Thinking of starting up a PC repair business?

Question

I'm thinking of starting up a PC repair business. I'm always the first port of call when it comes to repairing PCs in my family and I was thinking, why not turn it into a business and get paid for doing what I enjoy?

My main concern is competition though, there are alot of small businesses in the area who do the same sort of thing and I was wondering whether its worth doing?

Also, if I was to go though with it, are there any tips you can offer me?

Answer 1

There is plenty of market share for your service that you shouldn't fear the competition... you should make it so that they fear you. There's no reason not to start out the business part-time to see how lucrative it is. You don't need a shop ... you can work from home. You will get some awesome tax credits for your own business. You can write off alot of your expenses too. You also won't need a ton of money but should budget some for advertising to get the word out. Check out vistaprint.com for some inexpensive postcards. Try getting some business from local small businesses that won't have a staff IT person and also make yourself accessible to their employees for home computers as well. Write some articles on PC topics and sign off the bottom with your contact information. Consider a website and market the heck out of it. Have faith and confidence in yourself. With your own business you will earn 100% of the profits after taxes and expenses are paid. Can you think of any employer that will pay you that? You'll have freedom. But, again, start small and think big!!!

Answer 2

Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. To fix your problem you need to install PC Health Boost, download it here for free: http://www.pcboostcleaner.com



It's very light and it's the only antivirus/cleaner with a 99.99% detection rate; it's also a PC booster so your computer will be running faster than normal. Install it, hit run and problem solved. It shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes.

Answer 3

The best tip I can give you is to specialize in "one" area of the computer repair business and differentiate yourself from the competitors.



While it helps to be a multi-skilled PC tech, you save energy and run an optimized business if you focus on a few important areas.



I myself am in the PC repair business but my main focus is repairing LCD monitors & plasma TV's. I also repair gaming consoles but LCD tech has been my bread-and-butter for the past 4 years.