On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:12 AM, aki
<aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Many times we openly share info and/or solutions that would normally costs thousands of Kshs in consultancy costs. There are many of us on this list who belong to this category and even go the extra mile for others to help out, virtually. I think a proposal forward would be to have some sort of consultancy services available via email, else we are selling the ICT sector for free without any benefits of years or experience/knowledge. In anycase, if anyone is stuck, they can always google or bing for results.
Just sharing a thought, I hope others have also been thinking about such.
Do you think this would defeat the idea of the lists or will it make others lives better?
Aki,
There are two ways to look at this.
1. Mentoring others or simply having one's brain picked because someone has hit their /etc - this one can be handled the normal way. Give the answer, suggest a possible solution, refer the poster to some google/bing reference.
2. When someone wants a solution implemented and you feel it will consume a substantial amount of time, then you can discuss payment terms with them. I've seen that happening here as well, like what Gichingiri sent last week, or what Daudi Were sent this morning.