Believe it or not, I and Linux got the rap for that bad RAM. That customer still talks about that crash. lol. Still a good customer.
I have gotten word-of-mouth business but not nearly enough. I must be doing something wrong :/ <quote who="Stephen Kuhn"> > For me, in a town as small as this - talk goes far. Reputation sells > more than biz cards or advertisements do. I've not really had to do much > advertising at all since I moved to this country - mostly because the > first few jobs I did no one else around town could do - so that started > the ball rolling. Clients/customers that meet me on the street generally > don't have much computer stuff to talk about - and never a whinge or a > whine; that helps. As with another server I stuck in place last year, I > didn't get much out of doing maint. on the box, but the business owners > ranted and raved over their server to their mates - more biz came. I've > been asked by some local companies that do computer tech support about > either unix or linux stuff - because they don't have the skillset to > deal with it - so it gets thrown at me. Two local ISP's have linux boxes > that they really don't understand - so when upgrade time came, I was > there to furnish hardware and skills. I sell alot of computers - > workstations - based solely on prior customers spreading the word. > > In many ways, having something so dependable does put a dent in "repeat" > work - in a Microsoft kinda way - but I don't mind having good karma and > a good reputation and new business. It allows me the freedom of social > movement around town as well - no one's got a "bad word" on me or bad > feelings on me - so wherever I go, I get good feelings and great > welcomes. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
