Joel A. Matz on Thu, 13 May 1999 19:56:13 -0400 (EDT) |
Oh yes, this'd be nice. kind of a hired-gun consulting process with a truly useful support group. Please keep us in mind. I personally have to deal with VMS/NT all day but have most evenings & weekends free. If it ever really pays I'd switch for good (instead of just taking my lunch hour)."Edward J. Sager" wrote: > > I was wondering if there is any interest out there in forming a > Philadelphia area Linux consulting group with emphasis on Internet based > commerce, probably using PERL, C and TCL on Linux. Now seems like a > good time. There's a burgeoning market for Linux expertise. > > I am considering Linux consulting but the idea of working for a > placement type consulting firm seems onerous considering they take half > up front. My two big concerns about going it alone are sales and > support. If you're on your own, you have to spend an inordinate amount > of time seeking work rather than doing what you do best. Then, since > many of these applications are mission critical, you always need to be > available, thus you can never really get away from it all. > > It seems to me that a decent sized group could support a dedicated sales > person and back each other up. Somewhere, there is a formula that > allows for independence yet mutual benefit. > > If interested, or you would like to throw out more ideas, please reply > to the list. If you'd prefer not to broadcast what you are > contemplating, just reply to me. > > Ed. > > -- > To unsubscribe, send a message with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject > or body of your message to plug-request@lists.nothinbut.net Just don't start taking 1/2 up front... Joel "Edward J. Sager" wrote: > > I was wondering if there is any interest out there in forming a > Philadelphia area Linux consulting group with emphasis on Internet based > commerce, probably using PERL, C and TCL on Linux. Now seems like a > good time. There's a burgeoning market for Linux expertise. > > I am considering Linux consulting but the idea of working for a > placement type consulting firm seems onerous considering they take half > up front. My two big concerns about going it alone are sales and > support. If you're on your own, you have to spend an inordinate amount > of time seeking work rather than doing what you do best. Then, since > many of these applications are mission critical, you always need to be > available, thus you can never really get away from it all. > > It seems to me that a decent sized group could support a dedicated sales > person and back each other up. Somewhere, there is a formula that > allows for independence yet mutual benefit. > > If interested, or you would like to throw out more ideas, please reply > to the list. If you'd prefer not to broadcast what you are > contemplating, just reply to me. > > Ed. > > -- > To unsubscribe, send a message with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject > or body of your message to plug-request@lists.nothinbut.net -- To unsubscribe, send a message with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject or body of your message to plug-request@lists.nothinbut.net
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