Re: I Want Out

["John Smith" <Sigh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:b4199510-c29a-4896-afee-b370da192948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:51:58 PM UTC-5, ABLE1 wrote:
>> Hey John, Jim as some really good points in there. :-)
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>> Too bad he didn't read your original posting.
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>> Good luck!!
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> I read it.
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> I do this because I really like it. I do alarms, home theater, whole house
> audio, computer network, CCTV, home automation and now I'm looking into
> residential remote access WITHOUT having to pay a monthly fee to the
> manufacturer of the equipment that I've supported for the past 45 years.
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> All these years I've kept abreast of the technology as it's evolved and
> that's what's kept me interested. I can't think of anything other that I'd
> like to do. So when someone says they want out I'm thinking that if they
> could get more business that would bring them more rewards and incentive
> to continue. I know that I'm one of the lucky people who's hobby is what I
> can make a living with. But ..... It's so important to keep up with the
> technology to keep your interest up and you have to sell ... sell .....
> sell ... all the time.
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> When you go to the dentist or doctors office, give the receptionist a
> business card. Anyplace that you're meeting new people in your area, give
> em a card. If you meet them again, give em another card. Eventually it may
> get you a new customer.  If you give out 500 cards and get one or two jobs
> .... that's two more than you had before with no more effort than giving
> someone a business card. Every job is another possibility for another
> referral. Every job is thousands of dollars in recurring income.  Can
> anyone think of a better way to make a living then with recurring revenue?
> It's the golden egg!!!! I've got people who've paid me thousands of
> dollars for doing nothing but monitor their alarm systems through the
> years and that's not counting the service calls and add ons. It's a
> captive customer base. And the multiples when selling are great! What more
> could one want?
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> Why do you think all the alarm equipment manufacturers are opting to make
> equipment that that you have to pay them a monthly fee to have access to
> their servers?   RECURRING REVENUE! How about the cable companies? All the
> nationals. How about Alarm.com, Control 4 etc etc.  EVERYBODY want's on
> the recurring revenue wagon. And WE're the trade that has it!
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> Get out of it?
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> Not on your life.

That is awesome.  I envy your enthusiasm.  I was like that 20 years ago, but
things have happened over the years that make it more difficult than just
going out and selling.  I just don't want to be an alarm dealer any more.
That being said, I just finished a major commercial retrofit, am working on
a large access and alarm add-on, and am starting a big residential retrofit.
I'm also thinking I need to start refusing jobs if I am going to sell.







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