"Adventures of a Spyware Detective"
You have probably heard the saying that you can make money by
"finding a need and filling it." Well, here is a huge need in the form
of a problem that hundreds of thousands of computers users have.
And they don't know how to solve this problem themselves even
though the solution is fairly simple.
The problem is Spyware (also known as scumware or adware).
Spyware is a term for hidden software programs that reside on the
user's computers and do things such as transmits user information
via the Internet to advertisers or display pop-up ads.
In many cases these programs slow down the user's computer and
make it difficult and frustrating for the user to complete simple
computing tasks. Users usually get these programs when they
download free software such as games or use a file or music sharing
utility.
You can offer a low cost Spyware Removal Service to computer users
in your area.
For a fee of, say, $25.00 you go to their location and remove all the
spyware from their computers.
Removing the spyware is a simple task with the help of some free
spyware and adware removal utilities. There are several of these
utilities available but the two I recommend are:
Ad-Aware - available from:
http://www·lavasoftusa·com
Spybot - available from:
http://www·safer-networking·org
You can download both these applications for free and put them on a
CD which you can then install on your client's computers.
You can also offer a service where you install a firewall on your
client's computers for an additional charge.
A firewall is a must-have for any computer that is connected to the
internet with a high speed connection (such as broadband or cable
modem) to keep hackers from getting access to the computer.
The firewall I recommend is:
Zone Alarm - available from:
www·zonelabs·com/store/content/home·jsp
To get business run an ad in the classified that reads...
Computer Running Slow? I will come to your location and remove Popups,
Spyware and Adware from your computer. $25 Service Call. Call 555-555-
5555
If you are feeling particularly adventurous you can also phone
businesses in your area and offer a free "diagnosis service" where
you come out and check their computers for problems. Once you
find the problem you can then offer to fix it for a fee.
You can also sell other services such as physically cleaning their
computers, installing hardware, upgrading memory, etc.
The time to start this business is NOW! This problem exists with just
about every computer and now you know how to solve it.
Excerpted from Emergency Cash Generators. For 101 Quick
and Easy Money Making Ideas see:
www·EmergencyCashGenerators·com