December 02, 2006
Solace December course catalog available!
Posted by Jess in
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This letter was sent to all my computer repair clients recently, along with a copy of my December course catalog (posted below).
I had to give up my computer repair business. Between that, my Solace office, and all the Lotus consulting, something had to give. I was so busy I didn't even have time to properly develop my training facility. Once I made the decision to let go of repair, everything has since fallen into place, and my stress level is back where it should be - enough to keep me motivated, but not enough that I'm throwing up my hands saying "I give up!"
I've gotten a slew of congratulatory emails and phone calls, but would I expect any less from my clients? I've always said how great they are. :-)
Sending a copy of my course catalog was the best thing I could have done, as many of my clients have subsequently signed up for courses. The two classes, "The Pictures Are On the Digital Camera - Now What?" and the "Do-It-Yourself PC Troubleshooting" are the two most popular, followed by "Managing Email Overload".
The schedule will be tweaked as I go monthly, but this was my first real foray into finding out which classes to repeat and which classes can be dropped entirely.
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To all my clients,
Most of you should know by now that I have opened a computer training facility in downtown Westerly. It's been going great, and many of you have even dropped in to say hi.
However, as life goes on, I am faced with a pressing dilemma: I can either create a fantastic curriculum for my school to give everyone a chance to learn, or give everyone a three-week waiting list for computer repair –ugh! Sadly, something has to give.
As of December 1st, 2006, I will no longer be doing or taking appointments for computer repair. (Any open appointments past that date will be kept, of course, but no new appointments will be made.)
I must go where I am needed – computer education! The market is saturated now with onsite services available to repair a computer, you don’t need plain old me for that anymore. What people need now is, to quote Napoleon Dynamite – "Skills!" And do you know what? Aside from my new little school room in Westerly, there are very few places for people to learn how to use these expensive machines that run our lives now.
In order to help you transition to a new computer repair company, I've compiled a brief list of good choices that will come out and fix your computer:
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Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns at all. Also, let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like to learn how to do. The curriculum will be ready soon. Look for a flyer of class schedules in the Westerly Sun paper, as well as outside my door in Westerly. I am enclosing a list of classes I will be offering. Please let me know if I left something useful out!
Here’s my contact info. Please don’t hesitate to drop me a line:
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Again, I thank you for allowing me to be your "computer girl" for all these great years. I thank you for all your referrals. I loved going onsite and hanging with you all. Please wish me luck in my new endeavor. Hopefully I will continue to see you all in my classes!
Sincerely,
Jessica A Stratton
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You're a wise woman, Jess... :-)
What a nice way to start a morning. Matt just told me. Best wishes to the new parents to be. Being a parent is the most rewarding event in my life thus far. Grandchild coming my way in May. Which will be right up there with being a parent.
Enjoy!
