| Running a home computer repair business is perfect | | | | charge outrageous fees for this service. |
| for someone who loves to work on and with | | | | Services you should be prepared to offer are mostly |
| computers. It requires no financial investment to get | | | | simple ones, including reformats, spyware and malware |
| started only the use of your time and knowledge, and | | | | removal, cleanings and upgrades. Each of these |
| is the perfect business to run out of your home. | | | | services will offer you a chance to sell yourself and |
| For many people the pleasure they get from owning a | | | | your business. For example someone calls you |
| computer can be easily spoiled when it slows down or | | | | because their computer has slowed down; this is a |
| just stops working but for the computer savvy person | | | | good time to offer them back up services for their |
| this is a golden opportunity to make a living. Today's | | | | files and a thorough cleaning. There is nothing wrong |
| computers are much more complex than those of | | | | with a little up selling as long as you are offering them |
| even 5 years ago and the average computer user | | | | something that they need. |
| has no idea how to fix anything that goes wrong. | | | | You should be prepared to also have an area set up |
| This is where your knowledge comes in, if you have | | | | in your home to work on computers, as some |
| spent any time at all reformatting your own computer, | | | | customers would prefer to bring their computer to you. |
| installing a new operating system or running a spyware | | | | This will allow you to have a place where you can |
| program, you have all the makings of starting your | | | | tackle those difficult cases that are going to take a |
| own business. These are some of the most common | | | | long time, from the comfort of your home. It is also a |
| problems that computer repair stores see on a daily | | | | good thing to have for when you are doing hardware |
| basis, and they charge anywhere form $45-$100 an | | | | upgrades, as your work area will be set up as a clean |
| hour to fix them. | | | | and safe environment. |
| To get your new business started; advertise on local | | | | For those who like to work on computers, this is a |
| bulletin boards and in your local newspapers, be | | | | great business opportunity, a chance to have your |
| prepared to give price quotes over the phone and | | | | own business either part time or full time without the |
| make house calls. This is one area that will make your | | | | need to have a large amount of capital to invest. As |
| new business shine far and above the computer | | | | long as you provide good professional service, your |
| stores, most of them do not offer in home service and | | | | business will grow and provide you with a good |
| even those that do have huge waiting times and | | | | steady income. |