Starting a small business.....should I do it?

Lady_ J wrote:

Thats all fine and dandy and whatnot, but my whole thing is what are your " qualifications " to be fixing my computer. If Im a customer and I see a sign that says " Damien's computer repair " Ima drive right past and go to people who have a reputation for fixing computers and doing a good job at it. Basically, if you gonna be charging me the same price as Best Buy....my thing is, why not go to professionals who are actually trained in their work? Not trying to sound harsh or nothin...but thats just the 1st thing that comes to mind....what computer skills do YOU and YOUR COUSIN have that I should trust to pay you a $100+ to fix my computer??

Kool™ in High Definition wrote:

TheWire wrote:

Eh Kool lemme borrow some of your computer knowledge real fast . How can I get all this spyware and adware off my computer so it doesn't crash my junk, and so I don't mess anything up when removing them? Does the spybot work the best, or what else can i use.... for free lol.

Go to Snapfiles.com and download adaware. I usually use the combo of spybot and adaware. Find this program called 'spywareblaster' too. It's a "silent" program. After you download it, you wont know it's there....but you wont notice any new spyware either. Oh, and get yourself a firewall. Firewalls is a gun-like protection that keeps different forms of malware (malicious programs) from installing themselves (dialers, home page changers, etc). BTW....What antivirus are you running?

1FocusedBruh wrote:

Kool™ in High Definition wrote:

Me and my cousin are thinking about starting our own computer repair shop. Here's the setup: If system is fairly up-to-date (Windows XP, hardware varies) $45/hour for software repairs/upgrades + parts price (probably will include free spyware/virus protection) $55/hour for hardware repairs/upgrades + parts price If system isn't fairly up-to-date (windows 2000, NT, ME and below) 55/hour for software repairs/upgrades + part $$ (probably includes free spyware/virus protection) Hardware repairs/upgrade prices will vary, depending on part prices and how old the original parts were. Lets say that you wanted us to fix a problem that would require a re-install of your operating system (windows or whatever). That would come out to around 3 hours....$135 + $85 for new software IF YOU DONT HAVE SOFTWARE YOURSELF. Do ya'll think that's too pricey? Gimme some feedback. I wanna get some decent opinions before we venture off into the PC-repair market.

Words of Wisdom Price HIGH!! I learned in my business class that new businesses fail when they try to have cheap prices. High prices mean higher quality eventhough thats not always the case. If Best Buy charges $45 a hour you should charge between $40 and $50 a hour...

Lady_ J wrote:

Thats all fine and dandy and whatnot, but my whole thing is what are your " qualifications " to be fixing my computer. If Im a customer and I see a sign that says " Damien's computer repair " Ima drive right past and go to people who have a reputation for fixing computers and doing a good job at it. Basically, if you gonna be charging me the same price as Best Buy....my thing is, why not go to professionals who are actually trained in their work? Not trying to sound harsh or nothin...but thats just the 1st thing that comes to mind....what computer skills do YOU and YOUR COUSIN have that I should trust to pay you a $100+ to fix my computer??