Lets face it, there are only four ways you are going to get that call.
1. You already know the star, or someone who knows the star.
2. You work for Geek Squad or some other large tech support chain.
3. You happen to be at the right place at the right time.
4. You hack the star's equipment and insert your name under their before-never-noticed tech-support entry in their address book.
Lets rexamine number 2. Stars travel a lot. So how do they find you when they happen to be in your area? You need to be able to list yourself somewhere as being in that area AND be able to make a "star quality" ad that intriques them. The only way I know of to do that is to list yourself for free in Page's Computer Services Directory.
Disclaimer: I do work for Page Computers, but I hope the posting was funny and on topic.
Oh, I want to add that all service providers in the directory are independent. It is a directory, like a yellow pages, but with more information, ratings, and reviews. Page Computers sells products, not services. It is only hosting the directory, nothing more.
Local is better, in my opinion. I think that you would do just as well with part time help from your local "tech guy". It all depends on your needs. Certainly it would help with the trust issue a bit more if you got to know your sysadmin personally. Also, systems work is very often hardware related, so that requires in office visits.
Currently you have to signup to get real results, because the site in beta test, but in the very near future it will be completely public and will even have ratings and reviews for the companies listed.
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Lets face it, there are only four ways you are going to get that call.
1. You already know the star, or someone who knows the star.
2. You work for Geek Squad or some other large tech support chain.
3. You happen to be at the right place at the right time.
4. You hack the star's equipment and insert your name under their before-never-noticed tech-support entry in their address book.
Lets rexamine number 2. Stars travel a lot. So how do they find you when they happen to be in your area? You need to be able to list yourself somewhere as being in that area AND be able to make a "star quality" ad that intriques them. The only way I know of to do that is to list yourself for free in Page's Computer Services Directory.
Disclaimer: I do work for Page Computers, but I hope the posting was funny and on topic.
Oh, I want to add that all service providers in the directory are independent. It is a directory, like a yellow pages, but with more information, ratings, and reviews. Page Computers sells products, not services. It is only hosting the directory, nothing more.
Local is better, in my opinion. I think that you would do just as well with part time help from your local "tech guy". It all depends on your needs. Certainly it would help with the trust issue a bit more if you got to know your sysadmin personally. Also, systems work is very often hardware related, so that requires in office visits.
You can search for local service providers in Page's Computer Services Directory at http://DIRECTORY.pagecomputers.com. Any service provider can add their own listing for free.
Currently you have to signup to get real results, because the site in beta test, but in the very near future it will be completely public and will even have ratings and reviews for the companies listed.
Disclaimer: I work for Page Computers.