conbrue Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hello peeps, I fix pc's in my spare time, the work is quite steady I dont advertise and I want to charge a fair price. Most jobs I do are pc's that are running slow, full or rubbish, infected etc, I normally reload these as from experience you can spend a few nights cleaning them up and end up reloading them anyway. Once reloaded I replace all the files from backup i.e photo's music etc, I make sure all the drivers are working, install all updates, install a free AV and cleaner and any other useful software to help them keep their PC running smooth in future. In your opinion how much should I charge for this service? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamer Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hello peeps, I fix pc's in my spare time, the work is quite steady I dont advertise and I want to charge a fair price. Most jobs I do are pc's that are running slow, full or rubbish, infected etc, I normally reload these as from experience you can spend a few nights cleaning them up and end up reloading them anyway. Once reloaded I replace all the files from backup i.e photo's music etc, I make sure all the drivers are working, install all updates, install a free AV and cleaner and any other useful software to help them keep their PC running smooth in future. In your opinion how much should I charge for this service? Thanks in advance I used to offer this service 8 years ago and I used to charge £25 call out then £25 per hour, nowadays forget the call out charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conbrue Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks for the reply, I dont do the call outs I do all the work from home, couldn't do the per hour charge otherwise this one would be costing >£250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I do this for £20-£25 for a clean install of windows or £20 for a hardware upgrade but if I need to do a hardware upgrade and a clean install of windows I will do that for about £40-£50. I used to do this for free but ppl started taking the P*SS but after asking for cash there hearing got a lot better :Scull: And don't forget about "mates rates" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conbrue Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks Cobra, when you just do the clean install do you include backups and other software installs to get them up and running in your price or is this extra cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks Cobra, when you just do the clean install do you include backups and other software installs to get them up and running in your price or is this extra cost? That what the gap in the £20-£25 is for if i have to do a lot of backing up then it's £25. BTY if you are going to be doing a lot of backing up get yourself a live linux disc this will save you time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conbrue Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks Cobra, What do the shops charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 PC World £45 just to look at it then the cost on top to fix it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Caller Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I do a similar thing. Charge £25 if the job takes less than 2 hours. I generally charge £50 to £70 including all the back ups of data, emails, drivers etc.. and a re-install of all the software with all updates. Plus free tea and biscuits of course. I guess it depends on the job. In & out = £25, several hours = £50+ Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepper Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 My m8 has a computer shop and they charge £30 for a backup of documents and stuff and clean install of windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 :Tongue: :In-love: Lucky we know about Da 'Pad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 A lot of the time a windows install is done in by kids and the junk software they install "install this get a free Iphone spyware" when it's like this I setup two accounts one as a standard user account and one as a administrator account and I put a password on this one. I then set the standard account to need the admin password to run any new software. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-a-standard-user-account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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