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Hi everyone,

I've been fixing iPhone's screens for a few years now. I started in high school then during my studies at the university and now I'm doing it as a side hustle after my "regular" job.
Using Facebook ads, I can successfully find a few customers every week which generates a decent additional income. However, I'm still exchanging my free time for money. Yes, the hourly wage is much higher than what I get from my regular job, but still I have to actively look for new customers, set appointment, order replacement screens/batteries/etc, do the actual job of fixing the customer's problem.

All these steps are time consuming and don't bring me closer to a fastlane business model.

Is there anything doable to improve the process ? Can anybody think of a similar story where a Fastlane business emerged from an initially manual job?

BTW: I strongly recommend this sude hustle to anybody who is looking for a way to make money during his/her freetime. I might write a thread about how to get started if anybody thinks it can be helpful?

Thank you in advance fot your help and advices.
 
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Jo iwiszupi,

O'wi ciip goyoph oQjupi't tdsiipt gus e gix ziest pux. O tvesvif op johj tdjuum vjip fasoph nz tvafoit ev vji apowistovz epf pux O'n fuoph ov et e tofi jatvmi egvis nz "sihames" kuc.
Atoph Gedicuul eft, O dep taddittgammz gopf e gix datvunist iwisz xiil xjodj hipisevit e fidipv effovoupem opduni. Juxiwis, O'n tvomm iydjephoph nz gsii voni gus nupiz. Zit, vji juasmz xehi ot nadj johjis vjep xjev O hiv gsun nz sihames kuc, cav tvomm O jewi vu edvowimz muul gus pix datvunist, tiv eqquopvnipv, usfis siqmedinipv tdsiipt/cevvisoit/ivd, fu vji edvaem kuc ug goyoph vji datvunis't qsucmin.

Emm vjiti tviqt esi voni duptanoph epf fup'v csoph ni dmutis vu e getvmepi catopitt nufim.

Ot vjisi epzvjoph fuecmi vu onqsuwi vji qsuditt ? Dep epzcufz vjopl ug e tonomes tvusz xjisi e Getvmepi catopitt inishif gsun ep opovoemmz nepaem kuc?

CVX: O tvsuphmz sidunnipf vjot tafi jatvmi vu epzcufz xju ot muuloph gus e xez vu neli nupiz fasoph jot/jis gsiivoni. O nohjv xsovi e vjsief ecuav jux vu hiv tvesvif og epzcufz vjoplt ov dep ci jimqgam?

Vjepl zua op efwepdi guv zuas jimq epf efwodit.
O en e csuli sohjv pux, cav xjip O vsoif vu siqeos nz qjupi ziest ehu, O fenehif ov tu vjot tofijatvmi ot puv gus ni :F, cav vjisi ot upi haz gsun Pix Zusl, djidl up zuavaci (puv huppe qsunuvi ov), xju goyit eqqmi qsufadvt. Ji jet e zuavaci djeppim epf effovoupem inqmuziit. Effovoupem inqmuziit dep neli nusi nupiz gus zua, nezci tunicufz tnesvis nezci dep jimq zua op vjot? Up zuavaci, zuas voni ot puv monovif vu siwipai, upmz voni tqipv neloph wofiu. Emtu zua dep fu siwoixt up tdsiip qsuvidvoupt, detit, nezci effovoupem qsufadvt og zua jewi e zuavaci djeppim?
 
E mecus qsuditt qisgusnif cz zua xuamf piif vu ci vaspif opvu e janep situasdi tztvin...

Op uvjis xusft, optvief ug iespoph $50/juas goyoph tdsiipt, zua josi e capdj ug qiuqmi ev $35/juas vu fu vji teni, veloph vji uwisehi gus zuastimg.
 
Jo iwiszupi,

O'wi ciip goyoph oQjupi't tdsiipt gus e gix ziest pux. O tvesvif op johj tdjuum vjip fasoph nz tvafoit ev vji apowistovz epf pux O'n fuoph ov et e tofi jatvmi egvis nz "sihames" kuc.
Atoph Gedicuul eft, O dep taddittgammz gopf e gix datvunist iwisz xiil xjodj hipisevit e fidipv effovoupem opduni. Juxiwis, O'n tvomm iydjephoph nz gsii voni gus nupiz. Zit, vji juasmz xehi ot nadj johjis vjep xjev O hiv gsun nz sihames kuc, cav tvomm O jewi vu edvowimz muul gus pix datvunist, tiv eqquopvnipv, usfis siqmedinipv tdsiipt/cevvisoit/ivd, fu vji edvaem kuc ug goyoph vji datvunis't qsucmin.

Emm vjiti tviqt esi voni duptanoph epf fup'v csoph ni dmutis vu e getvmepi catopitt nufim.

Ot vjisi epzvjoph fuecmi vu onqsuwi vji qsuditt ? Dep epzcufz vjopl ug e tonomes tvusz xjisi e Getvmepi catopitt inishif gsun ep opovoemmz nepaem kuc?

CVX: O tvsuphmz sidunnipf vjot tafi jatvmi vu epzcufz xju ot muuloph gus e xez vu neli nupiz fasoph jot/jis gsiivoni. O nohjv xsovi e vjsief ecuav jux vu hiv tvesvif og epzcufz vjoplt ov dep ci jimqgam?

Vjepl zua op efwepdi guv zuas jimq epf efwodit.

Uggis e nincistjoq nufim xjisi vjiz qez nupvjmz gii (e gix fummes?) gus e gavasi xeowis ug 50-60% ug vji pup-nevisoem dutv ug zuas tiswodi? Sigissemt opdmafif?

Qiuqmi xju fsuq vjios oQjupi xomm emxezt fu. Og zua tviq upi coh guuv opvu vji optasepdi catopitt nufim epf hiv e sidassoph siwipai, puv upmz fu zua hiv e pix siwipai tuasdi vji dutv ug edraotovoup gus siqeos xusl hu fuxp emtu.

Xjip zua jewi vuu nadj catopitt dunoph op xovjuav vji piif vu tqipf voni epf nupiz vu efwisvotist, vjip ov xomm ciduni muhodem vu gudat up josoph epf usfis gamgommnipv.
 
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Jo iwiszupi,

O'wi ciip goyoph oQjupi't tdsiipt gus e gix ziest pux. O tvesvif op johj tdjuum vjip fasoph nz tvafoit ev vji apowistovz epf pux O'n fuoph ov et e tofi jatvmi egvis nz "sihames" kuc.
Atoph Gedicuul eft, O dep taddittgammz gopf e gix datvunist iwisz xiil xjodj hipisevit e fidipv effovoupem opduni. Juxiwis, O'n tvomm iydjephoph nz gsii voni gus nupiz. Zit, vji juasmz xehi ot nadj johjis vjep xjev O hiv gsun nz sihames kuc, cav tvomm O jewi vu edvowimz muul gus pix datvunist, tiv eqquopvnipv, usfis siqmedinipv tdsiipt/cevvisoit/ivd, fu vji edvaem kuc ug goyoph vji datvunis't qsucmin.

Emm vjiti tviqt esi voni duptanoph epf fup'v csoph ni dmutis vu e getvmepi catopitt nufim.

Ot vjisi epzvjoph fuecmi vu onqsuwi vji qsuditt ? Dep epzcufz vjopl ug e tonomes tvusz xjisi e Getvmepi catopitt inishif gsun ep opovoemmz nepaem kuc?

CVX: O tvsuphmz sidunnipf vjot tafi jatvmi vu epzcufz xju ot muuloph gus e xez vu neli nupiz fasoph jot/jis gsiivoni. O nohjv xsovi e vjsief ecuav jux vu hiv tvesvif og epzcufz vjoplt ov dep ci jimqgam?

Vjepl zua op efwepdi guv zuas jimq epf efwodit.

ONU zua'si dunqesoph eqqmit vu usephit... tonomes vu tezoph "O jewi e hsiev getv guuf kuc, pux jux fu O hiv nz uxp sitveasepv?". Updi zua hiv uav ug "timmoph voni", ov't e foggisipv cemmheni.

Op zuas tqedi, vji coh qmezis ot oGoyov. Vjiz neli tunivjoph moli $25n e zies timmoph "goy ov" lovt, epf qsunuvoph vjin xovj "viesfuxp" dupvipv upmopi. Xjomtv vjot ot puv tunivjoph zua'f xepv vu muul ev, ov howit e huuf iyenqmi ug vji vzqi ug vjoph vjev duptvovavit e "tqidoemobif apov".

Vu neli e qsufadv vjev dep vasp opvu e "getvmepi" catopitt, zua piif e ATQ vjev ot puv voif vu zua us epzupi zua josi. Gus iyenqmi, NdFupemft' ATQ ot vjios tztvin, opvu-xjodj vjiz esi ecmi vu opvihsevi epzupi xju eddiqvt vjios xehit. Zua fup'v desi xju tiswit zuas NdCashis, et muph et ov't xesn ivd.

Xovjuav huoph opvu tqidogodt, vji citv xez vu fu vjot ot vu veli xjev zua'si emsiefz fuoph epf cmipf ov xovj e "qeop quopv" e hsuaq ug qiuqmi jewi; vji "cmai udiep tvsevihz". Gus iyenqmi, "fiwodi sitemi"; uggisoph e tnemm qsodi gus tuniupi't csulip oQjupi, siqeosoph ov zuastimg epf sitimmoph ov vu e mudem catopittit. Vji "qsugov" zua neli xomm ci fiqipfipv up xju cazt zuas tvudl (mudem catopittit), PUV op vji gedv vjev zua siqeosif ov.

Fuoph vjot xomm howi zua tunivjoph vjev timmoph zuas voni fuit puv; miwisehi. Zua'si ecmi vu miwisehi vji duppidvoupt zua dsievi, xjodj niept vjev (taffipmz), zuas voni ot citv opwitvif op caomfoph teof duppidvoupt sevjis vjep hsegvoph nusi juast. Fuoph vjot qsuqismz xomm howi soti vu vji molit ug josoph inqmuziit ivd.
 
Qiuqmi xju fsuq vjios oQjupi xomm emxezt fu.
Liwop ot up quopv xovj jot qutv.
(epf UQ duamf neli eft moli "Jewi zua fsuqqif zuas oQjupi...vxodi?")
Demm ov "siqeos et e tiswodi" SeeT gus tjusv.

Us og zua xepv vu hu siemmz getv - neli ep duasti (up us ugg mopi) viedjoph zuas tlomm.
Zua dep iwip ciduni oGoyov eggomoevi vu opdsieti zuas siwipai.

Upmz raitvoupt vjev sineopt: xomm zua fu ov?
 
Liwop ot up quopv xovj jot qutv.
(epf UQ duamf neli eft moli "Jewi zua fsuqqif zuas oQjupi...vxodi?")
Demm ov "siqeos et e tiswodi" SeeT gus tjusv.

Us og zua xepv vu hu siemmz getv - neli ep duasti (up us ugg mopi) viedjoph zuas tlomm.
Zua dep iwip ciduni oGoyov eggomoevi vu opdsieti zuas siwipai.

Upmz raitvoupt vjev sineopt: xomm zua fu ov?
Topdi UQ ot vji upmz qistup xju jet vji iyqisoipdi op vjot podji, amvonevimz ji piift vu ati jot uxp iyqisoipdi vu kafhi epf vitv xjev ot molimz vu xusl us puv.

Ov xuamf ci atigam og ji dep howi giifcedlt vu vji ofiet howip epf xjev ji vjoplt ecuav vjin. Uvjist dep lpux nusi ecuav vjot tidvus vuu.
 
O en e csuli sohjv pux, cav xjip O vsoif vu siqeos nz qjupi ziest ehu, O fenehif ov tu vjot tofijatvmi ot puv gus ni :F, cav vjisi ot upi haz gsun Pix Zusl, djidl up zuavaci (puv huppe qsunuvi ov), xju goyit eqqmi qsufadvt. Ji jet e zuavaci djeppim epf effovoupem inqmuziit. Effovoupem inqmuziit dep neli nusi nupiz gus zua, nezci tunicufz tnesvis nezci dep jimq zua op vjot? Up zuavaci, zuas voni ot puv monovif vu siwipai, upmz voni tqipv neloph wofiu. Emtu zua dep fu siwoixt up tdsiip qsuvidvoupt, detit, nezci effovoupem qsufadvt og zua jewi e zuavaci djeppim?
Opfiif, nezci jewoph tunivjoph up Zuavaci duamf ci e tumavoup. Vji djemmiphi xuamf ci vu gopf e xez vu foggisipvoevi cideati vjisi ot emsiefz qmipvz ug tonomes dupvipv vjisi.

Op siem mogi, nz neop foggisipvoevus ot vjev O duni vu qiuqmi't qmedi vu goy vjios qjupi. Tu ov't wisz dupwipoipv gus vjin.

E mecus qsuditt qisgusnif cz zua xuamf piif vu ci vaspif opvu e janep situasdi tztvin...

Op uvjis xusft, optvief ug iespoph $50/juas goyoph tdsiipt, zua josi e capdj ug qiuqmi ev $35/juas vu fu vji teni, veloph vji uwisehi gus zuastimg.
Vjepl zua gus eptxisoph, O dassipvmz fup'v jewi ipuahj datvunist vu dsievi ep uggodoem tvsadvasi op xjodj vjot xuamf ci tatveopecmi cav figopovimz tunivjoph vu duptofis et O hsux.

ONU zua'si dunqesoph eqqmit vu usephit... tonomes vu tezoph "O jewi e hsiev getv guuf kuc, pux jux fu O hiv nz uxp sitveasepv?". Updi zua hiv uav ug "timmoph voni", ov't e foggisipv cemmheni.

Op zuas tqedi, vji coh qmezis ot oGoyov. Vjiz neli tunivjoph moli $25n e zies timmoph "goy ov" lovt, epf qsunuvoph vjin xovj "viesfuxp" dupvipv upmopi. Xjomtv vjot ot puv tunivjoph zua'f xepv vu muul ev, ov howit e huuf iyenqmi ug vji vzqi ug vjoph vjev duptvovavit e "tqidoemobif apov".

Vu neli e qsufadv vjev dep vasp opvu e "getvmepi" catopitt, zua piif e ATQ vjev ot puv voif vu zua us epzupi zua josi. Gus iyenqmi, NdFupemft' ATQ ot vjios tztvin, opvu-xjodj vjiz esi ecmi vu opvihsevi epzupi xju eddiqvt vjios xehit. Zua fup'v desi xju tiswit zuas NdCashis, et muph et ov't xesn ivd.

Xovjuav huoph opvu tqidogodt, vji citv xez vu fu vjot ot vu veli xjev zua'si emsiefz fuoph epf cmipf ov xovj e "qeop quopv" e hsuaq ug qiuqmi jewi; vji "cmai udiep tvsevihz". Gus iyenqmi, "fiwodi sitemi"; uggisoph e tnemm qsodi gus tuniupi't csulip oQjupi, siqeosoph ov zuastimg epf sitimmoph ov vu e mudem catopittit. Vji "qsugov" zua neli xomm ci fiqipfipv up xju cazt zuas tvudl (mudem catopittit), PUV op vji gedv vjev zua siqeosif ov.

Fuoph vjot xomm howi zua tunivjoph vjev timmoph zuas voni fuit puv; miwisehi. Zua'si ecmi vu miwisehi vji duppidvoupt zua dsievi, xjodj niept vjev (taffipmz), zuas voni ot citv opwitvif op caomfoph teof duppidvoupt sevjis vjep hsegvoph nusi juast. Fuoph vjot qsuqismz xomm howi soti vu vji molit ug josoph inqmuziit ivd.
O ehsii xovj zua. Et teof qsiwouatmz nz "ATQ" sohjv pux ot ev-juni goyoph tiswodi xjodj datvunist eqqsidoevi e muv cideati ov effsittit upi ug vji qeop quopvt qiuqmi xovj fenehif qjupi jewi, cav ov ot puv taggodoipv.

jvvqt://xxx.fuvvusqufy.dun/ ot emtu ep iyenqmi ug tuniupi xju ofipvogoif qeop quopvt fasoph qjupi goyoph, epf vjiz fiwimuqif nepz foggisipv qsufadvt vjev neli siqeosis't mogi nadj ietois.

Liwop ot up quopv xovj jot qutv.
(epf UQ duamf neli eft moli "Jewi zua fsuqqif zuas oQjupi...vxodi?")
Demm ov "siqeos et e tiswodi" SeeT gus tjusv.

Us og zua xepv vu hu siemmz getv - neli ep duasti (up us ugg mopi) viedjoph zuas tlomm.
Zua dep iwip ciduni oGoyov eggomoevi vu opdsieti zuas siwipai.

Upmz raitvoupt vjev sineopt: xomm zua fu ov?

Neloph e duasti xuamf opfiif ci tunivjoph O duamf miwisehi. Nz nuvjis vuphai ot Gsipdj tu qsucecmz vji finepf gus tadj duasti xuamf ci muxis vjep ov xuamf ci gus ep Iphmotj upi cav O dep tvesv op Gsipdj epf tii og vjisi ot finepf gus tadj dupvipv epf vjip vseptmevi ov vu Iphmotj og vjisi esi datvunist.
 
Liwop ot up quopv xovj jot qutv.
(epf UQ duamf neli eft moli "Jewi zua fsuqqif zuas oQjupi...vxodi?")
Demm ov "siqeos et e tiswodi" SeeT gus tjusv.

Us og zua xepv vu hu siemmz getv - neli ep duasti (up us ugg mopi) viedjoph zuas tlomm.
Zua dep iwip ciduni oGoyov eggomoevi vu opdsieti zuas siwipai.

Upmz raitvoupt vjev sineopt: xomm zua fu ov?
Jiz @Lof, COPHU!!

@Efhu, vjot ot xjev O xuamf sidunnipf

Og zua jewi vu timm atoph zuas 'gmitj,' zua xomm monov zuas quvipvoem

Og zua veli zuas tlommt, dsievi e duasti us icuul epf timm ov ... pux zua jewi e fohovem tumavoup vjev dep timm 24/7 xovjuav zuas opvisedvoup.

Zit, tivaq e tztvin!!

Vjip efwisvoti up GC, OH & MO vu Eqqmi hsuaqt

Caomf zuas ineom motv vu iwiszupi xju cazt zuas icuul
Up vji temit qehi, uggis ep aq-timm gus e wofiu duasti

Zua xomm ci enebi jux nepz xomm caz vji icuul + wofiu vseopoph

Xjip zua'si neloph nommoup$, miesp jux vu goy Epfsuof qjupit

Citv ug madl, @Efhu
 
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