Just some quick notes on how I approach an Ubuntu conversion:<br>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.<br>
In particular, if they only use it to<br>-Browse the web<br>-Check email<br>-Download pictures from a camera<br>-Listen to music (make sure they don't use the iTunes Music Store)<br>-Word Processing<br>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.<br>
Watch out for the following pitfalls when sizing up a conversion:<br>-Incompatible hardware (it's getting rarer, but be careful with ATI graphics cards, Lexmark printers, eyc)<br>-Quicken/Taxcut/etc<br>-Music subscriptions/DRM<br>
-Games<br>-Specialized software/hardware<br>That's all I can think of off the top of my head.<br><br>-Cam<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:21 PM, jimi o'beirne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jimobeirne@gmail.com">jimobeirne@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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.<br>
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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.
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Again, this is mostly for the ubuntu businesses group, but it's relevant to
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anyone who helps people do conversions to ubuntu.
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