Comments on: Computer Backup Service Business http://www.dansherman.com/2005/12/computer-backup-service-business.html If you aint remarkable, why? This blog is my outlet. I've got too many ideas and not enough time to do them all. Hopefully you can take one of my ideas and create value where none existed before. Whatever your interest... marketing, biz opps, making money from home, promotion, business ideas, concepts, over-the-top antics, business opportunities... you'll find it all right here. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:37:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.dansherman.com/2005/12/computer-backup-service-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-8244 Dan Mon, 19 Jun 2006 06:38:48 +0000 http://www.dansherman.com/?p=220#comment-8244 Hi Peter, The idea is just that, an idea. It's not designed to be something you can implement to the letter and expect to make a million. I share concepts and ideas... it's up to you as the reader, if you're interested in taking further, to figure out the exact details of what about it will work and what won't. This idea is actually a much better one now, but changing the hard drive concept to an online backup set up. There are some very cheap options out there that will pay you as an affiliate to sign them up. There are dozens of variations on this concept. Hi Peter,

The idea is just that, an idea. It’s not designed to be something you can implement to the letter and expect to make a million. I share concepts and ideas… it’s up to you as the reader, if you’re interested in taking further, to figure out the exact details of what about it will work and what won’t.

This idea is actually a much better one now, but changing the hard drive concept to an online backup set up. There are some very cheap options out there that will pay you as an affiliate to sign them up. There are dozens of variations on this concept.

]]> By: Peter Davis http://www.dansherman.com/2005/12/computer-backup-service-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-8239 Peter Davis Sun, 18 Jun 2006 23:24:40 +0000 http://www.dansherman.com/?p=220#comment-8239 Your $50 in 20 minutes assumes a 100% success rate for your sales efforts, and doesn't take into account overhead. It also assumes that 100% of the people you attempt to make your sales pitch on are home, willing to invite you in and give you immediate access to their computer. Would you give a stranger who knocks on your door access to your computer that quickly? I suspect that once you take into account reasonable success rates for your sales attempts, and overhead (which should be fairly small with a home-based business), that your earnings are going to be closer to McDonald's salary levels than $50 every 20 minutes. It's a nice idea, but you either need to raise prices, or lower the cost of the hardware. The latter is probably more reasonable idea, as few people are going to want to pay $250 or more, when the average price of a computer to begin with is just $500 these days anyway. Plus, with the advances in hard drives, dual hard drive computers are going to be very common on the mid to higher end range soon enough, seriously reducing your target market's willingness to entertain this product. Your $50 in 20 minutes assumes a 100% success rate for your sales efforts, and doesn’t take into account overhead. It also assumes that 100% of the people you attempt to make your sales pitch on are home, willing to invite you in and give you immediate access to their computer. Would you give a stranger who knocks on your door access to your computer that quickly? I suspect that once you take into account reasonable success rates for your sales attempts, and overhead (which should be fairly small with a home-based business), that your earnings are going to be closer to McDonald’s salary levels than $50 every 20 minutes. It’s a nice idea, but you either need to raise prices, or lower the cost of the hardware. The latter is probably more reasonable idea, as few people are going to want to pay $250 or more, when the average price of a computer to begin with is just $500 these days anyway. Plus, with the advances in hard drives, dual hard drive computers are going to be very common on the mid to higher end range soon enough, seriously reducing your target market’s willingness to entertain this product.

]]> By: Paul http://www.dansherman.com/2005/12/computer-backup-service-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-7277 Paul Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:51:14 +0000 http://www.dansherman.com/?p=220#comment-7277 I'm actually preparing to go door to door selling something similar, but not quite the same. I have set up an ftp server in my home and have written some software that will allow the users computer to log into my server and backup files over the net. With most people on broadband access now it doesn't take that long, and it is much cheaper for the customer ($5-$15 a month), the files are stored off-site (in case of fire) and it creates residual income for me. Wish me luck.... who knows maybe someday i'll sell the software to other companys so they can offer the service in their area. I’m actually preparing to go door to door selling something similar, but not quite the same. I have set up an ftp server in my home and have written some software that will allow the users computer to log into my server and backup files over the net. With most people on broadband access now it doesn’t take that long, and it is much cheaper for the customer ($5-$15 a month), the files are stored off-site (in case of fire) and it creates residual income for me. Wish me luck…. who knows maybe someday i’ll sell the software to other companys so they can offer the service in their area.

]]> By: Business Opportunities Weblog http://www.dansherman.com/2005/12/computer-backup-service-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-5999 Business Opportunities Weblog Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:59:15 +0000 http://www.dansherman.com/?p=220#comment-5999 <strong>Lesson of 2005: Backup Your Data</strong> USA Today: Reviewing events of 2005, if I were to choose the most important lesson for entrepreneurs, it clearly would be this: Back up your data. This year, hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated tens of thousands of small companies. Critical to t... Lesson of 2005: Backup Your Data

USA Today:
Reviewing events of 2005, if I were to choose the most important lesson for entrepreneurs, it clearly would be this: Back up your data.
This year, hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated tens of thousands of small companies. Critical to t…

]]> By: Andrew Peacock http://www.dansherman.com/2005/12/computer-backup-service-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-5756 Andrew Peacock Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:26:57 +0000 http://www.dansherman.com/?p=220#comment-5756 Just a quick idea. To take credit card payments, simply make sure the customer has an internet connections, and take them via paypal whilst you're at their home. Nice and simple. Andy Just a quick idea. To take credit card payments, simply make sure the customer has an internet connections, and take them via paypal whilst you’re at their home. Nice and simple.

Andy

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