cleaning computers inside the os for companies. Is this a job I can get?

[Naer]

Like use teamviewer to log on big companies databases and keep them tidy. Is this an actual job description?

 

[Kaido]

I do it on the side for small companies. Setup Teamviewer, add Google Voice on your smartphone plus a separate contact email account for support inquiries. Get them some good antivirus & antispyware (like say Avast & Malwarebytes Live). I setup a lot of NUC computers for business use as well (tiny, low-power, fast with solid-state drives). If you're doing a lot of support requests, get a ticket service like Kayako:

http://www.kayako.com/

I've done freelancing at a couple points in my IT career. Last stint was about a year and a half. It's easy to find work if you don't mind visiting small businesses in person...tons of them lack any kind of IT support & love to have a geek on call rather than having to deal with a big business. It's doable if you don't mind hunting down the business!

 

[Naer]

I do it on the side for small companies. Setup Teamviewer, add Google Voice on your smartphone plus a separate contact email account for support inquiries. Get them some good antivirus & antispyware (like say Avast & Malwarebytes Live). I setup a lot of NUC computers for business use as well (tiny, low-power, fast with solid-state drives). If you're doing a lot of support requests, get a ticket service like Kayako:

http://www.kayako.com/

I've done freelancing at a couple points in my IT career. Last stint was about a year and a half. It's easy to find work if you don't mind visiting small businesses in person...tons of them lack any kind of IT support & love to have a geek on call rather than having to deal with a big business. It's doable if you don't mind hunting down the business!

thank you for your response will check out kayako

 

[AFurryReptile]

This is pretty much what managed service providers (MSP's) do. It's outsourced IT, essentially.

Having worked at several, I hated it. It's never about the QUALITY of your work, it's about the QUANTITY of your work. I learned very little about real IT except for how to reformat computers after virus infections, and how to reset passwords all the time. And how to take verbal abuse over the phone like a champ.

 

[TwiceOver]

And I'm sure you are using the full paid business version of TeamViewer, right?

 

[Naer]

And I'm sure you are using the full paid business version of TeamViewer, right?

If I get a return sure

 

[MixMasterTang]

A "big" company has a team of DBA's that would let you know where near their databases.

 

[smackababy]

What exactly do you mean "keep tidy"? So, you want to learn all the business rules and associated database rules and ensure everything is fully optimized and bad data is removed? Yeah, good luck doing that from home and floating from company to company.

You might be able to organize a mom and pop receipts cabinet as a "career", but unless you're an actual DBA, don't hold your breath on this one.

 

[zanejohnson]

actually there's pretty high demand for that type of business....

for instance, i do IT consultation/design/maintainence......but i am very clear about, i'm not touching your proprietary software/databases....i just dont have time., and it can get HAIRY.

i bill out at 85 an hour for on site work, so you could start there as a ballpark.... its not hard to find business, especially if you get hooked up with some good recruiters/

 

[Pulsar]

And I'm sure you are using the full paid business version of TeamViewer, right?

And the paid version of Avast and Malwarebytes.