I should also clarify that I live in Upstate New York and not NYC. $20 does seem too cheap. The local computer store charge a $40 minimum bench charge plus an additional hourly rate. It would typically end up $100 to remove virus and spyware. and do some other tinkering.
Maybe $40 would be more appropriate. There's just something about that $50 mark that seems like you should have a real storefront. But I fix computers for a school district, so I'm not used to having to charge people for my time.
For neighbors and coworkers, I typically charge a flat $20 total if they bring the machine to my house. I can throw on a spyware removal tool and go do something else and come back. I'm not getting rich from this, but it keeps people from expecting everything for free. I don't mind reformatting and reinstalling everything, since it saves me from another Sienfeld re-run anyways.
When I was taking Biology in my Upstate New york High School, my teacher expalined there was an alternate theory called "poofism". He explained that some people believe that everything was made by an all-powerfull being that "poof!" created man and "poof!" created animals and.. you get the idea.
Is that why I have a "Darwin" fish on my car these days?
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I should also clarify that I live in Upstate New York and not NYC. $20 does seem too cheap. The local computer store charge a $40 minimum bench charge plus an additional hourly rate. It would typically end up $100 to remove virus and spyware. and do some other tinkering. Maybe $40 would be more appropriate. There's just something about that $50 mark that seems like you should have a real storefront. But I fix computers for a school district, so I'm not used to having to charge people for my time.
For neighbors and coworkers, I typically charge a flat $20 total if they bring the machine to my house. I can throw on a spyware removal tool and go do something else and come back. I'm not getting rich from this, but it keeps people from expecting everything for free. I don't mind reformatting and reinstalling everything, since it saves me from another Sienfeld re-run anyways.
When I was taking Biology in my Upstate New york High School, my teacher expalined there was an alternate theory called "poofism". He explained that some people believe that everything was made by an all-powerfull being that "poof!" created man and "poof!" created animals and.. you get the idea. Is that why I have a "Darwin" fish on my car these days?