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💼 Our Time, Billing and Service Structure

At IT NEAR U, we’re IT consultants, not tradespeople charging flat fees. Our labour and pricing rates are based on actual time spent helping you, whether on-site, remotely, or working on a specific project.

We aim to keep things simple, fair, and transparent.

  • We charge for time spent. You are paying for expertise and time, not guaranteed outcomes
  • We provide solutions and recommendations, but the decision to proceed is always yours
  • We charge for the actual time worked, not padded fees or vague estimates
  • Some issues may require hardware upgrades or workflow changes, which we’ll always discuss with you beforehand

Comment from a Client

“I got so tired of hiring some young geek with six months experience to save a few bucks per hour,
but then they took TWICE as long to solve our problem… and then, it’s a different guy every time!”

Trust the real, experienced, career IT Consultants at IT NEAR U.

🕒 How Time is Billed

If a call-out lasts 15 minutes or more, we bill a Travel Fee PLUS a minimum of one hour. After the first hour, any additional time is billed in 15-minute increments, so you only pay for the time we actually spend helping you.

For quick call-outs under 15 minutes, we offer a flat rate of $149, with no travel fee.

🚗 Why We Charge a $29 Travel, Fuel and Wear Fee

We charge a modest $29 fee to help cover:

  • Travel time
  • Fuel
  • Wear and tear on our vehicles
  • Administrative, Scheduling and logistics costs

Rather than burying this cost in higher hourly rates (as some larger “Geek-style” mobile support companies often do), we prefer to keep it transparent. This $29 fee is included in your first-hour billing so as not to inflate every hour after the first.

📋 Labour Rates Summary

🔧 General Labour Charges

  • FIRST HOUR Call-Out Fee (15 minutes or more) : $29 Travel Fee PLUS one hour at applicable customer type.
    (Residential, Business, SuperGold, Not-For-Profit Company – eg. Bridge Clubs, etc.) thereafter billed in increments of 15 minutes.

  • Minimum Call-out – Quick Call-Outs (under 15 minutes): Flat rate of $149 (includes everything – no travel fee)

🏠 Residential & Community

  • Home IT Support: $160 / hour

  • Not-for-Profit & Community Groups: $160 / hour

  • SuperGold Cardholders: Discounted rate of $148 / hour

🏢 Business IT Consulting Services

  • Business Consulting: $170 / hour

🤝 IT Sub-Contracting

  • Partner Rates: Negotiable

  • SLAs available for approved partners

🖥️ Remote Support

  • Same hourly rates as above

  • Under 15 minutes: Minimum fee of $119

  • 15 minutes or more: Billed as a full hour

  • Reduced minimums may apply if a tech is already in-office

🧾 Administrative and Miscellaneous Fees

  • Minor Admin Tasks (e.g. minor tasks – no tech needed): $30

  • Quick Tech-Required Admin Tasks (e.g. license activation, ): $50

  • Cancellations without 8 hours’ notice: $119 flat fee

🌙 After-Hours and Weekend Surcharges

  • After 6pm or Saturdays: 50% surcharge on labour

  • Sundays and Public Holidays: 100% surcharge (double time)

🧰 Offsite Office Work

In some cases, we may take your device or equipment offsite. This allows us to:

  • Complete the work more efficiently

  • Avoid on-site waiting time

  • Only bill for the actual work performed

This helps keep your overall cost lower.

💳 Payment Terms

We aim to make payment easy and straightforward:

  • Residential and new business clients: Pay at the end of the call-out

  • Ongoing business clients: Pre-arranged terms available

  • Mobile EFTPOS terminals are carried by our consultants for easy payment

  • Bank transfer accepted

  • Credit card payments incur a 2.5% surcharge

  • All prices include 15% GST

  • ❌ We do not accept cheques

🕘 Standard Operating Hours

Our normal hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, excluding public holidays. During these hours, you’ll always get prompt, reliable service at our standard rates.

🧑‍💻 Consistent, Experienced Consultants

Unlike many national mobile IT providers, we don’t send a different technician every time. We have very low staff turnover, so you’ll generally be looked after by the same consultant who understands your setup.

More importantly, our people are IT consultants, not just tech support staff with limited experience. We focus on long-term relationships, expert advice, and continuity.

🤝 Business Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Our service agreements are different from typical contracts. We prefer to call them Preventative Maintenance Service Agreements, because they focus on keeping your systems running smoothly, not just responding when something breaks.

  • Month-to-month agreements only

  • Tailored for regular clients after we know your systems

  • Includes scheduled visits and preferential response times

  • May include reduced hourly rates and other benefits

We keep it flexible, practical, and focused on long-term performance.

🆓 Free First-Time Business Consultation

If you are a new business client, we offer a complimentary one-hour consultation. This is a planning and strategy session where we:

  • Learn about your IT environment

  • Document systems and users

  • Identify areas of improvement

  • Recommend a long-term approach

Please note, this session does not include on-the-spot fixes or call-out tech work, which is billed separately. This is an assessment, discovery consultation session.

👥 Still Have Questions?

We’re always happy to clarify how our billing works or help you find the most cost-effective support option.
Feel free to get in touch. We’re here to provide clear, honest service and genuine value every time.

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