1.Know your market – domestic users (duh!), but seriously. Who are they? What do they do? The corporate employees will have their own remote support so you’ll be targeting the up-and-coming types (like you) and recreational computer users.

2.Know what to expect from them – what difficulties will they typically run across? What should you get up to speed on so you can diagnose and repair their problems pronto and efficiently? More often than not it will be spyware concerned – expect to find a lot of that.

3.Know your competitor – Who is doing the same, how are they playing it, how much do they charge, what services do they provide and how do they publicise? Do they have unique promotional materials or bundles?

4.Professionalism is everything – you need professional appearing work orders, invoices, website, business cards and flyers that make clients take you seriously.

5.Have a powerful brandmark – Now it’s time for the logo! Have a uniform trade name that identifies you, lodges in people’s heads and separates from the competition.

6.Get plugged in – who can help you progress and develop your computer mending commercial enterprise? Where are the top-quality suppliers, can you outsource and project manage the services you don’t supply yourself? Can you rapidly refer people to non competing complimentary businesses to fulfill their demands and charge referral or finders fees?

7.Plan for development – do this from the opening. A business plan is a must and you need to be ready to deal with having to get assistance when there’s too much work and budgeting to get over depressed time periods. Building a growth and investment strategy is what will take your business to the next plane and see you never have to take orders from anyone else ever again.

Home users and small businesses are in serious need of friendly and efficient computer pros to see to their IT requirements. To really get the most out of all the likely business you need to put on your entrepreneur cap and think in terms of opportunity – at each opportunity.

When you’re in someone’s household or office looking at their computer problems you’re more than just a fix it person. They’re going to ask you for advice on their IT strategy and will look to you to have answers. Even if they don’t ask, you are guaranteed to come across catastrophes ready to happen and possible betterments – so think like a advisor and don’t be afraid to make recommendations.

The success of your enterprisingness will hinge mostly on people’s perception of you and how you guide your operation. Word of mouth advertising and recommendation is your bread and butter. Go out of your way to overdeliver and fulfill their needs (including the ones they aren’t aware of) with a good thought out professional service.

To do that you need a plan and a roadmap – invest the time early to establish a solidly grounded home computer repair business and you’ll never have to work for anyone else again.

Peter Webber specialises in serving IT entrepreneurs plan and build up their home computer mending business through his web site which covers some facets of working in the IT industry. He is himself a free-lance IT contractor and consultant.

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