How much to Charge?

AphexDreamer · Feb 29, 2008

OK so I am installing a bran new MotherBoard, CPU, RAM and OS for a friend of mine, essentialy building his computer for him. I was wondering how much should I charge him and how I would charge him, by the hour or what??

I want it to be fair so I thought I would find out how much people on TPU have been making to do this kind of stuff. Thanks in advance.

Snipe343 · Feb 29, 2008

just charge like 5 or 10 bucks per unit of hardware you install, thats what i do anyway, it also depeneds if there installing the os and stuff( assuming they would need to)

tiys · Feb 29, 2008

15% of cost for everything + $7 a hour.

MKmods · Feb 29, 2008

I always do it for free for friends...
(probably I am always broke)

I usually charge depending on how much the customers have, poor people pay less and rich ones pay LOTS!

How much do you make per hour at your reg job?

KBD · Feb 29, 2008

Well, if this person was my good friend i would do it for free as favor, may be ask him to buy yu a six pack or something in return.

POGE · Feb 29, 2008

I usually do it for free for friends unless I'm selling them hardware, then I charge them for that of course.

accordpower99 · Feb 29, 2008

I have charged people $50 bucks to install everything, but if its a good friend 20 bucks and some beer! :toast:

erocker · Feb 29, 2008

Charge $75 an hour. Freinds and family are free of course.. unless you don't like them.

tiys · Feb 29, 2008

jeezus, thats a little high :laugh:

POGE · Feb 29, 2008

Make them sell you thier soul.

DanishDevil · Feb 29, 2008

You know the easiest way to charge him for the installation? And get something out of it? Charge him the parts :rockout:

erocker · Feb 29, 2008

tiys said:
jeezus, thats a little high

Not if done by a professional. They are at least $100 per hour. It's always better anyway to have a list of services and a corresponding charge up front.

AphexDreamer · Feb 29, 2008

I see thanks... Well I think I might do the 15 Percent of everything plus $8 an hour, were good friends and all but not that good. We basicly have classes together and hang out occasionaly.

He just knows I'm into computers fixing them and building them so he came to me. In fact I made him get a job lol, he saw my computer and told me that he was going to work until he got enough money to make one better then mine and told me to build it for him lol.

AphexDreamer · Feb 29, 2008

DanishDevil said:
You know the easiest way to charge him for the installation? And get something out of it? Charge him the parts

He paid for the parts himself already.

Snipe343 · Feb 29, 2008

that reminds me of when you ahve someone at BB install something, it took them like 45 minutes to install a hard drive and it costed like 60 dollors(not mine of course, people at BB dont know anything =P)

POGE · Feb 29, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
He paid for the parts himself already.

I think he means take the parts you replace with new ones as payment.

AphexDreamer · Feb 29, 2008

POGE said:
I think he means take the parts you replace with new ones as payment.

Nah he just gave me the money, I put it in my bank account and then I purchased them off of Newegg for him.... They came to day So I am looking to see how much to charge him for the labor. All and all whats a good amount to get from him to like clean up his computer and install everyting and do cable managment, I'm looking to do a really nice job, I love doing this stuff, its so fun.

DanishDevil · Feb 29, 2008

POGE said:
I think he means take the parts you replace with new ones as payment.

That's what I meant

MKmods · Feb 29, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
Nah he just gave me the money, I put it in my bank account and then I purchased them off of Newegg for him.... They came to day So I am looking to see how much to charge him for the labor. All and all whats a good amount to get from him to like clean up his computer and install everyting and do cable managment, I'm looking to do a really nice job, I love doing this stuff, its so fun.

I have spent the last few years doing it for fun and honestly I wish I had charged. If he is a good friend charge him $40..

Than after he leaves make a sign that says $75 per hour.... :toast:

Frogger · Feb 29, 2008

MKmods said:
I usually charge depending on how much the customers have, poor people pay less and rich ones pay LOTS! How much do you make per hour at your reg job?

your hourly wage at your reg job for your time ++ 15% of the parts cost for your knowhow

Frogger · Feb 29, 2008

MKmods said:
I have spent the last few years doing it for fun and honestly I wish I had charged. If he is a good friend charge him $40..

Than after he leaves make a sign that says $75 per hour....

AphexDreamer · Feb 29, 2008

Frogger said:
your hourly wage at your reg job for your time ++ 15% of the parts cost for your knowhow

I make $50 an Hour working with my Dad lol... I don't think I will charge him that much :laugh:

. But thanks for the suggestion.

Snipe343 · Feb 29, 2008

AphexDreamer said:
I make $50 an Hour working with my Dad lol... I don't think I will charge him that much . But thanks for the suggestion.

What do you do? or what does he do

AphexDreamer · Feb 29, 2008

MKmods said:
I have spent the last few years doing it for fun and honestly I wish I had charged. If he is a good friend charge him $40..

Than after he leaves make a sign that says $75 per hour....

Thats actually a great Idea, but I'm looking to get a tad bit more then $40 this run.

MKmods · Feb 29, 2008

its hard to charge a bunch if you havent mentioned cost up front. Can I come work for your Dad?

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