Many young technicians tend to under price themselves and some even feel guilty for charging so much for something that they enjoy and would probably do for free. The leading cause of undercharging is not knowing “the cost of doing business”. Here is a method of determining what your “cost of doing business” is which will help you set your prices and not feel guilty for it.
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Have you started a business and had a few let downs on the way? Don’t let them get to you because I am going let you in on a little secret - Success is a series of failures.

The man who invented the light bulb “Thomas Edison” once said:
“I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.” That was quoted in 1921 and it is still good advice today.

If you have had a few of your own failures, here are 4 tips to get you on the right track again.
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Back when I asked our members “What do you want us to write about?” a few of them wanted to know how to get their business setup legally. Here’s our guide for how to get it started.
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Have you ever had a great idea? perhaps something that could potentially revolutionise the computer industry and set you up for life?
Chances are that you aren’t the first person to think of it.
How many people do you know who are always coming up with great ideas but never implement them? Well, I’ll share a little secret with you. It is the implementation, not the idea which is important.
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Many 9 to 5 workers have dreams of starting their own business one day. Perhaps in a few years time when things are a little easier.
Starting your own business allows you to be your own boss and choose your own hours. However, best part is knowing what your capable of and knowing you gave it a shot, even if you fail. There is nothing worse than looking back on your life and wondering “what if I did succeed back then? I could be in a better place now”.
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Many people dream of running their own successful business. However, those dreams never include the sweat, blood and tears that are part of getting there. Here are 10 reality based tips for starting a computer business.
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I got an email today from a Technibble reader regarding raising his prices. He says that for the past year his prices have been at least half of everybody else is charging in his area. Due to his low prices hes become known as the local cheap computer place which is an image hes trying to shake and gain more higher paying clients.
“How do I raise my prices or better yet; how do I get a bunch of people who wont pay $10 to start paying $70 a repair? How do you explain a price rise if its just a service and thats all you have ever charged?”.
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Are you someone who runs their life on credit card debt? If you are someone who constantly runs in the negative and cannot put money aside to purchase the things you want, then going into business probably isn’t for you. The most important things with running a business is managing money. It isn’t just part of running a business, it IS running a business. In this article we’ll show you how to manage your funds by keeping your costs down.
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Five months ago I was doing some web development work for a business which I have created a site for in the past. Although their website is doing well, their offline business is a different story.

Here is a story about being a “business dreamer” that is based on a true story with the names changed to protect the businesses mentioned.
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Steady Income - Working as a freelance computer technician has its peak times where you have many computers to fix in one day, and its low times where you don’t get anything to fix all day. The computer business is generally considered an unsteady stream of income because clients will usually only call you when something goes wrong. The Computer Business Kit has a Maintenance Contract that allows you to make your income more steady by doing maintenance tasks for your clients (typically monthly), such as updating virus software, windows updates, cleaning temp folders and removing dust. Its steady and usually easy work, the Computer Business Kit even helps you get them with its sales letter you can send out to local businesses.
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