My New Company - Dara IT

@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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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sat, 09 May 2015 22:44:20 GMT

May 9, 2015, 3:44 pm

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 situations which are more...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 22:30:07 GMT

May 10, 2015, 3:30 pm

Hey Guys, Bit of a shameless plug from me but also some good news to share. After quite a bit of consideration, planning and soul searching. I've taken the plunge and I have started my own IT company....

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:34:58 GMT

May 10, 2015, 1:34 pm

@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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:34:02 GMT

May 10, 2015, 1:34 pm

@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"...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:33:11 GMT

May 10, 2015, 1:33 pm

@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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:29:50 GMT

May 10, 2015, 1:29 pm

@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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 20:26:52 GMT

May 10, 2015, 1:26 pm

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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:27:40 GMT

May 10, 2015, 11:27 am

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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:25:56 GMT

May 10, 2015, 11:25 am

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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:23:53 GMT

May 10, 2015, 11:23 am

@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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 18:24:32 GMT

May 10, 2015, 11:24 am

@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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 17:45:06 GMT

May 10, 2015, 10:45 am

@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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 17:40:05 GMT

May 10, 2015, 10:40 am

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 15:41:45 GMT

May 10, 2015, 8:41 am

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...

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Reply to My New Company - Dara IT on Sun, 10 May 2015 13:07:55 GMT

May 10, 2015, 6:07 am

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...

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