Become a Reseller

I am an MCSE in Windows 2000. I have not had much luck finding a job in the
current IT market and I am very close to starting my own Business. I was
wondering if anyone knew where I could get more information on how to become
a Reseller for Microsoft Software. Also, Since both of the guys that will be
starting this business with me are also Microsoft Certified, Where can I get
information that will explain any help, support or possible benefits that I
might be entitled to from Microsoft for having a completley certified
workshop. We plan on providing repair and support for Home users and small to
media size businesses, possibly expanding into Web design, and hopefully
become a local Microsoft Reseller.

catwalker63
Wed Feb 09 23:06:06 CST 2005

=?Utf-8?B?RHJpenp0?= <Drizzt@discussions.microsoft.com> prattled
ceaslessly in news:419BFFAF-1027-4517-9D85-1173FC83CEE4@microsoft.com:

> I am an MCSE in Windows 2000. I have not had much luck finding a job
> in the current IT market and I am very close to starting my own
> Business. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get more
> information on how to become a Reseller for Microsoft Software. Also,
> Since both of the guys that will be starting this business with me are
> also Microsoft Certified, Where can I get information that will
> explain any help, support or possible benefits that I might be
> entitled to from Microsoft for having a completley certified workshop.
> We plan on providing repair and support for Home users and small to
> media size businesses, possibly expanding into Web design, and
> hopefully become a local Microsoft Reseller.
>

Check out the partner program. Do a search on microsoft's web sight.

--
Catwalker
aka Pu$$y Feet
BS, MCP
MCNGP #43
www.mcngp.com

"Eat your cereal with a fork and do your homework in the dark."

Neil
Thu Feb 10 07:50:05 CST 2005

did you hear catwalker63 <_catwalker63_@hotmamamail.com> say in
news:Xns95F8D6A886B17catwalker63athotmail@216.196.97.136:

> Check out the partner program.

https://partner.microsoft.com/global/30000104

--
Neil MCNGP #30

- 'Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!' - French Knight

billyw
Thu Feb 10 17:52:14 CST 2005

i would suggest that you become a registered partner first.
then sign up for the action pack. keeps your biz street legal at the very
least.

one suggestion.. avoid home users like the plague.. they are a vile bunch..
imho..

also they apt to faint when they get the bill


"Drizzt" <Drizzt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:419BFFAF-1027-4517-9D85-1173FC83CEE4@microsoft.com...
>I am an MCSE in Windows 2000. I have not had much luck finding a job in the
> current IT market and I am very close to starting my own Business. I was
> wondering if anyone knew where I could get more information on how to
> become
> a Reseller for Microsoft Software. Also, Since both of the guys that will
> be
> starting this business with me are also Microsoft Certified, Where can I
> get
> information that will explain any help, support or possible benefits that
> I
> might be entitled to from Microsoft for having a completley certified
> workshop. We plan on providing repair and support for Home users and small
> to
> media size businesses, possibly expanding into Web design, and hopefully
> become a local Microsoft Reseller.

anonymous
Fri Feb 11 03:12:12 CST 2005

whats a site
>-----Original Message-----
>=?Utf-8?B?RHJpenp0?= <Drizzt@discussions.microsoft.com>
prattled
>ceaslessly in news:419BFFAF-1027-4517-9D85-
1173FC83CEE4@microsoft.com:
>
>> I am an MCSE in Windows 2000. I have not had much luck
finding a job
>> in the current IT market and I am very close to
starting my own
>> Business. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could
get more
>> information on how to become a Reseller for Microsoft
Software. Also,
>> Since both of the guys that will be starting this
business with me are
>> also Microsoft Certified, Where can I get information
that will
>> explain any help, support or possible benefits that I
might be
>> entitled to from Microsoft for having a completley
certified workshop.
>> We plan on providing repair and support for Home users
and small to
>> media size businesses, possibly expanding into Web
design, and
>> hopefully become a local Microsoft Reseller.
>>
>
>Check out the partner program. Do a search on
microsoft's web sight.
>
>--
>Catwalker
>aka Pu$$y Feet
>BS, MCP
>MCNGP #43
>www.mcngp.com
>
>"Eat your cereal with a fork and do your homework in the
dark."
>.
>

CrushesBeforeItCuts
Fri Feb 11 07:48:06 CST 2005


> also they apt to faint when they get the bill
>

I agree. Home users will call desperate for help and then after spending 3
hours on their PC they freak when you hand them a bill for $225. I guess
they think I do this cause I love technology so much I don't deserved to get
paid.
--
aka
Doom MCNGP #38
"What do you mean I don't support the system?
I go to court when I have to"

fygar
Fri Feb 11 08:08:25 CST 2005

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:52:14 -0000, "billyw" <b@brainless.net> wrote:

>i would suggest that you become a registered partner first.
>then sign up for the action pack. keeps your biz street legal at the very
>least.
>
>one suggestion.. avoid home users like the plague.. they are a vile bunch..
>imho..
>
>also they apt to faint when they get the bill
>
>


They are easy enough to handle with the $125/hr quote that I usually
give them


....butch()

Consultant
Fri Feb 11 08:37:20 CST 2005

how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?

"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:6vep01l43lpfp9ke4pk679ro9sfur3jikp@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:52:14 -0000, "billyw" <b@brainless.net> wrote:
>
>>i would suggest that you become a registered partner first.
>>then sign up for the action pack. keeps your biz street legal at the very
>>least.
>>
>>one suggestion.. avoid home users like the plague.. they are a vile
>>bunch..
>>imho..
>>
>>also they apt to faint when they get the bill
>>
>>
>
>
> They are easy enough to handle with the $125/hr quote that I usually
> give them
>
>
> ....butch()
>

The
Fri Feb 11 08:46:20 CST 2005

That would be the community living inside his head I believe. this day and
age it's almost, if not, impossible to get that rate out of a business, let
alone a home user.

--
"The Rev" MCNGP #44
Microsoft Certified Trainer

Memories fade but a Google search never forgets.
justafreak.com
.
"Consultant" <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OIuNycEEFHA.2824@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?
>
> "fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6vep01l43lpfp9ke4pk679ro9sfur3jikp@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:52:14 -0000, "billyw" <b@brainless.net> wrote:
> >
> >>i would suggest that you become a registered partner first.
> >>then sign up for the action pack. keeps your biz street legal at the
very
> >>least.
> >>
> >>one suggestion.. avoid home users like the plague.. they are a vile
> >>bunch..
> >>imho..
> >>
> >>also they apt to faint when they get the bill
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > They are easy enough to handle with the $125/hr quote that I usually
> > give them
> >
> >
> > ....butch()
> >
>
>

fygar
Fri Feb 11 08:50:52 CST 2005

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:37:20 -0800, "Consultant"
<consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote:


>how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?
>

That's the point - it makes them go away. It's not worth dealing with
a home user for any less.

Once you touch somebody's computer, it's yours forever.
...butch()

LnkWizard
Fri Feb 11 08:56:10 CST 2005

"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:idhp01542839is266ufhge27q1lojlr9s2@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:37:20 -0800, "Consultant"
> <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?
>
> That's the point - it makes them go away. It's not worth dealing with
> a home user for any less.
>
> Once you touch somebody's computer, it's yours forever.
> ...butch()

I use that method here at work, it keeps the lusers out of my hair.
Once they know they have to pay for me to support their home
PC they stop bugging me about it. If they do decide to pay that
amount then it makes the future hassles worth it.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lnkwizard2 MCNGP 2^5

http://www.mcngp.com
"He who does not test himself is worthless indeed"
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fygar
Fri Feb 11 09:44:03 CST 2005

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:56:10 -0600, "LnkWizard"
<lnk.wizard.nodots2@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:idhp01542839is266ufhge27q1lojlr9s2@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:37:20 -0800, "Consultant"
>> <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?
>>
>> That's the point - it makes them go away. It's not worth dealing with
>> a home user for any less.
>>
>> Once you touch somebody's computer, it's yours forever.
>> ...butch()
>
>I use that method here at work, it keeps the lusers out of my hair.
>Once they know they have to pay for me to support their home
>PC they stop bugging me about it. If they do decide to pay that
>amount then it makes the future hassles worth it.
>

That is especially where you use it since coworkers think you are
just dying to work on their spyware infested junk.

>--------------------------------------------------------------------
...butch()

fygar
Fri Feb 11 09:45:35 CST 2005

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:46:20 -0500, "The Rev \(MCT\)"
<therev@nospam.com> wrote:

>That would be the community living inside his head I believe. this day and
>age it's almost, if not, impossible to get that rate out of a business, let
>alone a home user.

Obviously you don't get out of the classroom much.

...butch()

Rowdy
Fri Feb 11 09:56:14 CST 2005

fygar <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:snkp01lec1rbesihqch2c1evufi97in2ik@4ax.com:

> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:46:20 -0500, "The Rev \(MCT\)"
> <therev@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>That would be the community living inside his head I believe. this day
>>and age it's almost, if not, impossible to get that rate out of a
>>business, let alone a home user.
>
> Obviously you don't get out of the classroom much.
>
> ...butch()
>

the yayo.. it's good today, eh?

--
Rowdy Yates, MCNGP #39
http://www.mcngp.com/
"Shhhh... Do you smell that? I think is't Albanian Goat Smegma!"
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beoweolf
Fri Feb 11 10:49:54 CST 2005

Especially after "Jr" or "Sis"...come right back, as soon as you are out of
the door...re-infects the machine...then you get a call back from Maw and
Paw; wondering how, why, your work was so shoddy?

I hate to even work on friends, family machines for that exact reason. They
seem to have no problem, compunction about calling in the middle of the
night with an "emergency"...after directly disregarding specific
instructions you left them about bad software, email or the need to maintain
updates on Spyware, AV you installed for them.

Makes you kinda' long for mainframes, dumb clients...oh yea, I mis-spoke,
there's not a shortage of Dumb clients, they're just not machines any more.


"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0kjp01502m3d20kida5vd40d2j8l6tfs49@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:56:10 -0600, "LnkWizard"
> <lnk.wizard.nodots2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:idhp01542839is266ufhge27q1lojlr9s2@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:37:20 -0800, "Consultant"
>>> <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?
>>>
>>> That's the point - it makes them go away. It's not worth dealing with
>>> a home user for any less.
>>>
>>> Once you touch somebody's computer, it's yours forever.
>>> ...butch()
>>
>>I use that method here at work, it keeps the lusers out of my hair.
>>Once they know they have to pay for me to support their home
>>PC they stop bugging me about it. If they do decide to pay that
>>amount then it makes the future hassles worth it.
>>
>
> That is especially where you use it since coworkers think you are
> just dying to work on their spyware infested junk.
>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------
> ...butch()

billyw
Fri Feb 11 14:15:08 CST 2005

couldn't agree more


"beoweolf" <beoweolf@pacell.net> wrote in message
news:Sm5Pd.4122$ZZ.1168@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...
> Especially after "Jr" or "Sis"...come right back, as soon as you are out
> of the door...re-infects the machine...then you get a call back from Maw
> and Paw; wondering how, why, your work was so shoddy?
>
> I hate to even work on friends, family machines for that exact reason.
> They seem to have no problem, compunction about calling in the middle of
> the night with an "emergency"...after directly disregarding specific
> instructions you left them about bad software, email or the need to
> maintain updates on Spyware, AV you installed for them.
>
> Makes you kinda' long for mainframes, dumb clients...oh yea, I mis-spoke,
> there's not a shortage of Dumb clients, they're just not machines any
> more.
>
>
> "fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:0kjp01502m3d20kida5vd40d2j8l6tfs49@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:56:10 -0600, "LnkWizard"
>> <lnk.wizard.nodots2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"fygar" <cpudoc10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:idhp01542839is266ufhge27q1lojlr9s2@4ax.com...
>>>> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:37:20 -0800, "Consultant"
>>>> <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >how can anyone command 125 an hour for home pc support?
>>>>
>>>> That's the point - it makes them go away. It's not worth dealing with
>>>> a home user for any less.
>>>>
>>>> Once you touch somebody's computer, it's yours forever.
>>>> ...butch()
>>>
>>>I use that method here at work, it keeps the lusers out of my hair.
>>>Once they know they have to pay for me to support their home
>>>PC they stop bugging me about it. If they do decide to pay that
>>>amount then it makes the future hassles worth it.
>>>
>>
>> That is especially where you use it since coworkers think you are
>> just dying to work on their spyware infested junk.
>>
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ...butch()
>
>