I think $10 is too low for your expertise. Do a free initial evaluation and then charge an appropriate price for the work to be done.
I've found a sweet spot of $40/hour for residential customers when they bring the machines to me. If I have to work on site I charge $60/hour. I also specify a one hour minimum. No one has balked yet. However, I probably spend more time than I charge for when working on most machines. And for people in my church (many are elderly or on SS fixed income) I don't charge anything - the first time. If they don't follow my advise and get infected again, I have to charge my regular rates. I also setup a free web site website to add some "legitimacy" to the side business. And you'll be amazed how many referrals you'll get if you leave a couple business card (VistaPrint.com) with your customers. Roger Wright ___ Sent from Tampa, FL, United States On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:22 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > See, that’s a smart business plan if you ask me J > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2009 12:21 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Side work > > > > Well, I’m just looking to do some general clean-up/repair/upgrade on home > systems right now. I’ve got a full-time job here, and I’m just wanting to > bring in some extra money on the side to help with some bills and have a bit > more “spending money.” With the economy in the tank right now, I figure a > lot of people are going to want to repair/clean/upgrade what they have > rather than buy a new computer. > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2009 2:34 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Side work > > > > Don’t worry only about hardware. Lost data and downtime are just as > important, and possibly much more expensive. You should also think > seriously about forming a legal entity and obtaining professional liability > insurance (different from general liability insurance). The degrees to > which you take on jobs and customers should probably guide your thinking on > this. If you’re only looking at doing repair work on ‘broken’ hardware, > then that’s something I’ve never done exclusively and it might be sufficient > to have your clients sign a form acknowledging that their widget is > non-functional when delivered to your custody. If you’re looking at helping > businesses on live production systems, then I think you’d be better off > knowing your customers really, really well if you’re going to fly with no > liability protection from insurance or a legal entity of some sort (LLC, > Sub-S, whatever…) > > > > Just my $.02… > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2009 2:18 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: Side work > > > > Anyone here do any side work as a PC Tech? I’m looking at doing some side > work to bring in a bit of extra money during tight economic times. I’m > curious whether you have customers sign any sort of release of liability for > the equipment? I’m just trying to keep from losing money on this by getting > sued if I take in a piece of hardware and it ends up that it’s unrepairable > or gets damaged worse in my custody… > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.56/2491 - Release Date: 11/09/09 > 12:11:00 > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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