cant be that flooded in huddys area or he wouldnt get any buisness at all
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cant be that flooded in huddys area or he wouldnt get any buisness at all
That was my point. Our company has £2.5m of investment and charges £31.75 p/h with skilled welder/fabricators employed.
That's why I would never pay £35 for a computer repair man with a one room office and £25 of capital investment.
ANd as I said, we make 18% profit even with our capital investment so why does a computer repair man deservce to make 50%+ profit?
That's why I would never pay £35 for a computer repair man with a one room office and £25 of capital investment.
ANd as I said, we make 18% profit even with our capital investment so why does a computer repair man deservce to make 50%+ profit?
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Why are you continually trying to explain to us why people pay huddy? I don't beleive he said in his OP 'Please tell me why I have customers'.
He asked us what people are thinking when they refuse his offer of £35 an hour. We are answering that. If everyone thought £35 an hour was amazing this thread wouldnt exist.
He asked us what people are thinking when they refuse his offer of £35 an hour. We are answering that. If everyone thought £35 an hour was amazing this thread wouldnt exist.
many of my friend who arent tech savvy go down to B&Q and buy a light switch or cover and fit it just using the instructions.
doesnt stop people paying for an electrician to do the same job though
Andy, can you stop with the house rewire thing. A total rewire of a house is a skilled job and requires an entire van full of tools. I have recently re-wired a house of mine with the help of a qualified electrician, it took 2 weeks and probably £5000 worth of tools & materials.
£25? He's got a workshop, so thats at least another £15 for an office chair.
Right, so say an average £17 an hour. You work 8 hours a day, for 20 days a month, so your income is £2720 a month.
Take off tax, rent, rates, electricity, mobile phone bills, transport (if you're doing callouts), insurance, marketing....not really left with much now.
...and thats assuming that you've got 8 hours a work a day, ie you're constantly fully booked up.
Sorry, thats not a sustainable business model, unless you're running it out of your bedroom or as a sideline, which the OP clearly isn't.
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I find it odd at just how hypocritical your being here. In another thread you were blatantly saying the opposite of this, and for the life of me I can't figure out why, other than to just to troll.
BTW I agree that it's a monkeys job, but to someone like my father it isn't and he'd gladly pay for someone to do stuff like this. He has me mind you, so he doesn't have to
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Has Admiral Huddy dipped out of this? He wants to know what goes through peoples minds yet if he's teenage bedroom hobbyist why would he be surprised that people don't want to pay him £35 per hour? If he's a kosher buisness then he should have proper premises if he wants to charge the "going rate".
You try testing a circuit and RCD resistances with a small toolkit and multimeter and signing off a part P certificate
Fixing machines on the side, I tend to charge about £20/£30 for a reinstall of an OS and some backups. Anything more complicated and the price goes up. It takes very little time sat at a machine that someone wants wiping, even if it's running for a while.
I think £35 seems a bit steep, but then I don't really know what the going rates are. Maybe £35 to diagnose and do simple fixes, then more if it's a nightmare or takes longer.
I think £35 seems a bit steep, but then I don't really know what the going rates are. Maybe £35 to diagnose and do simple fixes, then more if it's a nightmare or takes longer.
If you mean the system builder thread I was disagreeing with the use of the term 'monkey'. An unskilled labourer is NOT a monkey, this is insulting and un-neccesary whereas unskilled/skilled labour are recognised terms.
You try testing a circuit and RCD resistances with a small toolkit and multimeter and signing off a part P certificate
didnt say it would meet regualtions
and those regulations are the difference between a 35 p/h pc repair callout and a 70 p/h electrician callout
I have had a little thought on this and i have come to the conclusion that if you start them from an early age you could actually teach a monkey to repair a PC i could be wrong tho
Seriously tho it's horses for courses in any trade.
The one eyed man is king in the land of the blind.
Seriously tho it's horses for courses in any trade.
The one eyed man is king in the land of the blind.
Correct, I agree. And these people wont then hang up on Huddy. So they are not the people this thread is discussing, are they?
He asked us, ONCE AGAIN, 'What are these people thinking'.
The answer is, these people are thinking 'Thats quite a lot of money'
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How about just a phillips screwdriver and maybe a small flathead one
Thats about the size of your toolkit.
About £2 form B&Q
Most cases these days are screwless anyway. BARE HANDS - FREE
In fairness if you clicked on his signature and read his website, you'd quickly find out he's a chap in his 40's who's been in the IT industry for quite some time.