Bottom line and top post. Do not do line item quotes. Sell a total solution. Let them compare your total solution to someone else's total solution.
> asbiz wrote: > > >What's the configuration of $3407.30 server, or is it two > servers? And > >isn't $300 good enough to buy good IP phones? > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Andrew Latham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:09 PM > >To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > >Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] How much it costs to setup Asterisk and > >phones? > > > >OK... > > > >30 ext * $300 (labor and cheap phones) = $9000 > >2 * $700 POE Switches = $1400 > >1 * $3407.30 Server = $3407.30 > >2 * $800 UPS = $1600 > >20 * $100 labor = $2000 > > > >$17,407 or less than half of a nortel system cost from your favorite > >teleco. > > > >Steak Dinners can replace billable hours if they fit into the > >schedule... :) > > > > > >On 1/12/06, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>I might work for as little as $50 an hour if the customer buys a > >> > >> > >prepaid > > > > > >>block of 40 hours at a time. > >> > >>However, the point of my reply to the OP is that I start > charging as > >>soon as I start working. That includes going over his inadequate > >>description of the work needed. Some people think I am arrogant > >> > >> > >because > > > > > >>I don't do free evaluations. My standard "sales proposal" is rather > >> > >> > >simple: > > > > > >>Ad hoc time - $N per hour(subject to credit approval) > Prepaid block of > >>X hours at Y per hour. > >> > >>Some prospects find this to be too arrogant but it filters out the > >> > >> > >ones > > > > > >>who are wasting my time. > >> > >>I should mention that I don't charge people for calls or meetings > >> > >> > >where > > > > > >>I discuss my qualifications. I might even give them some > free general > >>advice, especially if they are buying me a good lunch. > >> > >>Mark Phillips wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>$50 an hour? What country? Not the US that's for sure. > >>> > >>>Minimum you could get a decent phone guy is $75ish. > >>> > >>>FWIW I'm $100 an hour if the customer inists on hourly. I'd rather > >>>quote the price for the finished job. > >>> > >>>Mark, G7LTT/KC2ENI > >>>Randolph, NJ > >>>http://www.g7ltt.com > >>> > >>> > >>>Paul wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>asbiz wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>>How much it costs to have somebody setup an Asterisk server, for > >>>>> > >>>>> > >let > > > > > >>>>>say > >>>>>15 extensions in one office, 15 in another, and make a good IVR > >>>>> > >>>>> > >menu > > > > > >>>>>with call recording, queuing and other features? Also if needed, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >to > > > > > >>>>>setup web interfaces to access recordings and other > features using > >>>>> > >>>>> > >a > > > > > >>>>>web > >>>>>browser? > >>>>> > >>>>>Zeeshan A Zakaria > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>>>> > >>>>>asterisk-biz mailing list > >>>>>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>maybe $50/hour plus expenses? > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>>> > >>>>asterisk-biz mailing list > >>>>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >>> > >>>asterisk-biz mailing list > >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > >> > >>asterisk-biz mailing list > >>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > >> > >> > >> > >-- > >--- > >Andrew Latham - AKA: LATHAMA (lay-th-ham-eh) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] If any of the above > are down we > >have bigger problems than my email! > >--- > >_______________________________________________ > >--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > >asterisk-biz mailing list > >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > >asterisk-biz mailing list > >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > > > Hi Cheap phones 300? > > even a polycom 301 that is not definitelly a cheap phone will > be around 200 including labor, a POE switch is a great switch > i recommend u stick to them... other switch could work... but... > > i am sure u can get the 30 polycoms with less than that. so > with labor for set the phone we can go to 200. plus shipping > > we try grandsreams bt 102 ... S.... Horrible, i have a call > center with 300 of then.. what a nightmare > > but with the 1.0.7.11 firmware all the prblems disappear and > u have decent callcenter. > > with 30 phones u don't need a super server as was discussed > in this list before u can get a server like this. > > * 1U (1.75") Rackmount Chassis > * Single 3.0 Ghz Intel(r) Pentium(r) 4 with EM64T Technology 2Mb Cache > * 800MHz Front Side Bus > * 4 DIMM slots for up to 8GB of DDR2 PC4200 RAM - 1Gb Low-Profile > PC4200 Unbuffered ECC DDR2 (2-512) Included > * Integrated 4-channel SATA Controller - 120Gb 7200 RPM > (8MB cache) > Included > * Four Hot Swap 3.5" Drive Bays > * Slimline Optical Drive > * Dual Integrated Gigabit Ethernet NICs > * One 64-bit/133MHz Full-Height PCI-X or PCI-E x16 slot (x8 lanes) > * One 64-bit/133MHz Low-Profile PCI-X slot > * Integrated ATI Rage XL Video with 8MB dedicated RAM > * One 350W Power Supply > * Includes Ball Bearing Rails > * Linux Preload > * **Single Span T1/E1 PCI Card > > for 2600 USD plus shipping. if u don't need a digium card > just remove 595.00 usd so basically is 2105 > > Labor.. depends... usually btw 50 - 100 usd the hr in the > states.. we are modest we change 85 usd/hr but we can provide > u even a GUI for your asterisk server that will control the > server and ur SIP phones. > > pls check http://www.cripiland.com/screenshots/manager1.jpg. > > We also provide custom development at 100 usd the hr... > > And support. > > Regards > Saul Diaz > Intouch-VoIP Inc > Aurora, Colorado. > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
