Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:39:51 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: Where as with this model, it is in my interest to prevent issues/problems, If a client is stable and happy across a year, that's a years worth of revenue as my incentive plus by...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:34:58 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: There may come a time when the bench side is dropped completely, I've done some number crunching and although the numbers are not massive, they are enough to justify offering it...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:34:02 GMT
@scottalanmiller www.geeksquad.co.uk/services/tech-support Different market, different country. - They are many similarities between US/UK but some things are very different. The more well known "GS"...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:33:11 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: Don't intend it to be a loss but it certainly is meant as a means of beginning to establish trust, The most powerful advertising tool I have ever seen is word of mouth...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:29:50 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: B2B and consumer to start with. The UK price for comparison is 3x what geeksquad charge, too many people have been burnt by that level of service. I guess you'd compare it with a...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:26:52 GMT
Right, no more stolen logo. if the site has not yet changed for you then you might need to clear cache. Brochure has been yanked for now, to be updated. Interesting to have a few fresh set of eyes over...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:27:40 GMT
One of the things to keep in mind is that bench services is able to be set prices by having strict caps and contract limits and enormous margins so that they can absorb a lot of mistakes. Normally they...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:25:56 GMT
Although I think maybe the goal is bench support, not IT consulting or MSP work. From reading the site, I did not get the impression that the goal was to provide IT services. But to directly compete...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:23:53 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: I guess I view the support as more of a commodity. Bench support (GeekSquad) IS a commodity. But IT services are not. If your goal is bench work (fixing failed drives, antivirus...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:24:32 GMT
@thecreativeone91 said: @Breffni-Potter said: I guess I view the support as more of a commodity. Rather than bespoke, Conversely if someone wants an out of scope support package, the conversation will...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 17:45:06 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: I guess I view the support as more of a commodity. Rather than bespoke, Conversely if someone wants an out of scope support package, the conversation will be had then. I think a...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 17:40:05 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: I guess I view the support as more of a commodity. Rather than bespoke, Conversely if someone wants an out of scope support package, the conversation will be had then. We very...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 15:41:45 GMT
I guess I view the support as more of a commodity. Rather than bespoke, Conversely if someone wants an out of scope support package, the conversation will be had then. Still...Can't believe we missed...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 13:07:55 GMT
That kind of makes sense, but it seems like with a bespoke service that you either are stuck printing low prices and then surprising people with high ones or listing high prices and never getting to...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 12:11:41 GMT
@scottalanmiller said: these are the reason why we thought this. As a bespoke service, quoting pricing is dangerous. I agree. Keeping the bespoke items unquote able...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 11:25:07 GMT
Not really going against the grain, tons and tons of MSP model firms go for fixed pricing. They do so by enforcing rigid standards on customers.
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 11:23:55 GMT
@Breffni-Potter said: When I looked at the reasons for not disclosing pricing, I looked a bit broader at other industries and sectors, the trend/pattern seems to be. For a bespoke service, it's...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 10:44:06 GMT
That being said, time will simply tell if I have gambled correctly, I agree it's going against the grain of what usually happens though.
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 10:29:51 GMT
When I looked at the reasons for not disclosing pricing, I looked a bit broader at other industries and sectors, the trend/pattern seems to be. For a bespoke service, it's impossible to quote outright...
View ArticleReply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 09:36:08 GMT
@thecreativeone91 said: I've been thinking about doing something similar. Looks nice. I would however remove the pricing thing from the Brochure. You will just end up getting a bunch of unique...
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