Pulaski, Virginia · New River Valley

A Digital Ecosystem
Built to Make a Difference

Links LLC operates a portfolio of 22 web properties across IT services, cybersecurity education, community media, STEM education, commerce, and mission-driven initiatives. Every property serves a purpose.

22
Web Properties
6
Business Divisions
1
Mission: Make a Difference
NRV
New River Valley, VA
About Links LLC

Built to Connect. Designed to Last.

Links LLC is a digital portfolio company based in Pulaski, Virginia — in the heart of the New River Valley. Founded and operated by Ben Linkous, a retired Army Master Sergeant, the company manages 22 web properties spanning managed IT services, cybersecurity education, community journalism, STEM education, commerce, and personal mission work.

The name reflects the core purpose: connecting things that are often kept separate. Technology and community. Education and service. Local business and digital reach. Veterans and civilian opportunity.

Every property in the Links ecosystem exists for a reason — either to generate the revenue that funds the mission, or to be part of the mission itself. The financial engine funds the heart.

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Mission First
The goal is to make a difference and have fun doing it. Revenue is the tool, not the purpose.
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Community Rooted
The NRV is home. Every business decision asks: does this serve the people here?
🎖️
Service Mindset
Thirty years of military service shaped a bias toward action, accountability, and showing up.
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Connection as Strategy
The 22 properties aren't isolated — they reinforce each other, share audiences, and serve a unified ecosystem.
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Privacy & Integrity
No ads, no data selling, no hidden agendas. Every site operates with full transparency about what it is and who runs it.
Portfolio

22 Properties. 6 Divisions.

💼 IT Services The financial engine of the ecosystem
🛡️ Cybersecurity & Linux Education Free pathways from zero to job-ready
Technology & STEM Education Tech for everyone — kids to career changers
🏘️ Community & Civic Local voice, civic action, regional pride
🛍️ Commerce Curated local and digital products
🎖️ Personal & Mission The story and the people behind the work
Leadership

The Person Behind the Portfolio

Ben Linkous
Founder & Principal · Links LLC

Retired Army Master Sergeant with nearly 30 years of service. Ben grew up in Pulaski, Virginia, left to serve, and came back. He serves on the Pulaski Planning Commission and is building the Links ecosystem as both a business and a civic project.

After retiring from the military, Ben transitioned into technology, cybersecurity, and education — building 22 websites with no formal computer science background, using AI as a co-pilot. The story of that process lives at link2it.io.

The goal, in his own words: "Make a difference and have fun." The MSP funds the mission. The mission is the rest of it.

The Mission Behind the Business

Provide affordable managed IT to NRV small businesses who can't afford enterprise solutions
Give away free cybersecurity education to anyone willing to do the work
Document and celebrate the New River Valley through honest local journalism
Honor the fallen and support Gold Star families through Mission: Honor
Make STEM and tech accessible to every kid in the NRV — regardless of background
Demonstrate that AI makes technology accessible to anyone willing to learn
Carry forward the unfinished dreams of those who left too soon
Contact

Get in Touch

Business Inquiries

IT Servicesnrvmanagedit.com
LinkedInbenlinkous
LocationPulaski, Virginia · NRV

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