{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Best Of CCP: 158: Balanced Billing the Partner Plan with Richard Wingfield of Envision Design","description":"Recorded on may 31, 2016 TOPICS: Richard B. Wingfield - Head Geek, Envision Design, LLC of Houston Texas:"I have been using Mac's in business since original Macintosh in '84 and Envision, as a consulting firm, has been around since 1993. Started part time as sole proprietor and 20+ years later we are now a firm of 5 full time consultants here in Houston.   I tell people I am a "recovering architect" as I got my start in technology practicing architecture and being the "tech guy" in every firm I ever worked for. I even helped manage a DEC vax\/vms system for a firm in Austin soon after graduating from The University of Texas with a degree in Architecture.  This episode examines Richards own "recipe' for Managed Services. Here is a brief description as discussed: \u2026 Simple Hybrid Partner Plan is setup so almost all the clients \u201cget it\u201d and are not confused about how it works - 3 part invoice is made up of - small monthly fee per device (each mac, each windows, each iOS or android, each server\u2026 fees like $25\/mac or $49\/windows or $250\/server etc) client must enroll ALL computers in the office (cant get cheap and have some on the system and some not) - our \u201cconsluting fee\u201d - which is time for humans to do the work to manage, monitor, secure and maintain systems and ALWAYS includes a minimum of one 2hr visit per month  (more if needed or requested) - fees for services or hosting (if we host kerio email or rackspace or web or crashplan backups or re-sell backblaze)  ----------------------------------- You can find more about Richard and  Envision design here: Web: http:\/\/www.envisiondesign.net     ","author_name":"Command Control Power \u2022 Apple Tech Support & Business Talk","author_url":"https:\/\/commandcontrolpower.com\/","html":"