On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Daudi Were <daudi.were@gmail.com> wrote:
Relax, don't shoot the messenger. I hope someone onlist will bid to your query and respond with a minimum bid amount to resolve your problem. :-)
Aki, you'll forgive me for me for finding it irritating when someone can not or refuses to defend their position sufficiently. Sorry, you are going to have to defend this positions (if for nothing else, to educate me on the point you are making).
Here is a scenario: I walked into a computer shop a few years ago and asked for a device that could print and scan. I was told the various options available, I bought the one most suitable for my needs. I went to the same shop a couple of months later and asked for a computer that was fast enough for video editing, they told me the various options available, I bought the most suitable one for my budget.
At no point did the staff in the shop ask that I pay them to tell me which computer or which printer/scanner to buy. That information was supplied so that I could make a decision. I could have very easily walked out and into a shop next door and bought the stuff there.
This was your shop (or one that you were connected to at least) why do you not apply your own principles as advocated in this thread to your shop? Why not charge potential customers for the providing advice on which computer they should buy? Would you find it reasonable for a computer shop to charge you to inform you of what RAM for instance would work best with your motherboard?
Let's discuss this.
If you feel my examples are not a fair comparison, explain why.
@Daudi, thanks very much that you did buy from the shop and I appreciate it. :-) Though I don't play any major role and my role is specific to the online site, I wish one day to offer speciality services and at least some of my developed software. Then it will mean product = sales people and speciality product/solutions services = time and consultancy ( and the meter is ticking ) . Separate the goods market and the services/solutions market, you'll see what I mean. At least for those who are trying to survive on services & consultancy from skills, they should have the chance to bid for work on this list because you are a potential client for them asking for free info to make a decision on a service oriented product-solution. Suppose someone told you linux can do it, they can configure the system on a used pc, how then would you decide? labour charges or linux charges? I'm not going to bid nor have I ever done so, but I have a service background so know what am writing about. -- The EL_Diablo is a metaphor...