Getting your initial clients.
Launching your computer repair business is relatively simple. What you need to repair computers is already in your mind, accumulated from years of servicing your friends and families computers. That knowledge isyour most important asset. If you have had success solving the printer problems, the network connectivity problems, the operating system errors, and the many challenging hardware installs that you are friends and family ring to you, you could certainly succeed as a professional.
if you're not completely sureabout jumping in with a large investment of money, you can always test the waters by posting an ad on craigslist offering computer repair for about $20 an hour. Take about five jobs. Now consider this to work is something that you would enjoy doing part time or even full-time. Did you enjoy fixing the computers? Did you enjoy meeting the customers? Were you able to upsell more services? Were your customers happy? You can't expect to have a flawless first experience in the computer repair business, but five jobs are enough to learn whether or not you have the temperament to do this professionally.
Once you have made the decision to pursue a serious computer repair business, you should first reserve your business name with the Secretary of State in your state. With a reserved business name you can proceed to open a business checking account. Be certain to design and print several hundred business cards. The sprint.com is a great resource for business card printing. Allocate as much as possible of your initial budget building a high quality website. Modern computer repair businesses are often judged on the quality of their websites. Your site should have a clean layout, and give very specific reasons why your site visitors should choose your company. Spend a lot of time examining your competitors websites. You can learn a lot about their prices, their specialties, and areas that they serve. With this information you can position your business for success. Consider areas that are underserved in your area. These may be older clientele, small businesses, medium-size businesses, and even other services that you may be able to offer such as Web design or graphic design or Internet marketing.
Always be certain to collect your customer's contact information. Once you have their e-mail you can be contacting them once a month with useful tips on how to keep their computers in perfect health. You don't want to sell to them each month, simply contact them with useful advice and you'll eventually become their only resource for computer repair and even purchases.
Above all always offer supreme customer service. Yes, you are in the business of fixing computers. But the computers to hire you... Their owners do.
if you're not completely sureabout jumping in with a large investment of money, you can always test the waters by posting an ad on craigslist offering computer repair for about $20 an hour. Take about five jobs. Now consider this to work is something that you would enjoy doing part time or even full-time. Did you enjoy fixing the computers? Did you enjoy meeting the customers? Were you able to upsell more services? Were your customers happy? You can't expect to have a flawless first experience in the computer repair business, but five jobs are enough to learn whether or not you have the temperament to do this professionally.
Once you have made the decision to pursue a serious computer repair business, you should first reserve your business name with the Secretary of State in your state. With a reserved business name you can proceed to open a business checking account. Be certain to design and print several hundred business cards. The sprint.com is a great resource for business card printing. Allocate as much as possible of your initial budget building a high quality website. Modern computer repair businesses are often judged on the quality of their websites. Your site should have a clean layout, and give very specific reasons why your site visitors should choose your company. Spend a lot of time examining your competitors websites. You can learn a lot about their prices, their specialties, and areas that they serve. With this information you can position your business for success. Consider areas that are underserved in your area. These may be older clientele, small businesses, medium-size businesses, and even other services that you may be able to offer such as Web design or graphic design or Internet marketing.
Always be certain to collect your customer's contact information. Once you have their e-mail you can be contacting them once a month with useful tips on how to keep their computers in perfect health. You don't want to sell to them each month, simply contact them with useful advice and you'll eventually become their only resource for computer repair and even purchases.
Above all always offer supreme customer service. Yes, you are in the business of fixing computers. But the computers to hire you... Their owners do.
