[ Thanks to ski for
this report. ]
eDivision.net]
Let us ‘cut’ to the chase: how do you
make money with Linux? Three scenarios come to
mind.
1. For the Individual: Find a need and fill it
You drove through rush hour traffic for that! Yep. You know people
that need help. It is my approach to seek out small businesses that
cannot afford a large I/S staff and make things happen for them.
Every business – even the one man [man is a species, not a gender]
shop needs solutions. Yes, the single-user server solution
‘appears’ to solve many of the same problems. But it is my
experience that it cannot. Linux runs day and night and night and
day. Without care or feeding [although a U.P.S. battery system is a
great investment].
2. For the Corporate Computer Professional: Study up
Just like the individual, you must have the basic tool kit. What
else? A marketing strategy. Would you enter a new market without
studying the lay of the land? Of course not. The internet and the
search tools today make it impossible to fail. Well, maybe not
impossible, but almost! Why do businesses [or individuals] fail:
lack of vision. Don’t believe me… King Solomon said it! Experts
claim that he was the richest man ever to walk the face of the
earth. He said that without a vision, or plan, people fail.
3. For the Investor: Buy low and sell high
I would love to purchase shares in RedHat. One problem, my money is
invested in my own business. Focus. There is even a business book
by that title. I need to focus on making my money from the one
thing I have some control over: my business. Professional investors
are in the business of, well, investing. They will find that
companies that are using Unix and Linux are going to get more done
with less capital outlay than their competitors. Again, I would bet
that there are web sites that have the numbers to back me up. But
as always, it is best to “buy low and sell high!”