>Cost is definitely an issue. We're looking at a $5000
>initial setup fee to get the client set up with their own
>custom tailored IVR phone system to give their business a
>"fortune 500" feel. This fee will cover all
>hardware expenses for the client and training for their VA.
>The monthly maintenance fee of $1250 will cover paying the VA
>for that month, "smartphone" minutes up to a certain
>amount, and the monthly license fee for our software.
>
>Now, as a small to medium sized business owner hiring a full
>time on location assistant, setting up and maintaining IVR
>phone system, cel phone bill can cost annually upwards of
>60,000, not to mention the time it takes for business owners
>to do all the administrative tasks of running your own
>business... it really comes down to how much your time is
>worth.
>
>Continuous feedback is always appreciated!

Let me get this right...

You'd charge a company $5000 setup and then 1250 a month to have a VA running their business.

Now I'm questioning it...

I can hire a VA for $30 an hour without paying a "setup fee", why do you think small businesses will absorb your $5000 setup... or rather, I question HOW you think they will.

Perhaps I misunderstood?

Tina Brooks, VP Marketing
Brooks Pepperfire Foods, Inc.
Makers of Peppermaster Hot Sauces
http://www.peppermaster.com

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