Rate My Door Hanger

[Front Range Computing]

Lol!!!

I haven't used it. It it is really meant to be a joke. However, if you can give someone a good laugh that will go along ways as opposed to a drab two-tone door hanger. I plan on trying it out soon though. I'll let you know how it goes The first one has given me a descent amount of business so I've been sticking with it.

 

[paulw]

Ha! Good luck with it then. I just know if it showed up on my door it'd be going straight in the bin

 

[sys-eng]

That is a good idea. At least with door hangers, you don't have to worry about how to get them to the homeowners. I also include the bit about a free tune-up with all repairs. It is just something I always do to make the computer run right.

I have noticed that there are wide varying views about what makes a PC tune-up. Mine usually take 3-4 hours to complete but it also includes 2 virus scans, adware removal, delete useless files, set security settings, disk drive logical & surface scans, install free utilities, driver updates, OS patches, dust cleaning, etc. It is really a lot of work.

I worked on a PC about four weeks ago, and the owner said she had paid someone $40 for maintenance on the PC at the first of the year. I had to tell the lady that someone ripped her off. The fan blades and heatsinks were clogged with dust, there were over 100 updates for the SW not loaded, the event viewer was full of errors, the system took 4 minutes to boot, etc. etc. I took the computer and performed my regular tune-up. When I brought it back, the owner said the PC ran faster than it did when it was new. I wasn't surprised but I sure cannot do that for $40 either.

One of the best advertisements to keep your name in front of them is to give away mouse pads but they are rather expensive. Another good one is to sponsor a local kids sports team (soccer, softball, etc.) with T-shirts with your company name on them. Lots of parents will see those shirts.

 

[Front Range Computing]

ok

@paulw

Thanks for being honest, do you think the alien would throw them off before they got down to the bottom with my company info? J/K what type of advertising works for you?

 

[sys-eng]

Ditto. Door hangers are not an immediate response media but it has worked for me. The home-owners seem to hang on to them for a while.

The nature of this business is that most people will not call until they have a problem. I don't believe there is any form of advertisement for repair work that can be measured for immediate response. Perhaps a poll of some sort would be useful to find out how PC owners find repair help but I don't know of such a poll being done.