See, that's a smart business plan if you ask me :)

From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 12:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Side work

Well, I'm just looking to do some general clean-up/repair/upgrade on home 
systems right now. I've got a full-time job here, and I'm just wanting to bring 
in some extra money on the side to help with some bills and have a bit more 
"spending money." With the economy in the tank right now, I figure a lot of 
people are going to want to repair/clean/upgrade what they have rather than buy 
a new computer.

[cid:[email protected]][cid:[email protected]]

From: Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Side work

Don't worry only about hardware.  Lost data and downtime are just as important, 
and possibly much more expensive.  You should also think seriously about 
forming a legal entity and obtaining professional liability insurance  
(different from general liability insurance).  The degrees to which you take on 
jobs and customers should probably guide your thinking on this.  If you're only 
looking at doing repair work on 'broken' hardware, then that's something I've 
never done exclusively and it might be sufficient to have your clients sign a 
form acknowledging that their widget is non-functional when delivered to your 
custody.  If you're looking at helping businesses on live production systems, 
then I think you'd be better off knowing your customers really, really well if 
you're going to fly with no liability protection from insurance or a legal 
entity of some sort (LLC, Sub-S, whatever...)

Just my $.02...

From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT: Side work

Anyone here do any side work as a PC Tech? I'm looking at doing some side work 
to bring in a bit of extra money during tight economic times. I'm curious 
whether you have customers sign any sort of release of liability for the 
equipment? I'm just trying to keep from losing money on this by getting sued if 
I take in a piece of hardware and it ends up that it's unrepairable or gets 
damaged worse in my custody...

[cid:[email protected]][cid:[email protected]]










No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.56/2491 - Release Date: 11/09/09 
12:11:00





~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

<<inline: image001.jpg>>

<<inline: image002.jpg>>

Reply via email to