Originally Posted by xxweekxx

thanks so much for all suggestions.. heres what i was thinking before i posted:

#1. I will do home visits, if the stuff is really messed up, I will have you sign contract and ill take your computer and fix it at my apartment and return it to you when i finish.

#2. I did marketing in school, i know how to market myself..

#3. I will charge customers like $40/month, and tell them this includes fixing any problem under 1hr for free monthly, basically instead of paying me $80/hr, you pay $40/month and if something is wrong and will take under 1hr, ill fix it for free.

#4. I will give out flyers and on the flyer if ppl recommend their friend they both get 25% off..

#5. i know its a tough business, but my value will be that I offer lower prices than geeksquad and firedog, plus ill be honest with you.

#6. i was thinking of going to pc shops and giving them out cards, and the card will have 30min free training session with purchase of new pc, and they can give it out to their customers??

I know biz is tough, but sheesh a marketing job is like $40k/yr before taxes, thats about $3,500 a month, less than $1k a week..

If i try my pc business for few months and i dont make profit, ill just close down, my startup cost will be minimal because i already OWN a car and a PLACE and im doing house visits.. I just need my screwdriver and a bunch of CDs that have my tools and utilities...

Thanks