Computer Buddy
You might as well sign up for every free course going – ask at your local library. You will learn a lot, but some of it will be lessons in ‘not quite what you want’ on a machine that is not quite like your own - and the teacher is never there when something goes wrong at home.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could call someone up who would just talk you through the problem, solve it and set you on your way? Maybe they could pop over and sort it out personally and show you on your own machine.
This is what I would call a ‘Computer Buddy’. For a small fee I will be available on the end of the phone and/or to occasionally visit to handle any problems you may encounter.
Just call to sort out problems over the phone
I have been test-driving this concept on my father ever since he bought a computer about fifteen years ago. He lives about a hundred miles away and so most of it is done on the phone.
He probably calls me once or twice a month and from time to time I go over there and take him through one thing or another. Typically the phone will go and he will start the conversation with “This bloody computer…” Then we will talk through and solve things like:
- Internet connections
- Is his ISP ripping him off
- Extracting his address book onto stickers for Christmas Cards
- Getting his iPhone to work on holiday but not cost him a fortune in roaming charges
- Problems with his router
- Getting his email to work
- Stopping Spam
- Getting online services to work
- Digital photography
- Putting pictures on the web
- Editing video
- Lots of other things
Call me on 07017 343434 and I can talk you through how I might be able to help you as a computer buddy.
I would ask for a £25 per month retainer for providing a seven days per week, 52 weeks per year service. The service allows for as many as one home visits per month and five calls per week. You can arrange payment for this through a credit or debit card by using the button below (not the one on the right hand side of the screen)
