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In today's economy, everyone is looking for ways to earn extra income. Whether you've lost your job or just need a way to earn extra spending money, becoming an independent computer technician is a terrific option. As the title of the article suggests, you don't need a resume, there's no interview, and you don't need any experience. It may seem daunting, or even crazy, to think you could be a computer technician without any training, especially if you're not particularly "technical". You'll want to read on.

The nature of the work we're talking about is field service. Field service technicians are those that go on site for a client to do anything from simple, half hour, broken printer replacements to complex, 2 day infrastructure networking. For the latter, yes, you would need to be more experienced. However, replacing a failed printer can be as simple as picking up a new printer at a FedEx hold location, bringing it to a retail location, unplugging the bad printer, plugging in the new one, and returning the old printer in the new printer packaging. For this type of work your client just needs feet on the street. They can't afford to hire full time technicians to be on standby when they need them. So, they reach out to independent technicians to perform jobs. They will provide you with step by step instructions.

So, how do you find out about these jobs and get started? In the past ten years there have been several web based platforms pop up that act as glorified staffing agencies. In years gone by, the companies seeking technicians would go to a "temp agency". These agencies would find a technician for the client and charge them exorbitant fees and the time it took to identify a qualified technician was quite extensive. This traditional staffing model still works today for longer term contracts, typically IT staffing where the technician comes to a client location every day for an extended period. But, for short term field service events, this model is no longer effective and has become cost prohibitive.

These web based platforms match companies seeking field service technicians to computer technicians seeking contract work. You simply register on the website, completing a profile indicating your skill sets and skill levels in several areas. Clients seeking technicians post work orders with descriptions of the work. You can bid on the work orders. If you're just starting out, you bid lower than the asking amount and you'll get the attention of the client. Just as you're looking to earn extra income in this economy, clients are looking to reduce costs. So, you can easily get into this industry by being the low bidder. After you gain some experience and build a good reputation, you can start increasing your price.

Each platform works a little differently and have different clients. However, most of their clients are large service providers or OEMs (e.g. Fujitsu, NCR, Dell). The work you perform is usually at a site of one of their clients, often a large retailer, financial institution, or convenience store chain (e.g. Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo, Super America). Your contract is with the web based facilitator. They are the ones that pay you. You accept their terms and conditions as an independent contractor when you register on their website. The process works like this: After you register, you search for work orders and bid on the ones in your area that suit you. The clients reviews the bids and chooses the technician they want. If you're chosen, you perform the work per the work order instructions, you mark the work complete on the platform, the client approves the work order if work is completed to their satisfaction, and the platform company pays you. Reputable platform companies will pay you within 7-10 days after the client approves the work.

We mentioned at the beginning that this is a great way to earn extra cash. While that's true, it's also a fantastic career option. As you become more familiar with the industry, you may consider forming your own company and build doing this work full time. If this article has piqued your interest, we recommend you visit our website via the link below. You'll find more detail that is impossible to cover in this article and we'll introduce you to some of the web based platforms to get you started.

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