much less.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
- Original Message -
From: Mike Hammett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Currently it is only
: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Mike,
Charge what you want, but you are making the big mistake that many make,
that end up failing. Under estimating costs.
Even less complicated and less challenging field service professions or
even carry-in commodity
Sounds cheap to me.
Our rate is $60 per hour + travel time at $30 per hour, and we are quite
rural.
Mike Hammett wrote:
Does this sound fair to all parties?
My normal rate is $40/hour, with $80/hour for emergencies.
I charge $150/month to manage a business's network. This includes 3
Does this sound fair to all parties?
My normal rate is $40/hour, with $80/hour for emergencies.
I charge $150/month to manage a business's network. This includes 3 hours of
support. I also will VPN into the network and ensure that operating systems,
anti-virus, etc. are updated, which does
I don't see any possible way that you're making any sort of actual profit on
this (or even really breaking even) at this rate, unless you've got some
redicuously cheap labor
Consider this...
If you're doing $40 an hour, and you had a full time person billing 100% of
the time (ie 168 hours per
, 2007 5:03 PM
Subject: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Does this sound fair to all parties?
My normal rate is $40/hour, with $80/hour for emergencies.
I charge $150/month to manage a business's network. This includes 3 hours
of support. I also will VPN into the network and ensure that operating
Depends upon your market and what you can get away with and who you want
to target.
Mike Hammett wrote:
Does this sound fair to all parties?
My normal rate is $40/hour, with $80/hour for emergencies.
I charge $150/month to manage a business's network. This includes 3 hours of
support.
Ricker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
I don't see any possible way that you're making any sort of actual profit
on
this (or even really breaking even) at this rate, unless you've got some
4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
I don't see any possible way that you're making any sort of actual
profit on
this (or even really breaking even) at this rate, unless you've got some
redicuously cheap labor
Consider this...
If you're doing $40 an hour, and you had a full time
.
ft. (I haven't measured).
-
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
- Original Message -
From: Martha Huizenga [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Remember, that it has been widely shown that most small businesses
attempt to use a cost plus model for pricing. Unfortunately, the cost
plus model while making sense on paper tends to not work out in the
long run. It is far better to price according to what the market will
accept and make
Mike,
We charge $80 an hour regardless of residential or business. Now we are
in the city (DC), but I think that $40 an hour for a business and $150 a
month is quite a good deal. Sometimes we'll do projects at a flat rate
price, but we always consider the amount of time we think it will take
General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Currently it is only myself, so I pocket 100% of it. I'll expand upon
my
thoughts not to defend my price, but to say where I'm coming from in an
attempt to figure out if my current system won't scale or if everyone
else
is just screwing
wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:07 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
College just trains you to expect more than what you're really worth.
Maybe you didn't LISTEN good enough in college!
If you were listening, you would have heard what you should actually
EXPECT
your rate. :) I believe in you ... so
should you!
- Cliff
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:41 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
My family is fairly poor, so
Totally random notes:
My rate is $70 an hour _if_ the customer signs up for 1 year of
service with me @ 1/2 hour per machine per month. The customer likes
this because they know how much they are paying a month, every month.
Basically they get an IT department looking out for them without
wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Mike, if you are to get a return on MY investment, don't short-change
me!
I'd rather you get the most return on MY investment that you can than to
see it wasted on those that are not willing to offer
List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Mike, if you are to get a return on MY investment, don't short-change
me!
I'd rather you get the most return on MY investment that you can than to
see it wasted on those that are not willing
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Managed IT Service
Mike, if you are to get a return on MY investment, don't short-change
me!
I'd rather you get the most return on MY investment that you can than
] Managed IT Service
I don't see any possible way that you're making any sort of actual profit
on
this (or even really breaking even) at this rate, unless you've got some
redicuously cheap labor
Consider this...
If you're doing $40 an hour, and you had a full time person billing 100
Oh! and remember, in those urban areas the Geek Squad is there to
steal your porn... er.. help you with your computer problems..
http://www.geeksquad.com/pricing/
Look at this pricing, figure out how long it takes for you to do
something on this list and upsell the client on something they
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