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Thoughts on Nerds on Site
- Thread starter trekky
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- Jul 31, 2004
What kind of reputable employer charges their employees to work for them?
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- Jun 12, 2010
I actually worked for the founders in 2000. They essentially are a franchise.
Think of it like this:
You are your own tech. BUT you get an established brand name.
You are required (or at least I was) to buy your own red beetle.
Since you are not just a paid employee, you are responsible for your own taxes.
The guys who started it are sincerely great people. They know their stuff. Personally I had issues with the business model and moved on.
Think of it like this:
You are your own tech. BUT you get an established brand name.
You are required (or at least I was) to buy your own red beetle.
Since you are not just a paid employee, you are responsible for your own taxes.
The guys who started it are sincerely great people. They know their stuff. Personally I had issues with the business model and moved on.
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OP
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- Oct 3, 2011
- Thread Starter
- #5
may i ask what?
like i said im looking into this for a job/business
also few things how much money did you make after they take what you owe out?
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2010
At the time, hourly rates here were about 80-100 bucks for residential calls.
I cannot recall the breakdown unfortunately. But it varied, based on things like if you had bought the beetle for example.
It was something like:
100 dollars for 1 hour
12% to Nerds On Site if you didn't have the beetle
8% if you did have the beetle
rest to you, from which you must set aside some for tax purposes etc..
If you are in a large city, where there are a ton of appointments to fill, you will make great money. That is, if you are decent at on-site troubleshooting also!
My issue was that why charge a customer 100 an hour, only to in the end after all your hard work, maybe see 60? Like I said the trade off is an established brand. It might be exactly what you are looking for!
*EDIT:
I could be waaaay off (in either direction) on those percentages. It would be best for you to ask them for that information.
I cannot recall the breakdown unfortunately. But it varied, based on things like if you had bought the beetle for example.
It was something like:
100 dollars for 1 hour
12% to Nerds On Site if you didn't have the beetle
8% if you did have the beetle
rest to you, from which you must set aside some for tax purposes etc..
If you are in a large city, where there are a ton of appointments to fill, you will make great money. That is, if you are decent at on-site troubleshooting also!
My issue was that why charge a customer 100 an hour, only to in the end after all your hard work, maybe see 60? Like I said the trade off is an established brand. It might be exactly what you are looking for!
*EDIT:
I could be waaaay off (in either direction) on those percentages. It would be best for you to ask them for that information.
OP
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2011
- Thread Starter
- #7
no problem the numbers are off but i mostly wonder if my $350 would be well spend or would i be better looking else where because $60 for 1hr of hard works is Great for me heck even $40 is pretty good as long as i can get maybe $400-700 a week of work i would be very happy cuase right now i make very little
