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esikich • yesterday at 3:01 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

As someone who has worked for MSPs serving small and mid sized businesses, I would not do this. They aren't going to pay you monthly, they have very little free cash for invisible things like this. There's just no value add here. If anything goes wrong, you're on the hook. You'll need insurance for sure. They may not pay you. You'll need a lawyer on retainer. If their printer stops working, you'll have to prove it wasn't you and you're not getting paid for that time.

Stay far far away from small businesses unless you want it to be your full time job.


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edoceo • yesterday at 7:14 PM

Ages ago I made OK money doing support contracts to SMB. Basically selling 12h use it or lose it support on monthly basis. Show them the value add and get pre-paid. Revenue in 2004 was like $120k, working maybe 20h/week, of course 2026 is very different.