Maybe think of it more as salvaging the guy's thousands of hours of effort, data and programs. Which I am sure he/she would value at significantly more than $250 to $300.
I give 'em an estimate up front. If they don't like it, they say so and save us both (or at least me!) a bunch of frustration. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Telecom Engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738, N19°57' W155°47' > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org > [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of MDK > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:50 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets $17,763 per line > > > I dunno what it is about my personality, but I really, REALLY hate > collecting money. I hate asking for it. I hate setting prices. > > I always look at it as if I were the customer, and what would > things be like > if it were ME paying the bill. Maybe that's the wrong > attitude, because > honestly, it tends to make me undercharge. Objectively, > you have to set a > 'what your time is worth' value and stick to it. But when > you do that, > often you find that your bill is absurdly expensive. like a > $250 bill for > fixing some guy's computer. A computer that's not worth 300 bucks. > > I take those in from time to time, and work on them ONLY when > I have "free" > time. And the bill is small. > > Still, I think sometimes that's not quite right either, so > how do you choose > to do what you do? Conscience has to guide, but you also > have to be honest > and you can't undercharge and stay in business, either. > > How do y'all do it? > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:52 AM > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets $17,763 per line > > > You beat me to it Mark. In the end, history will show that the "free > > government money attitude" is what was at the root of our country's > > downfall. Most WISP's are built on independance. We should fight > > against the use of our tax dollars for all these wasteful > programs. I > > think all other utilities should be made to stand on their own as > > well. What better way to show that it works than by our own example? > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM, MDK > <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: > >> If you did, how would you sleep at night, knowing you're > ripping off > >> money > >> for nuttin? > >> > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > >> 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> From: "Glenn Kelley" <gl...@hostmedic.com> > >> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:39 PM > >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Rural Telco in Washington Gets > $17,763 per line > >> > >>> That was my question. > >>> > >>> I would love to find a way to get $300K to build a number > of towers > >>> around - and then a few thousand per subscriber per year > to give them > >>> VOIP > >>> and Internet... > >>> > >>> - but then again I guess we all would > >>> > >>> Something however for us to use perhaps as Fodder to show why we > >>> should - > >>> when we can service so many more. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:36 PM, Jack Unger wrote: > >>> > >>>> WISPs get a share of the USF funds that will be redirected to > >>>> broadband? > >>>> Noodle me that... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ > >>> WISPA Wants You! 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