On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 15:50, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote:
> I always look at it as if I were the customer, and what would things be > like > if it were ME paying the bill. Maybe that's the wrong attitude, because > honestly, it tends to make me undercharge. Objectively, you have to set > a > 'what your time is worth' value and stick to it. But when you do that, > often you find that your bill is absurdly expensive. like a $250 bill for > fixing some guy's computer. A computer that's not worth 300 bucks. > > Once you've done enough of that sort of work, you'll know about how long a given repair will take, assuming there are no wacky complications. You can make a somewhat educated estimate of the cost, and you already know how fast technology depreciates. If you tell them that it's cheaper to buy a new PC than to fix the old one, and they still want you to do the work, do the work. David Smith MVN.net
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