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the customer. Stick to the timeline. If you finish more quickly, great! People

love a job that goes faster than predicted. If you’re moving past the predicted

time frame, contact the customer and tell him or her as soon as possible. Let

him or her know what’s happened, explain why you need more time, and give

the customer a new time frame. The biggest secret here is to keep in

communication with the customer on any change in status. People understand

delays—they take place in our lives daily. People resent not knowing why a

delay is occurring, especially when a precious computer is at stake.

Options

Many times with a computer issue, you can fix the problem and avoid a

similar problem in the future in several ways. These options boil down to

money. If applicable, offer different repair/replacement options and let the

customer decide which route to take.

Route A might replace a faulty component with an upgraded component

and a backup in case the new component fails in the future. Route B might

replace the faulty device with an upgraded device. Route C might do an even

device swap. Provide options and let the customer decide.

Documentation

At the completion of work, provide proper documentation of the services

provided. Describe the problem, including the time and day you started work,

the solution (again including the time and day the work ended), the number

of hours you worked, and a list of all parts you replaced. If the customer

owns the replaced parts, offer them to the customer (this is especially true if

you replace any storage media). This documentation may or may not include

your charges.

Follow-up

Follow up with a customer/user at a later date to verify satisfaction. This can

be simple follow-up, usually just a phone call, to confirm that the customer is

happy with your work. This gives the customer a chance to detail any special

issues that may have arisen, and it also adds that final extra touch that ensures

he or she will call you again when encountering a technical problem.

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