[asterisk-biz] How much it costs to setup Asterisk and phones?

[Paul]

I might work for as little as $50 an hour if the customer buys a prepaid
block of 40 hours at a time.

However, the point of my reply to the OP is that I start charging as
soon as I start working. That includes going over his inadequate
description of the work needed. Some people think I am arrogant because
I don't do free evaluations. My standard "sales proposal" is rather simple:

Ad hoc time - $N per hour(subject to credit approval)
Prepaid block of X hours at Y per hour.

Some prospects find this to be too arrogant but it filters out the ones
who are wasting my time.

I should mention that I don't charge people for calls or meetings where
I discuss my qualifications. I might even give them some free general
advice, especially if they are buying me a good lunch.

Mark Phillips wrote:

> $50 an hour? What country? Not the US that's for sure.
>
> Minimum you could get a decent phone guy is $75ish.
>
> FWIW I'm $100 an hour if the customer inists on hourly. I'd rather
> quote  the price for the finished job.
>
> Mark, G7LTT/KC2ENI
> Randolph, NJ
> http://www.g7ltt.com
>
>
> Paul wrote:
>
>> asbiz wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> How much it costs to have somebody setup an Asterisk server, for let
>>> say
>>> 15 extensions in one office, 15 in another, and make a good IVR menu
>>> with call recording, queuing and other features? Also if needed, to
>>> setup web interfaces to access recordings and other features using a
>>> web
>>> browser?
>>>
>>> Zeeshan A Zakaria
>>>
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>> maybe $50/hour plus expenses?
>>
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