STARTING A CUSTOM-BUILT

COMPUTER BUSINESS

A Web Guide by Stacy Knight


Custom-built gaming and business computers are in high demand. Starting a custom-built computer company from home can be a profitable venture with the right tools and knowledge. This web guide is intended for entrepreneurs wishing to build custom-built computers from home for profit.  Users of this guide should have prior knowledge of computer technology.


ENTREPRENEURIAL BASICS


Entrepreneur.com 

Provides basic information about starting, managing and marketing a business.  Also includes subscription information and an online bookstore.


Entrepreneur-America.com

Founded by Bob Ryan, former CEO of Ascend Communications.  Web site offers information about becoming an entrepreneur and lessons from Ryan's book Entrepreneur America.



 

COMPUTER HOW-TO


Cheap-Computers-Guide.com

Includes a step-by-step guide to building a computer.


Tomshardware.com

Provides ratings for computer parts as well as informative articles about new technology.


HardOCP.com

Presents information on overclocking a computer (making it faster). Includes more ratings on new computer hardware, and lists links to other sites.


AcesHardware

AcesHardware provides reviews as well as news about technology as it becomes available.


 Giga-Byte

Giga-Byte produces high quality motherboards that include a "dual BIOS" which makes the Basic Input Output System redundant. This web site showcases the company's products and provides information about their motherboards.


Asus

Asus produces motherboards that are popular in the computer gaming community. The web site houses information about the company's product and new technology that will be coming out in the future.


Abit

Abit produces quality boards for people who would like to overclock processors to make them faster. Web site showcases these products.


NVIDIA

Manufacturer of top-of-the-line video cards and user-friendly drivers. Web site offers information about products and customer support.


Googlegear

Provides cheap prices as well as packages called "barebone systems" which include the case, power supply, motherboards, and various other parts inexpensively.


Pricewatch

Web site offers the cheapest prices on the Internet. Resellers name a bottom price on computer hardware, which, in turn, lowers the price of hardware for the buyer.


Coolerguys

Contains information about air- and water-cooling a pc. This is popular in both the gaming and overclocking communities because of the demand for performance.



 
 

SELLING THE PRODUCT


Geocities

Geocities offers a cost-efficient (free) way to advertise products by offering web sites.


Ebay.com

Provides an efficient way to sell a product, making it accessible to millions of customers.  Consumers bid on all merchandise sold on Ebay.



 

Stacy L. Knight
slknigh@yahoo.com

Created 07/04/02