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		<title>Computer Repair: How much should I charge?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Also, if you don`t want to compe]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Also, if you don`t want to compete on pricing charge the same (or a little higher) than your competition, and provide some value-added services. (e.g. "Data Assurance", you guaruntee that the client`s data files will be recovered.)Pricing would als]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I second the advice offered by t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I second the advice offered by tikki50 regarding flat rates. Customers love them because they know exactly what they will be paying for any specific task.
In the long run, you will also be better off with flat rates because you will earn more mo]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
I`m looking for input on what ]]></title>
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I`m looking for input on what other computer repair businesses are charging. I currently charge $45 per hour for in shop repair and $65 per hour for service calls.
I live in an area with a population of 7000 and there a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[yep I would spend some time and ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[yep I would spend some time and review my competition, size them, see how they operate. Find there flaws, improve on the business model. One thing I`m surprised the computer industry hasn`t done yet is to create a cost list based on the problem.&nbsp; L]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[What do the 3 others charge?That]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[What do the 3 others charge?That would be my starting point.
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				<title><![CDATA[sorry about the double post.. th]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[sorry about the double post.. the website had an error]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`m looking for input on what ot]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`m looking for input on what other computer repair businesses are charging. I currently charge $45 per hour for in shop repair and $65 per hour for service calls.
I live in an area with a population of 7000 and there are about 3 other competiti]]></description>
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