Phone & Electronics Repair

Fix phones, consoles and laptops for paying customers.

Start with Arduino Tutorial 9: Understanding Ohm's Law and Simple Circuit Design (30 min, Paul McWhorter), then Building a USB Type-C PD Powerbank the Super Simple Way || Testing an Aliexpress PCB! (11 min, GreatScott!). All 28 lessons in Phone & Electronics Repair are free. No degree. A repair toolkit, about $40. A starter kit costs about $140. Screens and batteries are steady local income.

To start: No degree. A repair toolkit, about $40. Earning: Screens and batteries are steady local income.

1. Electronics basics

   Circuits, multimeters, soldering.

   • Arduino Tutorial 9: Understanding Ohm's Law and Simple Circuit Design (30 min, Paul McWhorter, Beginner)
   • Building a USB Type-C PD Powerbank the Super Simple Way || Testing an Aliexpress PCB! (11 min, GreatScott!, Beginner)
   • No WiFi? No Problem! Long-Range is Finally Easy?! (11 min, GreatScott!, Beginner)
   • Multimeters - The Complete Guide (59 min, DroneBot Workshop, Beginner)
   • Ultimate GPS Tracker Project 1: Learn to Solder for Absolute Beginner (45 min, Paul McWhorter, Beginner)
   • Power For Your Electronics Projects - Voltage Regulators and Converters (37 min, DroneBot Workshop, Intermediate)

2. Repairs

   Phones, consoles, laptops.

   • New York is still fining me a year after I moved away (23 min, Louis Rossmann, Intermediate)
   • Why I deleted GrapheneOS (18 min, Louis Rossmann, Intermediate)

3. Arduino and smart home

   Installs people pay for.

   • Arduino Tutorial 1: Setting Up and Programming the Arduino for Absolute Beginners (24 min, Paul McWhorter, Beginner)
   • Arduino Course for Beginners - Open-Source Electronics Platform (244 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • Arduino Course for Everybody (629 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Intermediate)
   • Arduino Tutorial 2: Understanding How Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Work (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
   • How to Setup a Raspberry Pi LEARNING Desktop (Linux, Hacking, Coding) (32 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)
   • The Raspberry Pi Pico WAS Overrated! But that changed! (10 min, GreatScott!, Intermediate)

4. Start the business

   Register it, price it, and set it up properly from day one.

   • Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup (16 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • How To Price For B2B | Startup School (18 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • Your Prices are Killing You on eBay & Poshmark. The Magic $46.01 Rule. (10 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • How to Price Smart and Sell Smarter | Clicks to Riches Show Ep. 18 (75 min, Printify, Intermediate)
   • Pricing CNC Products - Making a Custom Logo Sign (16 min, Carbide 3D, Intermediate)

5. Get local customers

   Google Business Profile, local SEO, reviews and social posts.

   • Complete SEO Course for Beginners: Learn to Rank #1 in Google (117 min, Ahrefs, Beginner)
   • How to grow on instagram from 0 | STEP BY STEP GUIDE | organic Instagram growth tips (21 min, Jade Beason, Beginner)
   • Start CRUSHING your INSTAGRAM game!! (14 min, Peter McKinnon, Intermediate)
   • Enterprise Sales | Startup School (23 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • The New Rules of SEO (2026) (12 min, Neil Patel, Intermediate)

6. Books and taxes

   Simple bookkeeping and taxes for the self-employed.

   • ACCOUNTING BASICS: a Guide to (Almost) Everything (14 min, Accounting Stuff, Beginner)
   • LEARN ACCOUNTING in Under 5 Hours! (291 min, Accounting Stuff, Intermediate)
   • How to Do Your eBay Taxes in 5 Minutes (No More Line by Line) (15 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • Everything Resellers Need to Know About Taxes and Bookkeeping (27 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)