Thinking about getting in to the computer repair business

[sapphirescales]

I wish i read this post 2 weeks ago. I tried one myself and holy crap, those things are NOT designed to be repaired. Ended up having to get the whole screen assembly, which was SIGNIFICANTLY easier to swap out. I learned my lesson. I just turned down a job replacing a hard drive in a newer imac because it has a similar type glued on screen. (client needed data recovery, wanted me to pull the drive, have them send it out, then reinstall the drive once it came back... once I looked up the steps to remove the drive, I passed)

LOL. iMacs do suck, but just charge what you're worth. To do that job, we would have quoted $269. I could do it myself in under an hour. And undoing the iMac screen is pretty easy. Just make sure you have more adhesive to put on it afterwards, otherwise the screen will fall off into the client's lap later on! The new iMac screens are NOTHING like the Macbook Air screens (thank God). I preferred it when they were magnetized, but at least they're easily removable. I HIGHLY recommend the iMac opening tool from ifixit.com. It will make sure you don't damage anything while removing the adhesive.

 

[lacym]

Hey everyone, I have been thinking about starting a computer repair business and trying to do some research before hand. I am curious:

• What are the most painful problems you come across
• What are the most profitable or favored services that I should target
• What are some of the least profitable services that I should avoid

Thanks!

My experience has been those customers who sell widgets think you have zero overhead and your fee should be negotiable down to practically zero. Those businesses who sell services are a little better.

Residential customers think Microsoft is paying you to fix their computers and are appalled that you are asking for money.