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Computer Repair Business Forms That Every Small IT Business Needs

Are you using computer repair business forms to help you run your company?

If not, you need to stop re-inventing the wheel for every customer's whim ... and start working more efficiently.  This way you can focus on building long-term relationships and getting repeat business.

Many new computer repair entrepreneurs are so excited to get up and running that they don't develop streamlined documents for working with customers and clients.   Then, when business picks up, they realize there really isn't time in the day to start from scratch every time a new customer comes in the door.  It's really important to your company's future to plan and customize  computer repair business forms, so you can better organize the work you do.  This way, you'll be able to respond quickly and efficiently to client needs as your business grows and changes.

At the minimum, you'll need 3 important computer repair business forms if you want to attract long-term small business clients.

  1. Rate Card Template. Developing a very clear and concise rate card should be one of your main priorities as you start your computer repair company.  If you want to attract long-term clients and move beyond the short-term payout of one-shot deal customers, make sure you aim to have a roster full of clients on annual service/repair agreements.  In order to attract these types of clients, make sure your  rate card template stresses the EXTREME difference between annual service agreement rates and regular, "pay-as-you-go" rates.  Make sure your rate card focuses on the benefits you provide to your long-term clients such as prioritized response time, emergency service, monthly planning sessions, etc. at no extra cost.   A properly-designed rate card accomplishes a variety of goals, sets the tone for your level of professionalism, fully discloses and clearly communicates your fees, ensures that you are fairly compensated for after-hours and emergency repair services, allows you to bill more for highly-skilled work, and reinforces the value proposition of your long-term, annual repair agreement.
  2. Annual Service Agreement Template. Many technology repair professionals don't realize how crucial it is to base their businesses on serving long-term clients.  When you have a roster of clients that have agreed to entrust you with their on-going maintenance needs, you get steady, predictable revenue and give your clients the benefit of knowing they have someone there on a weekly, monthly and annual basis to take care of their complex technology needs.  Service agreements provide the foundation to develop long-term mutually-beneficial relationships, so you know where your next billable project is coming from at all times.   This way, you can plan your growth and stop scrambling to find the next short-term customer.  So, you really need to include an annual service agreement template in your list of computer repair business forms.
  3. Change Order Form. Even with the most thorough up-front needs analysis and project planning, your clients will inevitably come up with additional work items once a major project is underway.  These "oh, by the way" types of items are why you need a change order form.  You may not think so at first, but change orders can make or break a project.  And the "make" or "break" really depends on how well you are able to handle the requests.  At a bare minimum, change orders require anywhere from minor to major revisions to any time and materials budgets in initial proposals and price quotes.  Change orders also can monumentally impact projected milestones and estimated completion dates.  In order to protect you and your clients, and manage their expectations, you need to establish from the outset how you and your clients will deal with change order requests.  Change order forms can also help you discourage clients from making little changes on a regular basis; they will have to think before they act and ask themselves, "Is the desired change really worth the cost of the change order?"

In this article, we talked about 3 important forms every PC repair company needs to help efficiently and profitably run a business and build more long-term client relationships.  Learn more about how to use computer repair business forms to attract steady, high-paying clients now at http://www.ComputerRepairBusinessForms.com

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Joshua Feinberg

Joshua Feinberg is the author and editorial director of the Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course, which helps computer consultants, VARs, integrators, solution providers, and managed services providers get more of the best, steady, high-paying small business (SMB) clients.

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