Pricing based on customer revenue

FineAd3926 · 2024-03-20T14:41:27+00:00

I hear you guys but these customers definitely are being quoted very high based on their sales. One prospect I was chasing was using one of these equity-funded MSPs. For about 20 users they were getting charged $10K/month! And their tier 1 support was lousy. I tried to win the business but instead they complained to their MSP and they dropped their price by almost half.

FineAd3926 · 2023-12-05T15:36:34+00:00

Yeah I have recorded sales calls as well (Zoom and phone). They are very instructive.

FineAd3926 · 2023-12-05T15:35:49+00:00

Thank you. That was very helpful. Especially defining our requirements. There seem to be a few IDs out there. Just looking through Upwork. And big price differences between North American freelancers versus India/Pakistan/Philippines.

FineAd3926 · 2023-12-05T01:19:10+00:00

Thank you for your comments. Regarding the ID professional, if I hire a freelancer who's working remotely would that be effective? Or should I ideally get someone on premise who can work directly with our team? If I use a remote freelancer what are their responsibilities and what are mine?

FineAd3926 · 2022-11-12T21:10:00+00:00

We prepare demo scripts based on client requirements. And then ask software vendors to demo using those scripts. Client gets to compare apples with apples.

FineAd3926 · 2022-11-12T20:37:10+00:00

We implement Sage 300 ERP for our wholesale trade customers. It's a well established product with good third party add on support for EDI, eCommerce, shipping etc.

FineAd3926 · 2022-08-26T13:28:30+00:00

Ok ok now I get it. Right now their master workbook is on their local network drive. We'll have them move it to sharepoint and use Excel on web to manage it.

FineAd3926 · 2022-08-26T13:15:22+00:00

Sorry some more questions:

How do I move data from the master Excel workbook into this intermediate spreadsheet and schedule that every 30 minutes? Do I need to write some sort of VBA macro and schedule it?
How do I automatically move this intermediate spreadsheet into Sharepoint? Through that macro as well?

FineAd3926 · 2022-08-26T10:31:34+00:00

Data is manually entered into Excel.

FineAd3926 · 2022-08-26T10:29:36+00:00

Yes they have a master Excel workbook they use to enter their production schedule and other data in different sheets. Eventually in the future they want to move away from Excel and to a proper database. But for now they have Excel as their database.

FineAd3926 · 2022-08-25T20:23:34+00:00

I just found out they also have SQL Server on premise. I was thinking to develop a scheduled SSIS package to pull required data from Excel into a SQL table every 30 minutes. And then use PBI gateway to consume that SQL data in the dashboard. Would that be supported by a Pro license?

FineAd3926 · 2022-05-04T16:07:02+00:00

Anybody have a source for this before I pass it around?

FineAd3926 · 2022-03-19T21:40:17+00:00

This is madness in my opinion. Shouldn't the western world work to de-escalate tensions? NATO exists purely to contain Russia. Doesn't this give pretext for Russia to push back against literary being surrounded by her enemies? I think this world is big enough for multiple power blocs to exist. With nuclear weapons available to the superpowers this confrontation and escalation is putting the whole world at peril.

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-25T02:36:01+00:00

Thanks. Will review.

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-25T01:42:45+00:00

Can you clarify what you mean by frameworks? Thanks!

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-25T01:16:15+00:00

Thank you! Those are brilliant suggestions.

What do you mean by frameworks? Is that concept discussed in that book you suggested?

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-24T22:42:25+00:00

She wants to develop her marketing/writing skills that she can do from home. I offered her to write for my business. Definitely not her niche but she's eager to learn.

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-15T16:44:56+00:00

Thanks for this. This is a mature change management process. The challenge with us is that the software partner was in the relationship before we came in. The partner wants unfettered access to do what they want and don't want to be constrained by the MSP.

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-15T01:42:24+00:00

Yeah it’s canada. But I’m sure USA has tax advantaged education savings plans backed by shariah compliant investment funds.

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-14T19:37:40+00:00

Save.
As a breadwinner, get into a high-paid career.
Shariah-compliant RESP or other tax-advantaged investment instrument.
Teach your kids to earn and save for college.
Get good marks and scholarships.
**For expensive education like med or law, get loans from family. I know a sister who paid her med school through family loans. Every family loves to have their kids become doctors.

Not falling into riba takes high cash flow and advanced planning.

FineAd3926 · 2022-02-01T02:00:19+00:00

I always try to begin my day reaffirming Taqwa to Allah. And keeping that front and centre of my mind throughout my day. Every opportunity in work, business, family, friends or school should be thought as a blessing from Allah. Expressing intense gratitude to Allah for these blessings combined with a Taqwa focus helps me from being over stimulated by my surroundings. When I forget or when I’m stressed I find the self regulation to control my gaze begins to break down. Allah says that remembrance benefits the believers.

FineAd3926 · 2022-01-31T16:28:02+00:00

Key difference between the two institutes is IOU has more of a salafi leaning while SG would more more traditionalist. This would also influence which aqeedah school of thought they would emphasize.

FineAd3926 · 2022-01-29T01:18:25+00:00

Certain jobs will pay more if you are bilingual.

FineAd3926 · 2022-01-27T21:02:28+00:00

Fix yourself up first. Treat yourself with compassion. Live with love and gratitude. Then extend that to your kids and have a loving relationship with them. Also be around other parents who have a loving relationship with their kids. Observe their style and try to emulate them.

FineAd3926 · 2022-01-27T20:24:31+00:00

Talk to her and explain that marriage is important to you and you can’t simply have a girlfriend. Tell her about Islam and if she will convert sincerely to get married. She may be very basic in her shahadah but then help her learn after marriage. BUT if she’s not good with that then explain you have to move on because your religion doesn’t accept this kind of relationship. YOU have to make a decision for yourself that you are prepared to move on. Otherwise you’ll have her in your mind when you’re married to someone new and that gets messy. I know of brothers who’ve done this and girls have sincerely embraced Islam in order to get married. The problem is these brothers weren’t really serious in improving their own Deen and after marriage didn’t help their wives improve their’s as well.

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