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A large reason Yelp! sucks, IMO, is that people are often rating products or services from an ignorant point of view. Take this example below. I'm fairly certain the person writing this has no experience in this industry. So they have no idea that the best cellphone motherboard component level repair shops in New York […]

Sometimes I go out and read questions that other people are asking about our business online. Sometimes, I'll even answer them. I felt this deserved its own blog entry. The question was posted on the  facebook page of another company by a small repair business owner - what to do during the slow season? Here […]

Like problems in life, you have to deal with your actual problem - not the problem you think you have. Here's why I'm not much of a fan of people with self prescribed solutions to non-existant problems.  

I fucked up this Nexus 7 that I just bought. Dropped it into a sink full of water. No more power button. 🙁 I was dreading opening this. I don't have a Hakko at home, any prytools.. but wait. This ISN'T some overpriced, nonsensically put together Apple piece of crap! There may be ANOTHER WAY. […]

One aspect of our business that I take some pride in is the lack of paid reviews. From start to finish, we've never paid for a review. Whatever you read about us online, good, bad, or very bad - it's all unbiased from people we've REALLY helped [ or really pissed off 🙂 ] It […]

  Oftentimes technicians do lie to customers. In part 1 of this important series, we explore a great reason technicians lie. Allow me to explain.   Consumers are often more than happy to pay $20, $50, $150, or $250 to have their problem fixed. They are not happy once they know how their problem was […]

Nothing is more pathetic than a man who speaks differently to men then to women. Men who pump themselves up by beating down on who they perceive as weaker. Someone calls and doesn't like the price of something and calls the receptionist a bitch. The male technciian calls him back very politely to discuss this […]

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  Today I'd like to talk about how to set labor rates.   This sees to be incredibly polarized – older technicians often do not mind charging whatever they can get, whereas younger technicians price jobs based on how easy the job is to them. I will have to plead guilty to the former for […]