Market Research

[Big Dog]

So I just been made redundant for a second time in 10 months (not upset or worried... yet). Not sure I want to work for someone else again, if work is so insecure I might as well work for self because that job security is only an illusion anyway. Would do so though if the opportunity is right but that brings me to my question for today...

How much would you pay to have someone come to your home or place of business and clean your pc? Inside and out.

We all know that P.C's run slower when hot. Well they get real hot when dusty.

Plastics get sticky and become the harbinger of disease if not cleaned regularly.

[The Pastor]

dont think i'd pay anyone to do such a simple and unskilled job.

[Disco Dan]

Getting the customer base would be easy compared to convincing average joe pillock their computer was dirty INSIDE.

I can imagine the flyers you would hand out - they would have to include a 20 page 'blurb' on how, why and include diagrams and pointy arrows.

No offence BD, but that seems a little tooo specialized a job to go at it alone. Perhaps as part of a general system clean up (software) or as a matter of course during an upgrade.

[mynameis]

Pisstake right.

[Sidewinder]

and wouldnt everyone in this jew world pick the lowest price, why pay more if ya dont have to!

[ManDownUnder]

Big Dog - I think you're asking the wrong crowd.. so anything you get from here's going to be pretty negative/useless and KBers tend to be DIYers anyway so it's not a fair result

I'd suggest you print off some fliers, drop them around the high charge rate professionals that rely on computers (Lawyers, Accountants etc). Maybe do one for free, make sure it's a server and show them what came out of it and help them understand the impacts. Suggestions like not leaving the PC running on the carpet etc will be good too - clean them now and prevent the problem from recurring.

Determine your rate based on time taken and a professional charge rate ($120/hour and it takes 20 mins so... $40/machine?).

Just my opinion

[Zuki lover]

If economy is that tight, cleaning out their computer is the last thing they will spend dollars on - but hey, good kiwi ingenuity

[p.dath]

Even at $50, there is no way you could drive to a premise, clean the machine, drive back home again, and hope to make any kind of reasonable profit.

I also wouldn't make the claim to people that cleaning their computer might make it faster. You would have trouble sunstaniating that one should an end user talk you tot he disputes tribunal.

[Headbanger]

Its been done, Their are professional PC cleaners at work in NZ, Though you need to charge per machine, and target the large companies, Ones with large numbers of PC's.

And your angle has to be germs on the Keyboard/mouse, early failure of hardware, and dirty screens causing discomfort and affecting productivity.