[ubuntu-us-ma] Who's experienced with offering Ubuntu conversions?

[Cam Cope]

Just some quick notes on how I approach an Ubuntu conversion:
I do computer repair work. If a person has gotten a particularly severe
spyware or virus infection, or if Windows needs to be reinstalled, or if the
computer is old, I ask the user what they do on the computer.
In particular, if they only use it to
-Browse the web
-Check email
-Download pictures from a camera
-Listen to music (make sure they don't use the iTunes Music Store)
-Word Processing
Then I make the pitch. I do this as computer repair work, and charge by the
hour. Pricing would probably be a bit different if you're trying to offer
this service on its own.
Watch out for the following pitfalls when sizing up a conversion:
-Incompatible hardware (it's getting rarer, but be careful with ATI graphics
cards, Lexmark printers, eyc)
-Quicken/Taxcut/etc
-Music subscriptions/DRM
-Games
-Specialized software/hardware
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

-Cam

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:21 PM, jimi o'beirne <jimobeirne at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I'm running out shortly to get some stuff done for tonight but am willing
> to help you where I can. I have run a successful consulting company in the
> past and have just started up as an LLC again.
>
>
> Jim O'Beirne
>
>
> On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 15:13 -0400, Danny Piccirillo wrote:
>
> I've done conversions for friends, but i'd like to start doing this for
> money now. For everyone experienced with this, can you give me and anyone
> else interested some tips/advice? How did you get started? Who did you
> target first? How did you market yourself? Do you do housecalls/drop
> offs/what? What's the entire process of a conversion? How much do you
> charge? What are common problems, things to avoid, etc, etc, etc.
>
>
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  .danny
>
>
>  Again, this is mostly for the ubuntu businesses group, but it's relevant
> to
>
>  anyone who helps people do conversions to ubuntu.
>
>  http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-us-ma-business
>
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