Super Onsite Computer PC Repair Offer
Thank you for the feedback.
I genuinely offer 10.00 for the first half hour. I am not able to put food on the table if I offer 10.00 half hour for the entire job. There is another reason that I can only travel to limited places. If you look around an onsite pc repair charging 80 to 150 dollar an hour.
FYI, the minimum quantity guideline is 10 and has always been 10.
Hi neil. This is still spam, which is why I neg'd the deal, so I'd like my vote to stand please. This is nothing more than an ad with no quantifiable value.
@IceCreamBandit
I did report the deal as spam, barely 15 seconds after it was posted.
neil, you and I both know this is just an ad. Plenty have been removed previous to this for similar posting. If you believe it's a valid deal, fine, but I think you'll find many disagree.
i am not sure where you can find $10.00 per half hours for a onsite computer job. It's another reason i cannot travel too far.
standard rate on site pc repair is about 100.00. geeks2u charge 150 per hour
I am the service provider and i believe is a good bargain. that'why i can travel far and have to restricted to a specific area only
i mean i can not travel too far
Not only is this spam, there are spelling and grammatical errors in almost every dot point. Let me fix it for you:
If you're going to pose as a legit Australian business, please ensure you can coherently write in Australian English.
thank you for your feedback the and grammar mistakes. english is not my first language and i understand it is no an excuse.
A decent % of Australians with English as their only language have worse problems. Then/than, your/you're, they're/their are just a few of the more annoying errors so I wouldn't be too concerned if I were you rep. The complainer apparently thinks "we will inform you prior if" is okay so he also has a bit to learn, or maybe he were just been ironacal.
Grammar racist
Bit sensitive: your pc was manufactured by people that probably can't speak or read English. Inferior product? nope. Does his spelling affect his capacity to do pc repairs? Nope.
@pensionday Effective communication is a pretty big part of any repair job I've ever experienced. If there is a problem with my PC that will require a $45/h charge to fix it I want to be told what that problem is.
even his user name has a typo. lack of such attention to detail is a concern for a tech service provider.
but i trust OP that he thinks its a bargain, gerry harvey would be proud.
Thanks for the feedback. I purposely remove the "r".
"We will inform you prior if the job take(s) more than 30 minutes"
Sounds fair but sometimes difficult to accurately estimate this in most situations
If they can't fix it in 30 minutes you can always decline the service I guess.
Then what? They give you back a computer that's in pieces?
I agree with TA that this is just SPAM thinly disguised as a deal.
I will do isolation test for the issue. 99% of the cases managed to find out the issue without pulling any parts out.
Yeap no fix no fee as stated in my website
i have a 3 hours capped - no fix no fee stated in the website. i should have make it more clear
Ha ha this is my first post in bargain. fun fun fun. to be honest i am really enjoy it. he…..he…
but my service is professional and genuine.
Seems fair to me if it takes less than half an hour to fix, whats with all the negativity this morning and I have to disagree with TA (its not your forum yet).
You seem very intent to question neils decision and you wrote "but I think you'll find many disagree" I hate to inform you but you don't speak for us all.
Many does not equal all. Have you run out of negs yet?
Owned!
Hi unity. No agro at all. Just a case of differing opinions.
Seem like a bit of bullying to me because you don't agree its a bargain or is it because you did not post it?
Edit: or is it because I don't have an inverted avatar like the rest of the sheep on here?.
Let's keep this on-topic please.
Hi all, all i want is to post a special offer to serve the community. It is not my intention in ending up a situation like this. I wish the ozbargain community to be more friendly and supportive. Thanks for all the feedback. I learnt a lot in the past 10 minutes.
So you want to serve only 10 of our Ozbargain community?
OP. Business #101.
I have rewrote your post and feel free to use it in any future posts if you agree
I am a small business and because I walk, I can't travel far, so I decided to offer special rates to residents of Manningham Victoria.
$10 for the first half hour and $45 for each 30 minutes thereafter.
We will assess and let you know upfront our estimation on how long the fix will take and if we can't fix it, you only need to pay $X.There is a limit of 10 to this offer any more runs the risk ruining my small business, but we don't mind the exposure, feel free to contact me and we could work something out.
and the next time you want to renew your domain name, please sign up to a .com.au one. your current one looks very dodgy.
(OP feel free to change the numbers)
Thanks for the advise. I am very much appreciated. The abn is right at the top of the web banner. I knew it is not the best domain. i can not secure a good domain for seo purpose.
you probably need to know some friends or people who are in the seo buiness and know what they are doing.
a '.net' isn't something you want to have in the first place in your domain name unless you are building network infrastructures and providing them on a large scale.
another thing you could do on the next post is to run your ad by the mods first and they probably (I can't speak for them as I'm not a mod) are happy to help.
What BS? That was the initial purpose, a domain name can be anything that works for you…
https://domaintyper.com/top-websites/most-popular-websites-w…
There is no rule of thumb, .net is the second most used tld worldwide and most of them are not related to networking.
I agree that this company should have used a .com.au as it increases credibility for those who know that you need an ABN to register. He probably used a .net as it is normally cheaper.
err.. no. if you look at the purpose of those fqdns, they are in various forms of describing the 'network' of clusters they are used for.
if you ask me, does a computer shop that does general repairs fit under .net? I would say no, go for a .com instead. com.au is best because most people need an ABN to register the com.au (unlike .com/.net and other TLDs, you just need a credit card)
there is also the matter of repeating yourself in the domain using the words 'computerpc" which translates to 'computer personal computer', and added together with the nouns and location.
That unnecessarily long fqdn is what made me think it is dodgy.
just 5 mins of searching and i found wefixpc.com.au to be available.
would you agree if that's easier to remember? and melbourne.wefixpc.com.au is better as well?
"I have rewrote your post and feel free to use it in any future posts…"
Seriously? Your gesture was a nice one I suppose slowmo, but frankly, you do not write well enough to be rewriting anyone else's post.
Etc.
Also, I agree 100% with thesydnoob; your assertion about .net is rubbish.
OP, while slowmo's gesture was a kind one, I strongly advise you not to use what he/she has written, anywhere; it's riddled with errors.
well, feel free to correct and cross check posts to death. I'm not too concerned with people pointing out my English language errors. OP did say that English isn't his first language and I believe I am the only one (so far) who stepped out to try to help rewriting it without being condescending and perhaps justify why the 10 amount limit (which kicked off the spam/not-spam whinging in the few posts right after OPs).
what have you done so far is to target my post, have you actually wrote something constructive that the OP can use? instead of telling "oh don't believe in this rubbish" or "oh don't do this".
put your side of the argument out then. tell me why you think it's rubbish. how OP's current fqdn situation will work across media Ads over radio, and other forms.
What's your justification and constructive solution for OP then?
Obviously you think that your level of English is far more superior than mine, but did you help?
and obviously you think you know how fqdn does not affect businesses then like i said previously to the other poster, back up your claim.
do you understand why i said comments in ozb are becoming toxic? I dare say probably not.
Chuckle, I don't have the time to undertake that long list of tasks that you suggest I should slowmo; I have a family to feed. I was merely pointing out that you had wasted your own time, and that of the OP; in an effort to stop you doing it again in future.
Have a nice day.
I am not a prolific poster but I do love this site. There is a fine line sometimes between spam and a genuine deal. I think the beauty of ozbargain is the interaction between store reps and the community e.g. starjewels, meelectric, pc bytes are a few reps that come to mind. So this post on face value could be considered a deal or spam, but it does appear the Poster is making a genuine helpful effort and attempting to offer a service that is cheaper than elsewhere. This is mind perhaps we should give the benifit of the doubt and be welcoming, otherwise we risk other Reps not bothering to post. With the many Dick Smith and slight variations on variations of supermarket deals that are posted, perhaps one post by someone who does appear to be geniune is not such a big deal. (although consitency when applying the rules is also important).
i am starting to find that the comments are becoming toxic. Use of negative votes are now redundant since we have mods that deals with rogue posters with the report feature.
thanks for the encouragement
A downside would be needing to bring your computer to the site to be evaluated and possibly getting the $10 fix or leaving and having wasted your time…
Maybe you as a rep could give a few examples of what you think could be done in 30 mminutes. (Obviously there's a degree of difference and severity of the problem but a few examples wouldn't hurt).
Thanks for the advise. I am very much appreciated. I provide onsite service. no fix no fee. Yeah as you said I should give a few examples There are many jobs can be done in half hour. Removing pop up and malware, setting up new internet modem/printer usually take no more than 20 minutes.
to scan a PC for spayware/ malware will take more than 30 mins. You may able to replace a PSU, DVD or mobo under 30 mins.
Yes you are right. it some occasions it took up to 45 minutes. I use malwarebytes I can said average less than 30 minutes. While scanning I also check startup, dsiable add-on that causing pop up, checking suspected installed program etc. I do not expected ozbargain browser know me. But I have said this if it is just over 10 to 15 minutes I do not bother to charge. Most of the customers that called for help are retirees. Most of the customer are very nice. They offer me tea, coffee, etc. I love my job.
It's unfortunate for the OP/rep that most people here are quite tech savvy and deals like this was always going to get negged. If this was advertised in a major newspaper, it may well be well received by the less DIY masses.
i somewhat disagree…. nasty people are just nasty regardless on their knowledge and background.
and sometimes it's not just about the ozbargain readers themselves.
If I know a reliable friendly local business that I can recommend to my not so techie or time-poor relatives/friends, I would not hesitate to do so.
OP, I feel the majority of people who browse OzBargain know how to fix a computer themselves or at the very least know a friend who can. Your deal is probably better off advertised on a supermarket noticeboard or something like that.
If you haven't already OP, you may also wish to try placing an ad on gumtree.com.au; it's free for a basic ad.
That's good to know ozbargain browser know how to fix computer or at least know a friend who can. Thanks for the feedback. I work for geeks2u and geekmobile before. geeks2u has about 300 techs around australia and all are fully scheduled almost every day from Mon-Fri servicing ordinary household. geeks2u charge 148 an hour and geekmobile charge 99.00 per 45 minutes. Of course they have to charge a lot more because of spending a lot of money on marketing.
Starting a new business is not an easy task, if, if the OP has made any mistake, then will learn from that and will become better next time.
I think there is some quantifiable value, although there may be none for the majority of the audience on this website.
$10 for Anyone's work for 30 minutes is pretty cheap considering they are willing to travel to your location (which is limited for obvious reasons).
Yep it may well be a bargain to a very small, specific demographic.
"…a very small, specific demographic."
Hmmm. It's 115 square kilometres in area Poss, and contains about 120,000 people. Not exactly a country town?
Odd - well maybe not given the OzB demographic - that I have to explain things but for your benefit Gnarly here goes.
My comment was in regard to the size of the potential market on Ozbargain. Your comment however is simply wrong. Population and area don't equate to demographics. Not everyone in that area needs the service and only 10 of those who may be looking for it could actually avail themselves of it. That's a tiny demographic by any measure, unless a new definition of demographic has been invented.
Btw I wasn't knocking the offer I was simply qualifying my agreement with Koreainhyuk.
If they are travelling to your place for $10 that's bargain in my mind. I don't know any other repair guy who does that.
I really learnt a lot on my first post on ozbargain. I sincerely thanks again for all the comments.
Pay me $10 every half an hour, hardware cost on you. Better deal than this?
Thanks for the suggestion.
"Pay me $10 every half an hour, hardware cost on you. Better deal than this?"
At that kind of rate, if you had to travel even 15 minutes to and from each job, in effect you'd be working for a lower wage than the "fry-boy" at Maccas. AND you'd not be getting any super contribution, be covered by insurance etc.
Thanks for your advise. I worked in government agency for ten years and took a voluntary redundancy package at the end of last year. I was thinking of starting something. After doing some research I decided to go for the home pc repairs. To test it out I joined a few geeks and nerds onsite repairs company including geeekmolile, geeks2u, and pcdoctor. Just to pick geeks2u, they have 300 tech around Australia most of their daily schedule is full. It is a very high demand service. I understand that the rate is not sustainable. It is just for building up customer base and get referral.
No worries computePR, glad to hear about the decade in the govy job, as I assume it means you have a reasonable superannuation balance. It might be worth looking into making a few small super payments each year even if you're not formally employed, to maintain the 'life-insurance' that comes with super… I'm told that the super-linked life insurance is charged at way below the market rate, so if you have dependents it would be a shame to lose it.
To clarify my statement about hourly rates, I don't think "$10 every 1/2 hour" (suggested by jva above, not by you) is sustainable, but I do think your standard rate of $45 an hour is sustainable. Particularly if you keep you expenses low, by limiting the distance you are willing to drive to each job.
Ha Ha i fully aware of that. There is no business case at all. I just need to start somewhere to get my first batch of customers.
I'd have used this chap if I was in Melbourne. Good effort mate and good luck. Wont take you too long to build up a decent bunch of customers if if you continue to make an effort like this!
Thank you for the encouragement. I am very much appreciated I got 2 calls out of this. One of the jobs was fixing a printer. The job completed in 20 minutes. The customer give me $10.00 tips. The other jobs was removing Malware. It took me 45 minutes to complete the job. I told the customer $10.00 is OK but he insist to pay me $60.00. Well, I am happy because I make two friends in my neighborhood.
That's good to hear mate. These things start slowly, but actually word-of-mouth will be your best form of advertising in a business like this, in the long run… So with a bit of luck, your clientele will begin to grow from here.
Here where the scam begins.