[TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me down via a posting

  • From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:13:16 -0600

A few points.

Go to Google, for example, and type in something like tv repair and your
city name.  Your name may pop up.  Especially if you use a complete
signature.  And you may get repair business thru the door from that.

Two.  I get business in the door were people have been doing research on
their TVs and found that I have made posts offering assistance, and think I
am an authority.  No one else around, except  Ken (below) will have their
name show up for this area.  I also have a fairly friendly website.  So they
see my company.

We are celibrities.
And the receptionist stops most of the calls from people that want to talk
to me.

Caller ID is neat.  Here in Pensacola Florida I get a call that shows up as
Beaverton Oregon.  The guy is asking directions to my shop.  Then he shows
up with the TV.  Cell phones are great.  You never can tell were the next
two cents is going to come from.
Like now.

Wayne Vanaman
Omega Electronics
6904 W Fairfield Dr
Pensacola, Fl.  32506-3310

Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com

850-456-5995 voice
850-458-6369 fax


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:08 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me down via a
posting


> Jay,
>
> You bring up a very important point.  Freelists does serve us well.
> Sure, I get a message or phone call once in a while from a non-tech, but
> it's no big deal.  I still list my phone numbers in my sig file.  Like
> Walter said, just be polite and listen.  Like the customer who brings in
> an oddball piece of equipment you normally don't work on.  Maybe you can
> help, if just a little bit.  It might just brighten your day and theirs,
> too.
>
> It happens in all professions.  My closest friend is a car mechanic.  He
> gets people all the time ask questions about their cars.  Imagine the
> reaction if he said "You'll have to take that to a shop" every time he
> got asked a question.
>
> Thanks for your work on TechAssist.  We appreciate it even when we don't
> say so.
>
>
> Ken Smith
> Gulf Technical Services
> 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
> Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
> 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax)
>
>
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:36:02 -0500 "TechAssist"
> <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > Well,
> >   The backup server is safe from search engines. If everyone would
> > like the
> > list can be moved to the backup server and freelists can be closed.
> > Of
> > course this would close the archive of messages we use for reference.
> > Jay  TechAssist Monitor
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:25 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some one tracked me
> > down via a
> > posting
> >
> >
> > > It's not just e-bay.
> > > I typed the store name into google just now and
> > > found pages of posts to techassist.
> > > A search on our phone no. will do it too.
> > > Also, type in a model or chassis no.
> > > Techassist messages galore.
> > > This has been brought up before, but, apparently,
> > > because techassist is a "free list", all info is
> > > public domain.
> > > Usually, just ignoring them works.
> > > Or, I will answer that I'm sorry, but I don't have
> > > the information you seek.
> > > But, it's not all bad.
> > > Got an e-mail from a person last week that had
> > > found the glue under the capacitors fix on the
> > > CTC195.
> > > He stated that he was NOT a tech.
> > > His honesty impressed me.
> > > I e-mailed back that his problem was not caused by
> > > that, but that I would try to help him.
> > > Turns out that the set was 14 months old, had been
> > > bought from H.H.Gregg, and Nobody was trying to
> > > help this guy.
> > > Even though they had sold him a extended
> > > warranty(that only covered the Crt's past 1 year!
> > > I gave him Thomson's customer service no. and he
> > > called them.
> > > They are going to furnish all parts, and $100.00
> > > towards labor.
> > > No, I won't do the job, and I got nothing out of
> > > it, EXCEPT, giving H.H.Greeg a black eye!!!.
> > > Come to think of it, if we could continue to expose
> > > the box stores practicies, it might help us.
> > > Just be sure that whatever you write on this
> > > list(or any other, for that matter) is correct.
> > > Walter
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Tel-Tek Electronics <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > > I don't know how much activity you have with
> > > > Ebay...but might be a good
> > > > idea to have a Separate Mailbox for emails that
> > > > can be harvested quite
> > > > easily.
> > > >
> > > > -Ed-
> > > >
> > > > Ed Gaidies
> > > > Tel-Tek Electronics
> > > > Ontario-Canada
> > > >
> > > > Servicing the Consumer Electronic Industry since
> > > > 1963
> > > >
> > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > > Behalf Of John @ Myers TV
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:43 AM
> > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some
> > > > one tracked me down
> > > > via a posting
> > > >
> > > > Yep, planning to. If he persists, I think I can
> > > > report him to Ebay for
> > > > spamming.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics"
> > > > <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:35 AM
> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Well, it happened. Some
> > > > one tracked me down
> > > > via a
> > > > posting
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > John;
> > > > > Just send him up to your Junk Mail folder.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Ed-
> > > > >
> > > > > Ed Gaidies
> > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics
> > > > > Ontario-Canada
> > > > >
> > > > > Servicing the Consumer Electronic Industry
> > > > since 1963
> > > > >
> > > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > > Behalf Of John @ Myers TV
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:23 AM
> > > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Well, it happened. Some
> > > > one tracked me down via
> > > > a
> > > > > posting
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, I woke up this morning to find two
> > > > e-mails, sent through my Ebay
> > > > > ID. Here's the text.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am writing in regards to a repair that you
> > > > possibly did on an Hitaci
> > > > > 60SX2K. I would like to know if you have a
> > > > manual that I could
> > > > download
> > > > > from the internet, or send it to me through the
> > > > email. Here is the
> > > > link
> > > > > to the posting I had found. I am trying to find
> > > > a way to adjust the
> > > > > television or reset it. My email address is:
> > > > > freecycleguy@xxxxxxx
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/11-2003/msg00243.html
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sigh!!  I'll see if ignore works on this guy.
> > > > >
> > > > > He found one of my old postes from when I was
> > > > posting my Ebay ID in my
> > > > > sig line. Well, live & learn
> > > > >
> > > > > John Myers,
> > > > > Myers TV Service
> > > > > Alliance, OH
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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