When I started my computer business there weren’t many resources available to educate and help me along the way. Come to think of it, the only real resource I had at the time was a local system builder for whom I initially served as an outside sales rep – and later realized was not a good mentor.
This is why I get all excited whenever I find a new one. I also get a little envious, because I never had it this easy when I started out.
Today these resources are becoming available everywhere, and now there’s a new one. Computer repair business owners now have their own magazine.
Here is the official announcement:
The Association of Computer Repair Business Owners is proud to announce a new magazine release to the industry.
It has been some time in the making but has finally come to fruition.
The magazine will be published monthly and contain content targeted to those in the Computer Repair Industry.
We wanted to create a publication that would highlight ways to better your business. We have included content on business in general, advertising, marketing and more. Each month will be unique content that hopefully you can take from it and implement into your current business model.
Keeping with the mindset we are in the technology industry we have created it as a “flip-magazine” for your reading. It also will be available in PDF format.
Flip-Magazine Issue:
http://issuu.com/acrbo/docs/acrbojanmag?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222
PDF Version:
acrbo.com/magazine/AcrboJanMag.pdf
Dan Hand, who publishes the new periodical, was kind enough to give me a sneak peek before the launch, and, I must say, I was impressed. Such a project takes a huge commitment and a lot of time and effort, which is why, although I thought about doing one myself in the past, I never followed through.
This is something you can read from your PC or on a tablet, such as an iPad. It’s fairly organized and easy to read. For a first effort, it’s also fairly polished. Overall, I like the concept and I give the folks at ACRBO kudos for even making the effort. Will ACRBO Magazine take off? I don’t know, but it’s here, it’s made specifically for folks who didn’t have one before and it’s free, and you can’t beat that.