Re: Value of monitoring Contracts?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Convince him it would be beneficial to the clients if  he just gave them to
you.
Besides no one is gonna buy 10 or 20 accounts.



"James" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If I am thinking correctly your saying it will take me 2.5 years to break
> even?    Wouldnt you need a 5 year contract to make it worth your time?
> He
> only does 3 or 4 installs a year so it wouldnt break the bank.   But at
> the
> same time we wont gain much either...
>
> James
>
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> "Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "James" <trishnjames@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >I know a small home automation dealer who wants to turn his customers
> over
>> > to me for monitoring.  I am wondering what a fair price is to pay him
> for
>> > these customers.  He usualy has me go and program the controls for him
> and
>> > set up the monitoring.  What is everyone else paying for these types of
>> > accounts?
>> >
>> > James
>>
>>
>> 2.5x annual revenue is the "going rate".
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