Computer Business

Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing computers,
fit parts etc.

Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health check,
installation of new hardware etc.

And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is there
another cheaper place.

Thanks In Advance

A

TheOne wrote:
> Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing
> computers, fit parts etc.
>
> Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health
> check, installation of new hardware etc.
>
> And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
> upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is
> there another cheaper place.
>
> Thanks In Advance
>
> A

Why dont you pick up the yellow pages and make some enquiries that way, then
you will have a better idea of what others charge

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:38:14 UTC, "TheOne" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing computers,
> fit parts etc.
>
> Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health check,
> installation of new hardware etc.
>
> And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
> upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is there
> another cheaper place.

Sorry, this is an adverts newsgroup (uk.adverts.computer) and your
article is off-topic here, as well as possibly in some of the other
groups you have cross posted to.

--
Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!

TheOne posted:

> Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing
> computers, fit parts etc.
>
> Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health
> check, installation of new hardware etc.
>
> And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
> upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is
> there another cheaper place.
>
> Thanks In Advance
>
> A

If you have to ask that question here then I'd venture to say that you
shouldn't even consider it. You obviously haven't thought about how to
find out what the local competition are offering, whether you should be
VAT registered or not, Limited liability insurance, trade sources,
advertising... the list is endless.

--
Paul-B

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

Reply to address is spam-trap. Use paul at streetka dot biz if you
really must!

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:38:14 +0100, "TheOne"
<(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:

>Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing computers,
>fit parts etc.
>
I'd reconsider if I were you.

>Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health check,
>installation of new hardware etc.
>
Not really, no.

>And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
>upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is there
>another cheaper place.
>
Do you actually know anything about computers? I think helping you to
setup a business would only add another cowboy to already over
cowboyed IT arena.

>Thanks In Advance
>
Don't mention it.
--

SJW
A.C.S. Ltd

What's your background? What makes you think you can fix computers? Can you
state the type of power supplies used in computers?
"TheOne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6sDCc.72$oU6.63@newsfe3-gui...
> Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing computers,
> fit parts etc.
>
> Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health check,
> installation of new hardware etc.
>
> And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
> upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is there
> another cheaper place.
>
> Thanks In Advance
>
> A
>
>
>
>

Unknown wrote:
> What's your background? What makes you think you can fix computers?
> Can you state the type of power supplies used in computers?
Electric. What do I win?

"TheOne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6sDCc.72$oU6.63@newsfe3-gui...
> Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing computers,
> fit parts etc.

Umm.... My local college ran courses in PC installation and repair some
while ago. I felt sorry for the poor suckers that were conned out of their
hard-earned cash by promises that these courses would help them to set up
their own businesses or to get jobs.

The fact is that there are already a great number of businesses involved in
PC repair. Most of them are somewhat poor and haven't the foggiest about how
to fix O/S problems. Idiots can be identified by their answer to most O/S
problems being to reformat and reinstall.

Because there are so many competing for your cash, earnings are dropping.
More people in the industry will drive repair down the pan and the already
shoddy quality will get shoddier.

> Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health check,
> installation of new hardware etc.

Ring around and find what the locals are charging.

> And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
> upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is there
> another cheaper place.

Umm... If you need to ask this then you're really clueless. Nobody buys
anything from PC World who has any sense. Try pricerunner/dealtime to find
the cheapest prices.

--
Yours

Zebedee

(Claiming asylum in an attempt
to escape paying his debts to
Dougal and Florence)

Unknown wrote:
> What's your background? What makes you think you can fix computers? Can you
> state the type of power supplies used in computers?

Natural gas?


> "TheOne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6sDCc.72$oU6.63@newsfe3-gui...
>
>>Hi, i am thinking about setting up a home business in reparing computers,
>>fit parts etc.
>>
>>Could someone give me a brief guide on what to charge i.e health check,
>>installation of new hardware etc.
>>
>>And any other info i would need also, if the customer wanted their 98
>>upgrading the XP would i jsut purchase this at PC World etc. or is there
>>another cheaper place.
>>
>>Thanks In Advance
>>
>>A
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Zebedee" <abuse@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:40db0e87$0$2659$(E-Mail Removed). ..
> Umm... If you need to ask this then you're really clueless. Nobody buys
> anything from PC World who has any sense.

Oh I dunno - it's quite useful to be able to buy a printer cable at 8
o'clock at night........