1001 Reasons Not to Be an MSP
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The overhead of tech management is often unseen, unappreciated and miscalculated.
The cost of a tech working somewhere is much higher than the tech's salary. People often forget this.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
The overhead of tech management is often unseen, unappreciated and miscalculated.
The cost of a tech working somewhere is much higher than the tech's salary. People often forget this.
I think a lot of people don't realize this for every position. They don't realize that on top of what you make, the employer pays about 60-64% extra in taxes, insurance, etc.
Going along with a thread we had a while back, that's why $15 an hour for fast food employees won't work because it's not just $15 an hour, it's more like $25.
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Slow Paying Customers! When I consulted, I had a client who owed me a trivial amount ($400ish), They payed it over 4 months and 3 checks. After that I know longer did work for them anymore...
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@scottalanmiller said:
The skills that make someone a good tech and the skills that make someone a good salesperson rarely overlap. For those where they do, they generally make a fortune as a pre-sales engineer for a massive company (MS, Oracle, EMC, etc.) where they can sell "so much stuff" that an MSP can't possible earn that much doing MSP stuff.
Well apparently I have found my next career path
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@MattSpeller yeah, i could probly swing it as well.
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@hubtechagain I'm still fighting to make as much in IT as I did selling used luxury cars - it's sad.
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@brianlittlejohn said:
Slow Paying Customers! When I consulted, I had a client who owed me a trivial amount ($400ish), They payed it over 4 months and 3 checks. After that I know longer did work for them anymore...
I agree this could be a problem. Especially if you are the MSP. However, before a project of any scale is started, I would ensure that payment details are agreed up on so there are no surprises.
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I've never really had a problem collecting from clients. I run on net 30, and my first meeting with a client (well the meeting where they choose me as their ITSP we go over mutual expectations. communication, payments, etc.
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@MattSpeller said:
@hubtechagain I'm still fighting to make as much in IT as I did selling used luxury cars - it's sad.
I don't think it's sad that you no longer do the devil's work... sorry about the money, but your soul is far better off doing IT.
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@RojoLoco More true words were never spoken.
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@dafyre said:
@brianlittlejohn said:
Slow Paying Customers! When I consulted, I had a client who owed me a trivial amount ($400ish), They payed it over 4 months and 3 checks. After that I know longer did work for them anymore...
I agree this could be a problem. Especially if you are the MSP. However, before a project of any scale is started, I would ensure that payment details are agreed up on so there are no surprises.
If i were to do consulting again, I would do things alot differently that I did the first time. I've learned alot since I was 19.
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@MattSpeller said:
@RojoLoco More true words were never spoken.
Hey, I'm a recovering retail sales dick myself... it feels better to earn my living at this point.
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@RojoLoco Every now and again I miss the wild west cowboy shit I used to get away with. Then I remember the liquor and ... other worse stuff.
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@MattSpeller said:
@RojoLoco Every now and again I miss the wild west cowboy shit I used to get away with. Then I remember the liquor and ... other worse stuff.
No doubt.... {incriminating comments removed}
