In a reply, Gary Kopycinski wrote to Mike Fellhauer:
 GK> I'm thinking also of posting some fliers at a local college to drum 
 GK> up some business for typing papers.  I could type them here, zip 
 GK> them up, and people could pick them up themselves off the bulleting 
 GK> board in a file area created just for them, and available only for 
 GK> them.  That could work.
  
  Doing fliers for colleges is kind of an art form.  And right now is finals 
week here in Sacramento, so you've missed a high point in the cycle.
  We find our best success comes with a flier that has the word "TYPING" in 
large letters.  Be sure to have "tear-off" strips at the bottom of the flier 
so clients can tear off a strip with your business name and phone number, 
instead of tearing down your whole flier to get your number.
  As for the bulletin board idea, that would make it very convenient for 
clients to download work without paying for it.  All of our student work is 
cash and carry.  Picking up in person allows the student/client to read for 
any errors we might have introduced or missed.  Of course, we can fix it 
immediately for them.
  Additionally, a student who has a computer, a modem, and knows how to 
download typically will be doing their own word processing.  We have a small 
number of students who bring us papers on disk and ask us to edit their paper 
and re-print on our laser printer.  Be sure to scan all client disks with a 
CURRENT virus checker!  Using a two year old virus checking program is not 
going to catch all the current nasties!
  If you want a copy of our current resource list for word processing 
businesses, send me an e-mail and I'll send it out for you.  If you have 
specific word processing questions, you can catch me in the INK echo, which 
specializes in word processing, desktop publishing, and web design support.
  Good luck on your summer project!
  - Franco Rios
  franco.rios@EVillage.gigo.com
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