How much should one charge?

[Tittles]

i would charge like 30-50 bucks cause of course best buy is a store soo that is gonna kinda be high

 

[dreamliner77]

Personally, I charge $22-27/hr. Depends on the mood i'm in. I know I should charge more, but the market I'm in is kinda inudated with small shops. And I end up doing way too much for free.

 

[Son Goku]

Haven't checked up on this too much. But in my current area of Albuquerque, NM, I was told by some friends I knew who ran a computer business that standard out here is about $65/hour if one comes to the shop, or $110/hour for a house call (plus the timer on house calls starts when leaving their driveway, not when they arrive).

The peeps in question were computer engineers (one got ahold of a business, and the other left Silicon Valley to come out and help a life long friend with her business) and they also did a lot of work as network consultants. Some of their clients were like a bank, UNMH (University of New Mexico Hospital), and when I was in there, there was a network admin working out a contract for several systems in his dept at Sandia National Labs, though...

If you don't have certain training/education, it would perhaps be prudent to charge a bit less then the average, for your area...at least until you establish a good, solid reputation in the community... A lot of it comes down to what people are willing to pay/aka supply and demand.

But, a friend, eh, just help him out I'd say... It might also help (if he's willing to learn) to teach him how to do it, for the next time around as well

 

[dreamliner77]

And I forgot to mention: Payment in beer is always good.

 

[Tittles]

yes beer... or pretty much any alcohol

 

[frogg_mann]

j79zlr,
Hey your price was not out of line. Not in my opinion.
frogg_mann

 

[frogg_mann]

hey is that coffee I smell?
r r r frogg_mann

 

[WolfShade]

But, a friend, eh, just help him out I'd say... It might also help (if he's willing to learn) to teach him how to do it, for the next time around as well

For friends I like to teach them things but most of the people I know shouldnt own a computer , you know the ones; you teach them the simplest of things and they have to phone you 5 times before they know it. I dont know how many times I have used XP's remote assistance to help someone. And as for a solid reputation well my name must be a good one at this point because I get phoned at work "non tech" for work or about work

 

[Son Goku]

Tell me about it. After I moved out to New Mexico, my father called me quite frequently (sometimes several times a week) for what would seem like the simplest things... He hasn't needed to call me so much for support as he used to though...

 

[tdinc]

look at these prices:


Best Buy – $60/hr

CompUSA – $99.97 (reformat reinstall) their solution for most problems

Geeks on Call - $99 to show up and if it can be fixed in 15 minutes or less, if it takes longer than 15 minutes it will range from $145-275 ($275 if they take your pc to their office and reformat and reinstall Windows).

Im not charging enough!

 

[Xie]

Im not charging enough!

I don't even charge