From: tim on
On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:41:53 -0500, LouB <Lou(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>>
>> You won't be doing it very long at $25/hr.
>>
>>
>In some places that is the going rate.

Hah! I've seen guys here charging $60 an hour. And they've been doing
it for years. I'd feel guilty charging that much.

tim
From: Craig on
On 03/06/2010 06:00 AM, Kurt ScrewuDato wrote:
> If I werer you..

Oooh! Puppets!

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-Craig
From: Mr Pounder on

"Elmo" <dcdraftworks(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking of starting a business installing legitimate for-personal-use
> freeware for a fee - is that legal to charge a fee to install freeware?
>
> What I'm thinking is visiting a client and charging maybe $25 an hour to
> set up their computer for whatever they need.
>
> For example, if they need a photo editor, I'll put Irfanview & Fastone.
> If they need encryption, I'll install PGP Desktop.
> If they need a PDF creator, I'll install CutePDF.
> And so on.
>
> In addition, I'll teach them how to use the software as part of the hourly
> fee. I'm thinking it would take two to three hours to set them up if I
> keep
> the software on a flash drive.
>
> Any ideas on the feasiblity of charging to install freeware?

Did you really need to ask this question?
If so, you should not be doing what you are thinking of doing.
And I am the Homer Simpson of computers.

Mr Pounder
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