai
find a rather busy message board and post on it your company info....create posts that'll bring you and your company attention! I bet you'll see a significant difference in hits.

ppl try that here and get chewed out. gotta be careful with this... NO reputation is better than a Bad one. Don't want to get a bunch of internet geeks with T-3 lines and 14 hours free in a day pissed off. Won't exactly do wonders for your 'online presence.'
 

adlep

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join local business groups and chamber of commerce to meet people...

do some pro bono work for the right people and you will get more business than you can handle

JC
A valid point, thanks...
 

Leejai

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Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Originally posted by: Leejai
find a rather busy message board and post on it your company info....create posts that'll bring you and your company attention! I bet you'll see a significant difference in hits.

ppl try that here and get chewed out. gotta be careful with this... NO reputation is better than a Bad one. Don't want to get a bunch of internet geeks with T-3 lines and 14 hours free in a day pissed off. Won't exactly do wonders for your 'online presence.'

oops...i guess i forgot to say i was joking....
 
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