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KynloStephen66515:
I have decided to get back into business, and I am hoping to do this via funding through my IndieGoGo project.  IndieGoGo is a great alternative to Kickstarter for people who do not live in the USA.  It also allows people to fund small business ideas.

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Short Summary

In this economy, we understand that upgrading your computer is difficult, as finding the funds to pay retail prices, is close to impossible for most people.  We understand this, and are able to setup a Discount Computer Store, allowing people in our area (And online once we open)
What We Need & What You Get

We need to raise $5000 in order to buy our stock and pay for the lease on a retail outlet. Those who contribute will get a discount via our online store (For Life!) and anybody who lives close enough can pop in, and receive the same benefits!

What Else?

 Well...We understand that sometimes, people simply cannot afford to own a PC, or getting a basic repair done...This is why we are going to be running a "No Fix, No Fee" service, so if we cannot fix your machine, we won't charge you for the time it took us to find out.

We also want to help our local community, so when we get hardware we don't need, or could be useful to somebody, we will provide them to local organizations that help people who have nothing!

We Love Our Community!

We love our local community, which is why, every few months, we will be GIVING AWAY FREE STUFF to people who truly deserve it! 

If we reach enough funding (Enough for the property we know has enough room), we will also be providing on-site computer training with free introductory courses and programming lessons!

Free Wi-Fi will be also available during our opening hours!
Help us fulfill our dream by contributing today!

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I have plenty of perks available for people to claim! :D

http://www.indiegogo.com/lbpcs

Any comments or contributions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

justice:
Good luck :)

TaoPhoenix:
Stephen, did you pick the "ad copy" for the perks, or is that standard from Indiegogo? "Free Gift", "Free gift of a higher value", and "Amazing gift"? What are those?

And what are the specs and prices of a "Low Budget PC"? See my adventures with Linux vs Drivers over on the other thread. Turns out, some of the specs of that box were on the casing doubling as sales copy.

Survey says:
AMD Sempron 3400+
NVidia GeForce 6150 LE
512 Megs Ram
120 GB HD
2007 price about $350 with sales floor discounts from Best Buy.

Business plan wise I'd love to know what you will be able to do that Best Buy/your big chain can't.

mouser:
Leaving aside specifics -- I wish you well and I hope more members of DonationCoder experiment with these kinds of funding sources.

tomos:
Yeah, best of luck Stephen!

I had similar queries to TaoP. I reckon it will be hard to compete with online or big-store offers. OTOH, these days I'd prefer to buy from a local small supplier, even if it meant paying a little more.

And lately I had the frustration of spending a lot of time and also some money trying (without success) to find the problem with a machine. So your no fix no charge offer sounds good.

Re the gifts, I prefer the Kickstarter approach where you get something physical & known for your money. Could you give a voucher towards a machine? or towards hardware; or repairs. A lot of that would probably never be cashed in. Redeemable in 6 months, to give you a bit of time to get off the ground. Just thinking off the top of my head here.


PS it would be good to put some info in the about me link.

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