Ahmad Faris graduated from a polytechnic in Shah Alam with a diploma in electronics engineering. His first job paid RM 1,800 per month — less than RM 500 above minimum wage for a technical graduate.
"I had skills worth way more than RM 1,800," he says. "I just had not figured out how to sell them yet."
Three Months of Preparation
Ahmad spent his evenings learning phone repair from YouTube and practising on dead phones he bought for RM 10–20 from a wholesale dealer. After three months, he had the skills, the confidence, and RM 15,000 saved. He quit his job.
He rented a small shop in Ara Damansara — a residential commercial strip with high foot traffic and young professional residents — and signed up for RepairCoreX on the free plan.
"I wanted to open a professional shop from day one. Not a roadside counter. A proper business."
The Moment That Changed Everything
Month 1 revenue: RM 12,000 — modest, but profitable. Month 3: RM 28,000.
The WhatsApp notification system was his secret weapon. Ara Damansara customers — young professionals, expat families, business owners — were not used to getting status updates from repair shops. The first time a customer received a WhatsApp saying "Your iPhone 15 Pro Max screen replacement is complete and ready for collection," she posted it to her neighborhood Facebook group.
That one post brought 11 new customers in a week.
"I did not pay for that advertisement," Ahmad says. "The system earned it for me."
The Growth
Month 6: RM 52,000. He hired a full-time technician. Month 9: RM 68,000. He began taking corporate accounts. Month 12: RM 84,000 monthly revenue.
Today Ahmad earns RM 28,000–RM 35,000 monthly net. He is planning a second location in Subang Jaya.
His Message
"Malaysia's repair market is completely underserved at the professional level," he says. "If you have skills, you can build a real business here. RepairCoreX made it easy to look and operate professionally from my very first customer."
"The free plan is enough to start. Once you see the revenue report and realise what you are building, upgrading becomes obvious."
Mulakan hari ini. The Malaysian market is ready for you.